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Happy Hour: Why So Many Beer Bottles Suddenly Look So Different

You’d know a can of Budweiser anywhere. Like many other major brands, whether it’s Coca-Cola, M&Ms or BMW, Bud’s red and white packaging is instantly recognisable. It’s familiar, it’s safe, and it’s universally likeable. But recently Budweiser, along with several other ubiquitous beer makers including Miller Lite, Heineken and Sam Adams, have made major changes to their iconic packaging. Here’s why.


Miller Lite Redesigns The Longneck For The First Time In 40 Years

With the help of design firm 4sight, American lager Miller Lite is changing the look of its iconic glass bottle for the first time in 40 years. On the left is your old faithful longneck. On the right is what you’ll be imbibing at bars and restaurants later this year.


How To Open 24 Beer Bottles At Once

Got a lot of friends visiting? Man, it’s going to be boring to open each and every bottle of beer separately — so what you need is an opener like this, that can ready 24 beers for drinking in a glorious, single movement.


Aussie Researchers Unlock The Secret Of Longer-Lasting Beer

Let’s face it: we’re all stockpiling beer. Whether it’s for a public holiday, “personal use” or just the end of the world, the great Aussie beer fridge is part of our culture. The worst thing about stockpiling beer, however, is the potential for it to go bad after a while. Despair no longer, Australian beer drinkers: science is here.


Beer Mapper App Takes The Mystery Out Of Choosing Your Next Pint

Imagine if an app could learn your taste in beer the way Netflix learns your taste in movies. It’s coming. Drink it all in.


Would You Ever Use A Facebook-Connected Beer Mug?

In the grand scheme of things, social media is pretty great by most accounts. It’s changed the face of the Internet. Drinking is also pretty great. It formed the shape of the world. So how about Facebook-connected beer receptacles?


Why Would Anyone Buy A Bow Tie-Shaped Beer Can That Gives You Less Beer?

When Budweiser changed its iconic beer can to accentuate the bow tie logo of the so-called King of Beers, I was not happy. Even though I don’t really care what the outside of the beer can looks like as long as my words start slurring. Even though I don’t drink Budweiser. It was a telegraphed move by an old company trying to fake cool.


The Bar Fight Dominator Is A Slingshot That Shoots Glass Ashtrays

What is there to even say? Joerg Sprave dreamed up a slingshot that shoots glass ashtrays and has a broken beer bottle attached as a bayonet. It’s all pretty legit.


iPourIt: Who Needs Bartenders?

Tired of waiting for the bartender to simply pour your beer while he’s busy making a half dozen martinis? You’ll want this beer tap technology to make its way to your local drinking hole soon.