i'd probably just drink water - ha. i find drinking at shows to be annoying as fuck with the long lines and people bumping into you constantly- plus the small ass plastic cups.

I just remembered this. When I toured the Budweiser brewery as a youngster, they had a machine in the lobby that had "Tropical Pepsi." It had a palm tree on the can and I think they were test-marketing it in St. Louis at the time or something. Does anyone else remember this? I think it's the one on the far right:

got-damn right! They used to be $1 on special at the 40 Watt.

from realbeer.com

CRAFT BREWERIES CONTINUE ON ROLL; A-B STRUGGLES
As American Beer Month drew to a close in July, the America's and the world's
largest brewery announced bad news. On the flip side, the craft breweries
indicated business celebrated in style, revealing figures that indicate grow
continues at an impressive rate. The Colorado-based Brewers Association
estimates that craft beers sales were up 7.1% in the first half of 2005,
following 7% growth in 2004. Meanwhile, Anheuser-Busch's second-quarter net
income fell 9.9%, as the brewer suffered from volume declines amid stiffer
competition from rivals.

unrelated to A-B, but this is cool news!

GENTLEMEN, START YOUR TAPS
When you need a glass of draft beer fast, inventor Matthew Younkle says he
has the solution. Younkle's TurboTap pours a 16-ounce glass in 2.5 seconds,
compared to 8 seconds from other beer taps. More than 1,000 bars in the
Chicago area, as well as both Chicago baseball stadium, have begun using
TurboTap. Younkle came up for the idea 10 years ago when he was a student at
the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Younkle, an engineering major,
created a nozzle that slowed the descent of the beer and reduced the force of
its impact. That means less foam, allowing bartender to pour faster. He
produced a prototype in college and won an inventor's prize in a campus
competition.

Their piss-poor website ain't helping things any, but I'd still get a new brewmaster before getting a new webmaster.

I drank a 4-pack of that Bud E crap at a party a few months back (there was money involved). My whole body started to tingle and I had to sit down for a while.

i think i spent about $35 on 5 or 6 vodka tonics last night and they were served in something just a step above a dixie cup. ridiculous.

i also used to think icehouse was great before i wised up.

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I liked Crystal Pepsi, too. It's too bad it never lasted beyond the initial "beta" phase.Only if it's so cold that your tastebuds freeze before they have a chance to deliver the message to the synapse, etc. Which, fortunately, isn't impossibly cold.

and Red Dog...don't forget the Red Dog

Plank Road reprezent!!!

I drink Bud Light.

Magic Hat's Fat Angel knocked me on my ass after one glass once, but I'm a lightweight, so that's probably not saying much.

i never had red dog for some reason.

Damn right! This place doesn't fuck around about its beer.