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| Just in time for the summer, a self-cooling beer can that chills beer to only a few degrees above freezing is headed for British retail shelves. Tempra Technology has announced an agreement with the firm that makes cans for Bass, Heineken, Coke, Pepsi, and Budweiser. The cans are aptly named "Instant Cool." The can works by using water evaporation. The top half is surrounded by a layer of watery gel. The base contains a water-absorbing material in a vacuum, and a special heat-absorbing chamber. When the bottom is twisted, a seal between the two halves is broken. The vacuum draws the gel, and the heat into the base where it is absorbed and the can gets cold. |
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| The Big Pabst Bottle Going Down. New Jersey landmark, immortalized in song and featured in an episode of the Sopranos, the Big Pabst Bottle is coming down. The giant 60 foot structure still tops a former Pabst brewery but the property will soon be turned into a housing complex. The Best Beers. Reader's Digest recently selected what they called the best beers in America for the "best tailgate party." In a blind tasting their editors picked Brooklyn Lager, Rogue Dead Guy Ale, and Redhook ESB. First Imported Low-Carb Beer. Importer Heller Highwater has just introduced Rhinebecker Extra to the American market. It is billed as "American's first imported low-carb beer." Each 11.2 ounce bottle contains a 5 % ABV brew with 2.5 grams of carbs and 106 calories. The beer is made in accordance with Reinheitsgebot, the famous German purity law enacted in 1516. Next up for import is the first low-carb beer from Brouwerij Martens, one of t he oldest breweries in Belgium. |
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| What's Really Low Carb? The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, a division of the US Treasury Department , has set interim standards for the use of terms such as low-carbohydrate or low-carb.. A beer must have less than 7 grams of carbohydrates to be labeled or advertised as such. The product may be labeled as containing "reduced" or "lower" carbohydrates if it includes more than 7 grams of carbs but is less than the regular version of the product. The new definitions will not be a problem for big sellers such as Michelob Ultra (2.6 grams), Aspen Edge (2.6 grams), Miller Lite (3.2 grams). In fact, Bud Light (6.5 grams) and Coors Light (5.0) also qualify. |
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