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Jason Kelce revealed at the American Century Championship that he drank well over 15 beers at his brother Travis Kelce’s and Taylor Swift’s wedding at Madison Square Garden, where he served as best man. He called it a “way over” 15, during a star-packed, NDA-protected celebration that reportedly drew about 1,000 guests and featured Adam Sandler officiating and 20-minute vows from the couple.
Budweiser is offering a $6 digital gift card to purchase a Budweiser for eligible consumers 21+ as part of celebrating America’s 250th birthday. To claim, verified entrants visit us.budweiser.com/americatab; the gift card arrives if verification succeeds. The offer is limited to a $150,000 tab and ends once that cap is reached, aligning with Fourth of July and semiquincentennial festivities. Other brands are running related Independence Day deals as well.
More than 20,000 Scottish fans descended on Boston for World Cup matches, triggering an unprecedented beer rush that left bars running dry, with venues like The Haven acting as fan hubs and even Boston’s Sam Adams taproom reporting fourfold lager demand ahead of Scotland’s games.
Scottish World Cup supporters, the Tartan Army, have flooded Boston bars, draining beer taps and turning the city’s pubs into their busiest in decades as Scotland plays and fans celebrate around World Cup matches. Bar owners say demand has been overwhelming—even a typical major weekend can’t compare—and some venues ran out of kegs and popular brews. Massachusetts lawmakers also extended alcohol service to 3 a.m. through July to accommodate World Cup crowds, as pubs prepare for more high-profile games on June 19 and beyond, a development that could boost football’s profile in the U.S.
Scottish supporters in Boston kept local pubs buzzing and short on beer after World Cup games, prompting emergency beer deliveries and even special truck shipments from a Sam Adams brewery as the Tartan Army’s energy drew praise from city leaders; with more matches ahead, the city is embracing the spirited influx.
Scottish football fans, the Tartan Army, have been reveling in Boston during the World Cup, filling restaurants and pubs and even marching to Fenway after a 1-0 win over Haiti. Their heavy drinking left bars scrambling: Samuel Adams Boston Lager was sold out at the Boston Taproom with four times the typical four-day holiday volume, prompting an emergency delivery. Hennessy’s Bar reported tripling St. Patrick’s Day sales and also sold out, while other retailers sold out Budweiser and Corona. As Scotland was set to play Morocco in Foxborough, bars hoped supplies would rebound for Friday’s game.
Scientists extracted yeast from Ötzi the Iceman and used it to bake a sourdough loaf that rose within 24 hours; they aim to pursue beer brewing with the same yeast, collaborating with experts from Weihenstephan. The cold-loving yeast likely entered the mummy after death, offering new insights into prehistoric life and fermentation.
A bronze bottle found in tomb M39 near the Shanjiabao cemetery, about 1.5 km from the Great Wall of Qin, preserved residues of a 2,300-year-old beer. Molecular analysis detected malted grains and yeasts, suggesting a fermented beverage used in funerary rituals; the liquid contained more than 2,400 compounds and was thicker than modern beer, akin to a fermented porridge, offering insights into Qin-era fermentation techniques and cereal use.
Archaeologists excavating Tomb M39 at the Shanjiabao cemetery near the Qin Great Wall found a sealed bronze bottle containing what appears to be beer dating 2,300–2,800 years old; chemical analysis revealed more than 2,400 organic compounds and thousands of yeast cells, suggesting a sophisticated beer recipe using proso millet, wheat or barley, and flavoring ingredients, produced by Qin brewers; the beverage was preserved by a double-layer sealing method, indicating advanced preservation as well as brewing accessible to non-elites.
Britain’s beer scene is shrinking after a boom, with 320 closures and 170 openings last year, leaving about 2,320 brewing companies (down from 2,594 in 2022). Big-brand dominance of pub draught lines, price undercutting, and changing consumer habits are squeezing smaller brewers, though some are diversifying via taprooms and visitor centres. The government is reviewing barriers and offering tax relief, but the overall trend remains a contraction, even as pockets of independence, like in Sheffield and Bristol, persist.
Schlitz, the Milwaukee icon that helped define American beer, will roll its final barrel on May 23, ending a 177-year run after a long decline blamed on a 1970s cost-cutting formula change and stiff competition. Ownership by Pabst couldn’t revive the brand, and Wisconsin Brewing Company will produce the last batch using the 1948 recipe, with nostalgia fueling the farewell and pre-sales kicking off.
Pabst Brewing Co. is placing Schlitz Premium on hiatus due to rising storage and shipping costs, ending 177 years of production. A final batch will be brewed by Wisconsin Brewing Co. using the 1948 Schlitz recipe, and other retro brands like Blatz and Old Milwaukee may become harder to find as Pabst reshapes its portfolio, marking the end of an era for a beer long tied to Milwaukee’s heritage.
Schlitz, the Milwaukee-born beer that once topped global markets, is being discontinued after 177 years. A final 80-barrel batch will be brewed May 23 at Wisconsin Brewing Company in Verona, using an 80-year-old recipe to recreate Schlitz in its heyday, with the batch expected to reach fans June 27 at a commemorative event. Pre-orders open May 23. The brand’s decline followed production missteps and Budweiser’s rise, with ownership moving from Schlitz to Stroh in 1992, then to Pabst in 1999, which is winding it down.
Schlitz, one of America’s oldest beers now owned by Pabst, is ceasing production after 177 years; Wisconsin Brewing Co. will brew a farewell batch from historic logs, selling 16-ounce four-packs via online preorder with pickups starting June 27.
A study in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry found beer contains measurable vitamin B6, but the amounts are modest and do not justify health-boosting claims; typical servings provide only a fraction to a minority of daily B6 needs, and there’s no evidence of brain benefits. Foods like potatoes, legumes, and fortified cereals supply B6 safely and more reliably. When accounting for alcohol’s well-established risks (liver disease, cancer) and methodological issues in observational data, any potential benefits are small at best. Media framing and marketing can mislead, underscoring that moderation or avoidance remains the safer public health stance.