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Stella Artois Gets Into The Cider Game

New product, Cidre, rolls out next week in the US

May 7, 2013 10:31 am

As you may have noticed, we're slightly obsessed with hard cider. The popular tavern drink in the U.K. and parts of France and Spain is getting big in the U.S., with drinkers looking for a change from wine or beer, with gluten-free drinkers and for me, when I am looking to pair something with a savory crèpe. Turns out, we're not alone. Next week, Stella Artois will launch Cidre in the U.S., a European-style cider.

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Caribou Revs Up Its Coffee Cup Design

Better branding to match better coffee (right?)

Apr 4, 2013 9:01 am

A look at coffee giant Caribou's complete design overhaul, after the jump.

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Infographic: Why You Should Be Drinking Hard Cider

Angry Orchard shares a fun guide to hard cider

Nov 28, 2012 2:01 pm

Photo: Northwest Beer Guide on Flickr

Did you know that women and men both like hard cider equally, whereas beer is preferred overwhelmingly by men? Or that hard cider is carbonated, and best consumed in fall? Well this infographic is here to teach you all that and more, but did you also know that you have to click through to see it? Now you do!

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Stylish Notebooks For Drinking Memories

Tasting journals to help you remember things later

Nov 2, 2012 2:31 pm

Drinking for the sake of "research" too? With a portable "companion," you're never really drinking alone. Here are three of our favorites for taking tasting notes.

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At Last, Better Beer Can Design Is Here

Beer cans go highbrow. See our top 6 picks.

Oct 3, 2012 2:01 pm

From Churchkey Can Co.'s cool flat-top revivals (you need a key to open these suckers) to Hilliard's classy herringbone patterns, designer beer cans are on the rise. Click through to see our current favorites.

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Consider This: A Better Way to Brown Bag It

Wine bottles, wrapped and ready to rumble

Oct 2, 2012 4:31 pm

Let's be honest: those brown paper sacks were never very discreet anyways. So British design firm Stranger & Stranger turned the humble packaging into something worth brandishing in public.

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Is Green Coffee Extract The New Natural Energy Source?

Guarana, taurine and normal caffeine stand aside?

Aug 6, 2012 2:01 pm

If you've never been a fan of artificially sweetened-flavored beverages, a new low in the natural beverage realm, swap your iced green tea for this experiment and crank up the electro-disco. It's gonna be a hell of a morning.

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Patriotic Sparkling Wine For The Olympics, Made In The USA

Chandon bubbly goes patriotic for the summer

Jul 18, 2012 1:01 pm

When it comes to gimmicky tri-color cocktails this summer, just don't do it. Here's a much more compelling tipple for showing your allegiance to the USA.

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