Anheuser-Busch recently filed paperwork with federal regulators for a new product: Bud Light Platinum. Why is it called Platinum? Because it’ll flatten ’em.
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No Sour Grapes: Wines From ‘Bad Years’ Are Best Values
Reading While Eating for November 3: Money Talks
Thursday’s links, oddly enough, discuss Fridays.
Coroner: Amy Winehouse Died From Too Much Alcohol
Amy Winehouse’s death was a result of drinking too much alcohol, a coroner has said.
Talk About a Buzz: Marijuana-Infused Wine Gains Popularity in California
Cue the jokes about good things coming together.
FTC: Downing One Can of Four Loko Is ‘Binge Drinking’
Phusion Projects, the marketers of malt beverage Four Loko, have agreed to change their cans to settle claims of deceptive advertising with the Federal Trade Commission.
Rescued Chilean Miner Heads to Rehab for Alcohol Addiction
One of the 33 Chilean miners, who survived a ten-week underground ordeal that captured international attention and inspired a media frenzy, is being treated for alcohol addiction.
New ‘Chick’ Beer Is a Lady-Catered Brew in a Girly, Pink Package
Ladies, are you looking for beer that you can enjoy without going against your gender-specific needs such as a love of pink and a hatred of calories? You’re in luck!
Whole Foods Yanks Skinnygirl Margarita, Citing Toxic Ingredient
The guilt-free cocktail line contains “as few ingredients as possible.” But could one of them actually be cancer-causing?
In Attempt to Boost Flat Sales, Budweiser Gives Cans a New Look
Just as you were getting used to the look of that can of Bud, parent company Anheuser-Busch goes and changes it again.
South Carolina Distillery to Legally Produce Moonshine
The distillery is to be called Dark Corner, but this is one operation that no longer has to keep itself hidden in one.
Amy Winehouse’s Father to Create Foundation in Her Name
The Amy Winehouse Foundation for Drug Addiction Therapy may become a reality if the singer’s father, Mitch, has anything to say about it.