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Kirin's new frothy, frozen head of beer keeps the drink cold for thirty minutes. Picture: Youtube

Keep a cool head: Kirin develops Frozen Draft beer

By Thu, Apr 12, 2012 6:25PM UTC View Comments Kirin's new frothy, frozen head of beer keeps the drink cold for thirty minutes. Picture: Youtube

It’s a new piece of technology that will leave regular beer drinkers scratching their heads. Kirin Brewery Co. has developed a “Frozen Draft” dispenser that keeps your beer icy cold for up to thirty minutes. Yes, some Japanese can nurse a beer for that long. Called the “Ichiban Shibori Frozen Draft”, the machine mixes air...

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Australia’s love for liquor

By Mon, Oct 10, 2011 10:33AM UTC View Comments Pic: AP.

By Kritika Seksaria Drunkenness is a vice; of which ‘shouting’ is a parasite, said an Australian wowser in the 1800s. ‘Shouting’ is the Australian term describing the popular trend of buying a round of drinks for a group of fellow drinkers. Australia’s passion for shouting and more evidently its love for liquor dates back to...

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North Korea announces new beer varieties for the masses

By Fri, Mar 18, 2011 8:32PM UTC View Comments A North Korean serves beer at a restaurant in Pyongyang, North Korea, Oct, 2010. Pic: AP.

With all that has been going on throughout the Korean peninsula this past year, including two acts of war (the sinking of the warship Cheonan and the Yeonpyeong Island attack), a spike in housing costs in the south, and a massive outbreak of  foot and mouth disease; it is good to know that the North Koreans have...

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