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How low can beer makers go? Having conquered the beer-belly set, some of the nation's biggest brewers are trying to win over the six-pack-ab crowd with ultra-low-calorie suds.
A look at new lower-calorie beers from big brewers Anheuser-Busch InBev and MillerCoors and how they compare with others:
Boston Beer Co., maker of Samuel Adams, will team up with a venerable German brewery to jointly brew a new craft beer to be marketed in Germany and the U.S. next spring.
In an Oct. 17 story about a bear that wandered into a Hayward grocery store, The Associated Press erroneously reported the incident happened Friday. It happened Thursday.
Shoppers in a Wisconsin grocery store got an unexpected surprise when a 125-pound black bear wandered inside and headed straight for the beer cooler.
East Baton Rouge Parish sheriff's detectives are looking for a man who stole 11 cases of beer from a convenience store — and only went in twice. A news release said the man grabbed six cases of Bud Light and one of Budweiser about 11 p.m. Sunday, put it in his car and went in for more.
A Charleston man was accused of putting beer into an infant's bottle while baby-sitting the child. James Michael Williams was charged with felony child neglect creating the risk of injury. A criminal complaint accuses Williams of putting Natural Ice Light beer into the 11-month-old's bottle on Friday.
A Muslim woman sentenced to caning for drinking beer wants to get the punishment over with now that it has been confirmed by an Islamic appeals court judge, her father said Tuesday.
Authorities in the Florida Panhandle say they arrested a convenience store shoplifter who demanded to drink the 12-ounce beer he had stolen before being taken into custody.
Grocery store cameras caught the woman taking a 24-can case of beer from a cooler, exposing the 20-pound case between her thighs by pulling up her housedress, pulling her dress back down, and waddling out of the store. But it took a while to identify and find her.
After a series of flip-flops, authorities in Malaysia decided this week that a 32-year old Muslim woman caught drinking beer in violation of Islamic law would not be caned after all.
Police said a 72-year-old pizza shop employee foiled a shotgun-point robbery by throwing a can of beer at the perpetrators. Lancaster police Lt. Todd Umstead said two men with bandanas over their faces attempted to rob Six Packs on Vine at closing time Wednesday. One of the men pointed a shotgun at the employee, who was stocking a cooler.
An Islamic court in Malaysia put on hold indefinitely the caning of a woman found guilty of drinking beer because the sentence was too harsh, a Cabinet minister said Tuesday.
The need for President Barack Obama to conduct "beer diplomacy" between a respected black scholar and the white policeman who arrested him demonstrates that race relations have yet to fade into the background of U.S. society.
The chief White House spokesman said a Thursday meeting of the president, a Harvard University scholar and the policeman who arrested him will be "about having a beer and de-escalation."
An Islamic court in Malaysia has sentenced a Muslim woman to be flogged with a rattan cane for having a beer in a nightclub, a court official said Tuesday.
Police said a man accused of driving drunk left evidence on the trunk of his car: a glass of beer. A Vermont State Police trooper said when a car pulled up next to him at an intersection on Wednesday night he noticed a glass sitting on the trunk.
Police said a homeowner in Maine used a beer to entice an intoxicated intruder to leave. The intruder apparently didn't realize that it was a nonalcoholic beer. Bar Harbor police said the homeowner awoke early Monday to find 22-year-old Scott Cote in the bedroom and used the beer to convince him to carry on.
A New Jersey brewery is using the state's congested and often-derided turnpike to promote its beer.
A mother who drank 13 beers before a psychological evaluation failed to recover custody of her three young children despite claiming she wasn't drunk because she "can drink like a fish." The woman wanted to get the children back from her husband's stepmother.
Police say a truck carrying 40,000 pounds of beer overturned in Vermont and closed a highway for several hours.
Ever wonder what the difference is between "tastes great" and "less filling?" In one Atlantic City casino, it's $5,000. That's how much the New Jersey Casino Control Commission fined Resorts Atlantic City on Wednesday for having mislabeled beer keg taps at one casino bar on two occasions last year.
Police in Nebraska are looking a man who stole cigarettes while disguising himself with a beer carton on his head. Lincoln police Capt. Bob Kawamoto said the man walked into a Kwik Shop convenience store before dawn Monday wearing an empty Bud Light box on his head as a mask.
Police cracking down on rowdy Amish youths ticketed a teenager for having beer in his horse-drawn buggy when they pulled him over on a western New York road. They said the 17-year-old was charged with underage possession of alcohol after he was stopped by deputies late Monday night in the town of Leon, 40 miles south of Buffalo.
Anhueser-Busch InBev says it has agreed to sell South Korea's Oriental Brewery to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts for $1.8 billion.
YouTube - Huge Semi Hangs Over Freeway Overpass Dumping Thousands Of Cans of Bud Light Beer On The RoadCheck out the video. Wow.
Beer with extra buzz on tap up to 16% A growing number of states are moving to allow higher alcohol content in beer, despite concerns from some substance-abuse experts.
Lawsuit: Beer maker pays women lessST. LOUIS - A former Anheuser-Busch executive who was the company's top-ranking woman has sued the brewer claiming it encourages a "frat party'' atmosphere and pays women less in salary and bonuses than men.
Fan dressed as sheep set alightA 24-year-old football fan dressed as a sheep suffered serious burns to his arms and legs when he was set alight on a train in Fife. Aberdeen fans said the man ran through the carriage on fire as others threw beer on him to douse the flames.
500 turn out for $30-per-bottle beer A California microbrewery owner said more than 500 people turned out to buy $30 bottles of his barrel-aged beer at the Great Depression-themed release party.
Black bear chills out in beer cooler Shoppers in a Wisconsin grocery store got an unexpected surprise when a 125-pound black bear wandered inside and headed straight for the beer cooler. The bear stopped Friday night at Marketplace Foods in Hayward, about 140 miles northeast of Minneapolis, sauntering through the a …
Why is it bad to smoke weed and OK to sell beer?Michael Phelps smoked a bong, Lance Armstrong is pushing alcohol. Why is Phelps the bad guy?
Seriously! Beer sparked Norm's 'Cheers' careerIn his new book "Drinking With George: A Barstool Professional's Guide to Beer," George Wendt celebrates his favorite beverage and shares stories about the time he spent on various TV shows. This excerpt provides insights into the origins of the hit series "Cheers."
Penn archaeologist recreates ancient brews from China, Turkey, PeruA local Chinese scientist presented him with what he calls "the real treasure." It was a sealed bronze drinking vessel that resembled a teapot from 1200 B.C. With liquid still inside.
Drunk man's beer-buying efforts caught on CCTV achieve internet video fame It's a situation that many of us will, regrettably, have been in - you've had a bit too much to drink, and yet you want more booze. So you stagger off in search of beer.
Too Drunk to Buy Beer? Too drunk to buy beer? A shortened version of the original 10 minute video..
Drunkest Guy EVER Goes on a Beer Run (Video)I don't believe I've ever seen anyone have such a hard time sitting down...
Maine couple wins wife-carrying championshipNEWRY, Maine - A Maine couple has taken the crown in the North American Wife Carrying Championship over a course that featured a muddy water hole and two log obstacles.
Police: Beer thief returns an hour later to payA man stole beer from a Phoenix Circle K early Sunday morning and returned an hour later to pay for it, police said.
Gas-Mask Bra, Tequila Diamonds Among 2009 Ig NobelsA bra that can save your life during a terrorist attack, diamonds made from tequila, and trash reduction via panda poop were among the more unusual scientific achievements lauded last night at the 2009 Ig Nobel Prize ceremony.
Fort Pierce woman throws table leg through window, chokes boyfriend when he won't buy her more Natural Ice beer, police sayNatty Ice...ewwww. FORT PIERCE — A woman accused of throwing a table leg through the window of her home after her boyfriend refused to buy more beer faces a felony charge, according to a recently released arrest affidavit.
Brewery's launches 1.1% alcohol 'Nanny State' beer after protests against 18.2% beerA brewery has launched a low alcohol beer called Nanny State after being branded irresponsible for creating the UK's "strongest beer". Scottish brewer BrewDog, of Fraserburgh, was criticised for Tokyo* which has an alcohol content of 18.2%. Campaigners welcomed the 1.1% alcohol …
It's Raining Beer: Brewery Makes "Green" Beer.Save the planet, one pint at a time. CNN's Reynolds Wolf takes us to a brewery that has created a 'green' beer... and it's not the kind you drink on St. Paddy's day.
Photo Gallery: Munich's Oktoberfest OpensSome pictures of Oktoberfest in Munich Germany. :)
Beer for brain injury? MaybePeople who suffer a traumatic brain injury from a car crash or other mishap are more apt to survive if they had been drinking at the time of the injury, according to a study published Monday.
Sexy Beer: Hopf Erotic Beer, the New Viagra? - ABC NewsSome refreshingly different news for a change. Who couldn't learn to love sexy beer?
Police: Clerk Beaten For Not Selling BeerORLANDO, Fla. -- Some bat-carrying bandits were captured on video as they beat a convenience store clerk in Orange County last month.
Liquid Libido Enhancer: Bavarian Brewery Claims to Spice Up Sex Lives A brewmeister in Bavaria is convinced that he has come up with the "world's first sexy beer," a tipple that will not only boost libidos, but also fertility and potency. Will "Erotic Beer" prove to be better than Viagra?
Caught on Tape: Outrageous Woman Steals 20-lb Case of Beer Under DressZACHARY, La. --- Most people would be walking awfully funny after a case of beer. But a woman in Louisiana isn't charged with drinking the beer, she's accused of stealing the 24-can box between her legs and it's all caught on tape.
Swedes drinking more smuggled liquorSwedes are buying less beer abroad, but are consuming twice as much smuggled liquor compared to the first half of 2008, according to a new report from the Centre for Social Research on Alcohol and Drugs
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