The Year in Beer: Beer Drinking in America by Volume Source: sloshspot.com
A range of interesting insights about beer drinking. Like this one:
The amount of money spent on beer every year in the United States is roughly the same as the annual cost of the occupation of Iraq. So they could just give everyone free beer instead.
Florida Voters Offered Free BeerSource: local6.com
The HandleBar in Pensacola is offering a free beer to anyone who votes.
Customers must trade their "I Voted" stickers for the free drinks.
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Euro2008: Free beer for life to first Austrian goalscorerSource: ESPN.com
VIENNA, June 10 (Reuters) - A Vienna brewery is promising a lifelong supply of free beer to any Austria player who scores a goal for the co-hosts in their remaining Euro 2008 group matches against Poland and Germany.

I was thinking today of something Newsvine is missing. It hit me yesterday when I was experimenting with having a "safe/free zone" from articles about war, immigration, politics, etc I suggested I offer free drinks and at least one person jumped on the chance.
Brewery offers lifetime supply of beer in return for stolen laptopSource: Ars Technica
Laptop theft is unfortunately common these days. It generally only makes the news when the laptop in question belongs to a company or government agency and contains enough personal data to make identity theft a very real possibility for hundreds—or even thousands—of people.
NZ brewery offers lifetime of free beer for laptopSource: BBC News
A New Zealand brewery is reportedly offering a lifetime supply of beer for the return of a stolen laptop.
Local media said the laptop was stolen from the Croucher Brewing Company in the central North Island city of Rotorua earlier this week.
Thief betrays himself to get free beer Source: Reuters
A German phone thief led police right to his front door when they called the stolen mobile to say he had won some free beer and he willingly gave his address.

Fred's pub is a special place. Yes, it offers seven beers on tap and 13 varieties of bottled brew, but that's not what makes it special. The pub is named after Frederick Miller, the founder of Miller Brewing Company.