The Hardest-Drinking US Cities

Conglomerate to merge operations from Denver, Milwaukee

(NEWSER) - Chicago will be home to the new corporate headquarters of beer conglomerate MillerCoors, the Tribune reports. The Windy City edged out Dallas to serve as a neutral location for the nerve center of Denver-based Molson Coors and Milwaukee-based Miller. Chicago attracted MillerCoors because it has "access to an attractive base of talent, transportation and business resources," company president Tom Long said. More»

Houston takes over No. 1 spot, TurboTax says

(NEWSER) - Your taxes are due April 15, and TurboTa x says it has a pretty good idea of who’s going to file late. Herewith, its list of US cities most likely to procrastinate:

1. Houston (up from No. 2)
2. Chicago (up from 4)
3. New York (holding steady)
4. Austin (a big jump, from 11)
5. San Francisco (down from No. 1)

Limit jumps to 36 light brews for 4-day Bathurst 1,000

(NEWSER) - Fans headed to a four-day event that’s a highlight of the Australian auto-racing calendar will only be allowed one case of beer per day—or 36 cans if it’s light beer. “Wine lovers have not escaped the heavy hand of the law either,” the Guardian notes of those bound for the Bathurst 1,000, beginning Thursday, “being restricted to a punitive four liters a day.” More»

An old backyard pastime is gaining followers, major sponsors

(NEWSER) - An uncomplicated game called Cornhole is sweeping the Midwest, attracting players from bars to church picnics. Competing teams toss 1lb bags of dry corn at a 6-inch hole carved into a wooden platform. Said to have originated in Cincinnati as a backyard diversion, Cornhole is now spreading to such cities as Milwaukee and Chicago, says the Wall Street Journal. More»

He calls it pizza beer

(NEWSER) - In a garage in the exurbs of Chicago Tom Seefurth has labored quietly to develop, refine, bottle, and bring to market the ultimate beverage – pizza beer. With a head redolent with oregano, basil, tomatoes and, yes, garlic, he believes he has finally succeeded. And Seefurth has even found an outlet, albeit a sole one, for his elixir. More»