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Three student food technologists have come up with an innovative way to get more women to drink beer - they have made it pink. The Durban University of Technology (DUT) students have created a strawberry-flavoured beer called Pink Fantasy. Their invention forms part of DUT's Biotechnology and Food Technology 2011 Food Product Launch, which took place on Wednesday. Simone Beeharie, 20, Mishal Pillay, 20 and Sarisha Devnath, 19, are among 12 teams from the university who are creating original products. The three, all second-year students, said they designed the drink to be more appealing to women. "Beer is mainly drunk by men, so we decided to make something for women that has a less bitter flavour. Our beer has a strawberry aroma and is pink. It is more feminine," said Devnath. The trio started the project in September, using a home brewing system. They said the feedback from both genders had been encouraging. "All positive results so far, but men are still a bit apprehensive because it is pink," laughed Pillay. Some of the other projects include a black liquorice ice cream which is melt-proof, a rooibos energy drink, a nonalcoholic amarula malt drink, a nutritional light stout, the first alcoholic ripple ice cream and gluten-free bread. The trio are hoping to have their product on the market soon. "We would like to sell it and see how far we can go with it after the launch," said Beeharie. They didn't see a problem with their alcoholic invention. Their parents were aware of the beer and supported them. Devnath said they were not concerned their beer promoted the drinking of liquor among women. "We just wanted to create gender equity in alcohol," she quipped. (Sunday Times article - edited by LiquorWise)

A dark green Nissan Pathfinder crashed through the front of Cherri Plaza Liquors in Glendale, Colorado on Saturday afternoon (5.11.2011). Glendale Police Captain Victor Ross said the woman was backing the SUV out of her parking spot in a strip mall at the intersection of East Mississippi Avenue and South Cherry Street just after 3 p.m when she hit another car. The 46-year-old Denver woman told police she was so startled, her foot slipped and got stuck on the gas pedal. The store’s owner was the only person inside the business at the time of the crash. He escaped being hit by only about 2 feet. Denver Assistant Fire Chief Michael Tealer said that the Pathfinder hit a space heater set up inside the store, igniting a small fire. Crews were able to put out the flames quickly. The driver of the SUV was not injured. Ross said she was ticketed for careless driving. Drugs and alcohol were not believed to be factors in the crash. While there was significant damage to the front of the store, Tealer said there was no structural damage. The store’s owner said this is the second time his store has been hit in the last few months. (The Denver Channel article, edited by Liquorwise)

Liquor stores aren't allowed in the small town of Tioga, Texas but that could change after next month's election and that's not going down well with some residents. Back in February residents signed a petition hoping to get the town of Tioga to allow liquor sales within city limits. The issue will now be up for a vote in the November election and citizens are split as to whether it's a good idea. "I just don't approve of liquor," said one Tioga resident. "I think it's good." "keep people off the road. They don't have to drive and get it." "no need to go all the way to pilot point." "I would prefer not to have it at all." As it is, you have to drive south down to Pilot Point to find the nearest liquor store. Margie Burris works at the Triangle 66 General Store in Tioga. She's been in the business for a long time and thinks no good could come from being able to sell liquor. "There's more of a danger of being robbed," said Burris. "There's more people that are coming in that are drunks, that are crazy. I've dealt with enough people. No." "With only 532 registered voters in Tioga an election can be swayed either way with just a few votes which is why officials say it's extremely important for the town people of Tioga to get out and cast their ballet on election day." "Early voting started Monday and it runs through next friday and we're holding early voting at city hall in Tioga and we just haven't had hardly any people vote," said Deana Patterson, Grayson County Election Clerk." "If it's on the ballot then they can say yes they either want it or no they don't want it," said Billie Mitchell, Gorgonville resident. "But if they gripe about it and don't go vote, that's sort of like an empty voice." The election will be held on November 8th. In Tioga, RSFN. (Article by Rick Springer – Edited by Liquorwise)

A Morton liquor store sold a Little Lotto Illinois Lottery ticket worth $175,000 Saturday, making it the second store in Tazewell County to sell a six-figure winner this week. Another winning Little Lotto ticket, worth $300,000, was sold on Oct. 16 in Deer Creek. That winner, a Washington man who bought the ticket at Casey's General Store, 312 E. First Ave., will be identified and presented with an oversized check at the store Wednesday. The Morton winner, who has yet to come forward, purchased a ticket with the winning numbers - 5, 18, 21, 23 and 35 - at The Liquor Station, 201 N. Main St. The store will receive a $1,750 bonus, 1 percent of the jackpot amount, for selling a winning ticket. (Article by Journal Star – edited by Liquorwise)

Xavier Sierra, a 22-year-old Orlando resident, tried to buy the beer at a Chevron outlet. When told it was illegal to sell beer at that time of day Sierra shoved the clerk and told him to hand over all the money. Sierra didn't think to move elsewhere. He also tried the old trick of sticking his arm in his jersey, pretending he had a gun. The wily clerk wasn't going to fall for that one and refused to give him the cash. Sierra then grabbed the beers and ran from the store. The clerk called police who arrived minutes later to find Sierra sitting on the kerb drinking the beer. The clerk's instinct was right and Sierra had no weapon but was charged with robbery.

You rarely, if ever, get to see a wave of wine cascading towards a terrified group of workers but this was the sight at a wine store in Wisconsin after thousands of bottles crashed to the floor. The scary incident happened in January but footage of the event has only just been released. Two workers can be seen narrowly escaping a drenching from the sea of red wine and champagne. Salesman Nick Haen, who is one of the suppliers of the store, was finishing his weekly restock of the shelves when the bottles came crashing down. 'I heard a little shift and all of the sudden I looked up and just saw bottles start coming, and so I turned around and booked it as fast as I could.' 'It was a little bit of a rush, a little bit of a, "Holy man, did that just happen?" It was unbelievable.' Jodi Berglund, general manager of the Superior Liquor chain, was also uninjured. 'I was coming in from the front of the store. I had put the hand truck down and I just turned to walk away and caught it out of the corner of my eye,' she said. 'It collapsed within seconds. It happened so quickly. It was just an amazing sight afterwards.' Manager Lori Gregorie was unwilling to disclose the value of the alcohol that was lost but admitted she feared the worst. 'I figured we would be working for days cleaning up glass,' she added. 'There was wine running out the front door, wine running out the back door.' The store did not suffer any monetary loss as insurance covered the cost. And no customers were physically hurt - although a lot of them might be suffering emotionally. Videolink : http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/879541-6-810-bottles-of-wine-topple-off-a-shelf-and-crash-to-the-floor-video#ixzz1bjMhTOtG

West Nyack, NY -- An angry woman on a bottle-breaking rampage swept through a West Nyack liquor store. Police said she didn't steal anything, she just wrecks the place. "I am angry about it. I've never seen this happen. In 25 years, in the business, I've never seen anyone do something like this.," said Chris Giacopelli, son of store owner. The clerks on duty told police the woman came right in the front door and stormed right over to the counter, wanting to jump the line. They said she was very upset. Surveillance video shows her arguing with the clerk about 30 seconds after she walked in. During this heated exchange, clerks said she asked to use the restroom and was told no, and that really set her off. She headed to the back of the store, then clears parts of shelf on her way out and it's all on video Police know she arrived and left in a cab and was dropped off at the Palisades Mall. They have a possible line on her identity, but still need some help identifying the suspect. Police said if they find the woman, they will likely charge her with criminal mischief.WCBS  

The Western Cape Shebeen Association (WCSA) has successfully introduced its groundbreaking initiative Restrictive Licensing System (RLS) in the Khayelitsha township in Cape Town. The result has been as reduction of more than 50% in shebeen – related crime. The Souh African Liquor Traders Association(SALTA), through it’s president and CEO, Mr Saint Madlala, has mandated the WCSA to represent its members in all negotiations with role players.

Mr Mauritz Rossouw, the CEO of the WCSA, will meet with executives of major role players in the liquor industry, as well as Premier Helen Zille, before the end of April, to discuss the implementation of the RLS throughout the Western Cape Province. Because of its successful implementation, plans include the implementation of the RLS in other provinces in due course.

Why are Champagne bottles so darn heavy? To fool us into thinking we’re getting more than we are? To be handy in un petit bar brawl? No! Because of their excitable contents, Champagne bottles must withstand 6 Gs of force (most humans black out at 5 or 6 Gs), and thus are thicker-walled than normal wine bottles. What does this have to do with green business? Heavy bottles mean more glass used in manufacture and more fuel burned in transportation, which adds up to more carbon released into the atmosphere. To address this problem, the Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne (CIVC), announced yesterday the launch of a new standard Champagne bottle that is 2 ounces lighter. DON'T EVERY SAY THAT SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE!

NORWEGIAN TOILET GETS LIQUOR LICENCE

Local politicians have decided that a toilet in Knettsetra in Trysil does need its own liquor licence.

Bjarte Wigdel, who runs the Knettsetra mountain inn had applied for a liquor licence before Christmas, and asked that it apply to outdoor areas and all buildings on the property. Local politicians had reservations about extending the licence to include the toilet.

Wigdel argued that he would need an extra paid guard to watch the toilet, which is in a separate building, if the rest room was not covered by the licence.

"We promise that alcoholic drinks will not be served in the toilet building, but we would prefer not to use money on a separate toilet guard," Wigdel said.