The Week in Beer News–May 17, 2014

Following are some beer-related news items and articles you may find interesting:

• Gizmodo tried out Lollyphile’s beer-flavored lollipops and shared a video review of them.
• Gizmodo worked with Sixpoint brewing to produce the “beer of the future” called Hop Tech 431
• NBC News shares a story about Frederick, Maryland’s Beer Bacon Music Festival
• Statistics showing which countries drink the most alcohol per person if you ignore people who don’t drink
• A new smartphone app called “WhichBeers” can use your smartphone’s camera to look at the beer on the shelves in front of you and help you pick out a good one, using a database of reviews
• First Coast News answers the question “Does drinking beer actually give you a beer belly?”
• Want to make your favorite grilled meat healthier?  Marinate it in Stout before grilling.
• Five myths about storing, aging, and drinking beer
• Gluten Free beers that actually taste good, according to the Huffington Post
• A company’s working on a “beer brewing appliance” that will help you automatically make beer at home
• Two tips for buying the best tasting beer no matter where you shop
• Forbes lists the top 10 fruit beers
• In Florida, a man admits to killing his friend over the last can of beer
• In Delaware, there was a craft beer and soft shell crab festival
• According to CBS News, America’s craft beer craze is causing a hops shortage
• The Washington Post tells us what to expect from Flying Dog’s new Dead Rise Old Bay Summer Ale
• You might remember an old pop song called “Mmm Bop” by the band Hanson.  If so, perhaps you’ll enjoy their beer “Mmm Hops”.  You can buy it online.
• Yahoo shares a list of the Five Cities to Find America’s Perfect Pint of Beer
• WKYC shares a story about Thirsty Dog’s success in Akron, Ohio
• To get the best flavor, use a chilled glass with room temperature beer, rather than with cold beer
• How to survive your next beer festival according to the Los Angeles Times
• The World Beer Festival will be in Cleveland in June (14th) this year
• Dogfish Head has released a Wasabi infused beer
• Ohio craft beers will be “going mobile” via taps in the bed of a truck
• A Cleveland artist’s gallery was raided for giving away beer
• The real causes of a hangover, according to USA Today