I'm going to stay with the theme of last week's column - how the Internet has changed our lives during the last decade - because I had one of the more interesting beer-centric discussions of recent memory last week, and it never could have happened without the Web.

St. Patrick's Day, the annual celebration of the patron saint of Ireland, is just around the corner.

Last month, it was all about hamburgers. This month, it could be hot dogs. Bernie's Hot Dog Co ., at 1601 Mayberry in Highlands Ranch, introduced its new menu today, a "healthy" revision of the original, "modified based on customer feedback, market trends and a year of history," Joe Zemla says.

Boston Beer Co.'s fourth-quarter profit more than doubled as it shipped out more beer and its profit margin grew and write-downs fell, the company said Tuesday after the market closed.

Tony's Darts Away , the cruddy restaurant/bar housed on Burbank's Magnolia Blvd.

THE BEER, it is a-changin'. There's no better evidence of that than the fiasco that erupted last week when a phalanx of State Police barged into three local bars known for their beer selection and found themselves mouthing the words on an incomprehensible variety of strange labels with unpronounceable names.

Carlsberg has signed deals to split brewing of its Tetley's beer in the UK between Molson Coors and Marston's. For the first time, brewing of Tetley's cask ale will be moved outside of the UK county of Yorkshire, after the closure of Carlsberg's brewery in Leeds in 2011.

Glenn Instapundit Reynolds explains why the U.S. government is in such deep Schlitz with the people it supposedly serves: The once-heady brew of American freedom has become watery and unsatisfying.

The owners of three upscale tap rooms in Philadelphia are crying foul after state police raided their bars and confiscated thousands of dollars in expensive lagers and ales.

The nation's beverage sector continues to attract foreign investment despite the hangover from the global recession, according to the market research website www.companiesandmarkets.com . In its Viet Nam Food and Drink Report for the second quarter, released last Friday, the website said a number of major global brewers had recently announced fresh ...

Brookings has become the latest South Dakota city to allow brewpubs. The city council has passed an ordinance allowing bars and restaurants to brew beer on their own premises.

Breweries of the Heineken Ceska republika group produced 2.62 million hectolitres of beer last year, down 5.2 percent year-on-year, the company's spokeswoman Katerina Eliasova told CTK.

LIB DEM parliamentary candidate Sandy Walkington has promised to protect traditional beer if he is elected to represent St Albans.

South African Breweries will produce about 30 million more beers for the five-week World Cup.

Flying Fish Brewery, the Cherry Hill beermaker known for its English- and Belgian-styled craft brews, will launch the latest in its series of beers named for New Jersey Turnpike exits Monday at Coppermine Pub in North Arlington.

After the MA rzenbier, the zesty autumn rye beers, and brews made at hop-harvest time , the weather got colder, and the beers here at Serious Beer HQ got darker.

MOORESVILLE a ' In preparation for its newest packaging line, Carolina Beer and Beverage temporarily contracted the production of its beer brands to other breweries.

The color green is a serious multitasker. It speaks for St. Patrick's Day and blooming spring, tranquility and jealousy, healthy food and greed - all at once.

The Great Dane Pub and Brewery just released the highest-alcohol beer it has ever made.

Some of you will be going on spring break in the next week or two. Whether you should drink or not if you are under age is up to you but please don't drink and drive! The Best Light Low Calorie Beers and Ranking based on 12 ounces.