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Meet Mr. IPA-NUT: Peanuts and beer the perfect couple

    Heinz-Craft Company and Noon Whistle Brewery are set to introduce a peanut IPA that pays homage to its Planters’ mascot. Just in case, IPA is a pale ale. It was only a matter of time before the peanut manufacturer would cash in the combo of beer and peanuts. Peanuts are the most common salty snack usually found in a small bowl in a bar. So it seems like a natural marriage of cross-promotion products.

    Master Milkshakes are out of this world

      Master Milkshakes is a retro milkshake syrup company that brings back the innocence of a simpler time. The New Zealand company brews nostalgia for every unsuspecting mouth that craves something unique. Master Milkshakes were created in 2014 by Matt Fitzgerald.

      The Last Straw

        McDonald’s UK is switching to paper straws. Is North America not that far behind? The environment is cluttered by straws that end up hurting wildlife. It is the responsible thing to do.

        Cola-Cola Clear

          Japan is getting Coca-Cola Clear. Enjoy the same taste without the brown caramel coloring that you have grown accustomed to.

          Coca-Cola slushies in a pouch

            Coca-Cola slushies are a thing in Japan. Why is that the rest of the world is always ahead of us when it comes to food choices? You can also get in slushie format both Fanta Orange and Fanta Grape.

            Walking on sunshine with Bud Light Orange

              Bud Light Lime debuted 10 years ago, and the sales have dropped drastically since then, so Bud Light just introduced Bud Light Orange to compensate for lost revenue. This what BeerAdvocate.com is saying about the beer.
              “It’s honestly not terrible.”
              “More like a soda pop than a beer.”
              “It smells and tastes exactly like someone mixed Bud Light and Orange Fanta.”
              “Taste is artificial orange, corn, and citrus, but might not be too bad on a hot summer afternoon.”

              New Diet Pepsi Slender Cans

                A few months ago Coca-Cola released five somewhat new Diet-Coke flavors in slender silver cans to attract the taste buds of Millennials. Pepsi’s marketing department figures what is good for the goose is good for the gander. So now Pepsi is releasing their version of skinny silver cans with non-original flavors. Slick!

                Cleaning with Coca-Cola

                  Move over Mr. Clean, here are 7 things you can clean with Coca-Cola. Now just imagine if it can do these things around the house. What does it do to your stomach?
                  Clean the toilet bowl.
                  Remove grease stains from clothing.
                  Remove baked-on grease from pots and pans.
                  Remove corrosion from car battery terminals.
                  Restore shine to coins and jewelry.
                  Strip rust from nuts, bolts, and tools.
                  Remove bugs from a dirty windshield.

                  The last straw: Taiwan plans to ban straws

                    Taiwan is home to some of the coolest drinks such as fresh fruit juices, soy milk, and smoothies. However, they are having a problem with plastic straws. The straws end up in the waterways, wildlife and mix with Taiwan’s food supply. The country’s most popular export is boba or bubble tea and without a straw, it renders the novelty useless. You need a straw to drink boba. Taiwan plans to have plastic straws and cups banned by 2030. Plastic straws are now outlawed in parts of Florida. Calfornia wants to take the ban statewide. The eyes of the world are looking for a biodegradable-straw solution.

                    Pickle obsession: Sonic going sour with a new pickle-flavored slush

                      Pickle juice is a thing now. Before you knock it you should try it out. Sonic is releasing a new pickle-flavored slush onto the unsuspecting masses.
                      “Quite simply, pickle juice is fun,” Scott Uehlein, Sonic’s vice president of product innovation and development thinks you will try the new flavor in his 3,500 stores nationwide. They better or he will be in a pretty pickle. The drinks roll out in June.

                      Definition of Arnold Palmer: A cold beverage of iced tea mixed with lemonade

                        Arnold Palmer according to Merriam-Webster.com is the ice tea and lemonade beverage combination. The first use of the term was coined in 1991. Arnold Palmer created the combo drink in the sixties and years later asked a waitress in Palm Springs to mix ice tea and lemonade and bring it to him. The savvy waitress associated the name with the drink and the Arnold Palmer drink gained popularity and now is in the dictionary.