It seems that some countries do not have fast ways to cool beer figured out. While he is doing this I am just gonna throw my beer in an ice chest. This is good to know if you are stranded on a deserted island and only have beer and a slingshot.

Southern Star Brewing Co. Red Cockaded

Brewed by: Southern Star Brewing Co.

Location: Conroe, Tx

Style: Imperial Red

A.B.V. (Alcohol By Volume) 8.5%

Flavor: Pine, resin and hints of citrus. Lingering dry bitterness finish.

Aroma: Intensely herbal and piney.

Seasonality: Spring

Pairs well with: Wide range of food: Chicken, seafood and burgers. Also great with spicy cuisine

Beer notes: This beer is deep red with a generous dose of malted rye and English crystal malts, giving the malt profile a sticky caramel property and substantial earthiness. The beer also has massive late charges of Pacific Northwest hops, as well as being generously dry hopped, making this beer intensely hoppy, displaying citrus, pine and resin in both aroma and flavor.

Find it: Available at Specs.

The five bills collectively provide a new approach to help grow the expanding craft beer industry and update several business practices and regulatory issues in the Alcoholic Beverage Code.

Craft beer makers and brewpub owners will now be able to produce, market and sell their products direct to consumers in greater amounts. Brewpubs will be permitted to distribute up to 1,000 barrels of beer annually to outside consumers and breweries will be permitted to sell beer for on- site consumption.

Alcohol, beer & wine in Texas have been sold through an antiquated three-tier system that's been in place since the repeal of prohibition.

A study last year by the Texas Craft Brewers Guild found that the Texas’ independent craft brewery industry could generate an economic impact of $5.6 billion annually within a decade — while adding 52,000 jobs — if its development could resemble that of Texas’ wine industry after it underwent reform several years ago. 

(Austin Business Journal)