Did you know that the tune for our national anthem was originally that of an old English drinking song? (Really - we don't make these things up.) Considering the effort and creativity that goes into beverages here in the U.S., that might just make a lot of sense. (Or maybe it was the other way around?) Whatever the case, we definitely have an affinity for ales and beer, wines and liquors, sodas and coffees - and boy, can we come up with some tasty combinations for

We bet you didn't know that during World War II, over 12% of the U.S. population served in the military. That's a pretty interesting fact, we think. Of course, different times required larger sacrifices, but all of us owe a debt to that 12% and everything that they accomplished for our country. And while the different branches of our military - Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, Marine Corps - are populated with less .5% of our citizens today, as we all know, there are many