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Washington: Love beer and have a dream to travel to the space? Well, here's your chance to fulfil your wish-just enter a new contest by the company behind the dark Irish beer Guinness.

By all accounts, Shiner beer shouldn't have made it this long. The Spoetzl Brewery ferments its brew in a one-stoplight town that's not on the way to anywhere, and much larger regional brewers long ago succumbed to consolidation and the muscle of national brewers.

The battle to save 700 whisky jobs is due to intensify on several fronts and across the political divide.

Months after it first kicked off, Angelo & Maxie's Thursday night craft beer tasting hosted by Fresh Beer Inc.'s Chris Montelius is still going strong.

Three years ago, U.S. Department of Agriculture employees determined that synthetic additives in organic baby formula violated federal standards and should be banned from products carrying the federal organic label.

HAMPSHIRE'S Itchen Valley Brewery has been rescued from the brink of collapse after winning the backing of celebrity businessman Sir Gerry Robinson.

North Korea's latest launch is not missiles, but a TV advertising campaign for a locally-brewed beer.

Starbucks has won its battle to stay open in a conservation area in Brighton in the face of local opposition.

The mood among staff was sombre at the Port Dundas distillery in Glasgow after the jobs blow was announced The Kilmarnock plant, which is to shed 700 jobs, has had a long association with the Ayrshire town Alex Salmond is under fire in the wake of the closure while John Swinney, below, wants a jobs pledge guarantee FIRST Minister Alex Salmond was ...

An artist's rendition of SpaceShipTwo as it journeys in suborbital space above Earth.

In this June 5, 2009 file photo, auction goers make their way past lots on display in the barrel room at the Robert Mondavi Winery during the Napa Valley wine auction in Oakville, Calif.

Fonterra has cancelled its supply contract with a Tasmanian dairy farmer who faces animal cruelty allegations.

From left, the mango lassi, strawberry kiwi, white grape, left and Southern sweet tea are some creative recipes for homemade popsicles.

With Peter Pan as inspiration, Michael Jackson turned his lush Neverland ranch into a whimsical retreat with carnival rides, a chimpanzee named Bubbles and even a Disney-like train station where he could recapture his lost childhood.

Bartenders in Utah threw open their doors Wednesday as the state ditched a 40-year-old requirement that customers fill out an application, pay a fee and become a member of a private club before setting foot in a bar.

The list of people who stand to make a profit off the death of Michael Jackson is endless -- and now you can add a few local hotels to the mix.

Pixie Lott has admitted she finds it difficult resting her voice - because she loves to chat on the phone.

Diageo is closing its drinks packaging plant and 200-year-old distillery with the loss of 900 jobs.

Now that it's officially summer -- and finally hot -- it's time to think about refreshing lemonades and cool nonalcoholic cocktails.

Published: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 7:37 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 7:37 p.m. With so many fruits in peak season by July Fourth, summery desserts almost make themselves.