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ABCC Beer Ruling Falls Flat; Toilet Tank Beer Conservation Is A Thing

• Small brewers protested the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission’s decree that they grow at least half the hops and grains they use, and Massachusetts Treasurer Steven Grossman announced yesterday that the ABCC will eliminate the rules change. Cheers! [Herald]

• Keeping a beer in the toilet tank conserves water by reducing the tank’s water volume and ensures you always have a cold brewski on hand! [National Post CA via Food 52]

• Here’s a cool thing: A guy posted his Starbucks card number online, so anyone can buy coffee from it or add to the balance; a Twitter account keeps track of fluctuations. [Eater]

• Great news: Obesity isn’t as contagious as we thought; you may resume shaking hands with fat people. [NYT]

ABCC Beer Ruling Falls Flat; Toilet Tank Beer Conservation Is A Thing