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		<title>America turns from beer to wine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to the USA Today, Americans are moving away from beer to wine. If that means fewer of us are drinking Bud and Miller for boxed wine, well, I&#8217;m not sure if we&#8217;ve gotten any classier. Which do you prefer?]]></description>
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		<title>Science of Beer at NC Museum of Life + Science Thursday 9/22</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered (like me) why you pine for IPAs and cringe at too much malt? Do you praise the qualities of cans while your bottle devotee friends doubt? Are you mystified by the action of beer pong? And…do you love learning about beer? If you answered yes to any of the above, meet [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.crossdrinker.com/2011/beer/beer-travel-events/science-of-beer-at-nc-museum-of-life-science-thursday-922/</link>
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		<title>What is Oktoberfest and where to celebrate it in North Carolina</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Oktoberfest is celebrated world-wide but originated in Germany. Learn some more about Oktoberfest and where you can join in on celebrations around North Carolina.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.crossdrinker.com/2011/beer/what-is-oktoberfest-and-where-to-celebrate-it-in-north-carolina/</link>
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		<title>Photos from the Beer, Bourbon, and BBQ Festival</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Beer, Bourbon, and BBQ festival came in to town the other week and CrossDrinker went out to investigate this prime opportunity. Tickets were available on line and at the gate as well as in a Groupon special that went out a few weeks before the event. We hear the Groupon goes out every year [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.crossdrinker.com/2011/liquor/photos-from-the-beer-bourbon-and-bbq-festival/</link>
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		<title>Starrlight Meadfest is Saturday &#8211; Bee Still my Heart!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Starrlight Meadery hosts Meadfest this Saturday at their Meadery in Pittsboro (behind Chatham Market). The event runs from noon – 5 PM and admission is free. Activities for the day include a mead making demo, sword fighting, music, facility tour, beehive demo, and music from Thunder and Spice. Mead tastings and mead slushies (yes, slushies!) [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.crossdrinker.com/2011/wine/starrlight-meadfest-is-saturday-bee-still-my-heart/</link>
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		<title>Hopheads Unite!  International IPA Day &#8211; How are you celebrating?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you haven’t heard, some rather clever craft beer fans have given us another excuse to raise a pint of my favorite frothy ale – International IPA Day! Ashley V. Raulston, whom some of you may know as @TheBeerWench and Ryan A Ross (@RyanARoss) are the masterminds behind this holiday that’s well worth celebrating.  The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.crossdrinker.com/2011/beer/about-beer/hopheads-unite-international-ipa-day-how-are-you-celebrating/</link>
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		<title>Video highlights from the Beltline Brew Tour in Durham</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Video recap of some moments on the Beltline Brew Tour in Durham, NC.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.crossdrinker.com/2011/beer/video-highlights-from-the-beltline-brew-tour-in-durham/</link>
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		<title>Txakolifest Returns to Durham Saturday July 23rd!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Txakoli, Pronounced CHOK-oh-lee, is a tart, fizzy wine from the Basque region of Spain that&#8217;s intended to be consumed with gusto, hopefully while eating seafood and pintxos (tapas). Txakoli is celebrated at five festivals around the US in July of each year (Chicago, Austin, Charleston, Baltimore &#38; Durham). Did you k now The Durham event [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.crossdrinker.com/2011/wine/txakolifest-returns-to-durham-saturday-july-23rd/</link>
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		<title>All aboard the Beltline Brew Tour Bus!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wished you could tour a local craft brewery without having to drive?  Now you can!  And not only do you get to visit a great local brewery – you get three! Enter Will Holland, founder of Beltline Brew Tours.  In 2009 Will, an avid homebrewer, recognized the burgeoning brewery scene, the voracious [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.crossdrinker.com/2011/beer/all-aboard-the-beltline-brew-tour-bus/</link>
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		<title>Rioja Wine &amp; Coke &#8211; the official drink of San Fermin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While San Fermin officially begins at noon on the 6th of July the festival of San Fermin lasts until the 14th of July. Originally the holiday was celebrated in October, but due to crummy weather in the Basque region of Spain the holiday was moved to July to coincide with more beautiful weather. Popularized in [...]]]></description>
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