Here are a few interesting beer-related stories:

-- Columbus Alive! reports on the Whole Foods in Dublin serving draft beer. To read the full report, click here.

-- The Associated Press reports that Americans get too many calories from soda. But what about alcohol? It turns out adults get almost as many empty calories from booze as from soft drinks, a government study found. “We’ve been focusing on sugar-sweetened beverages. This is something new,” said Cynthia Ogden, one of the study’s authors. She’s an epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which released its findings Thursday. To read the full story, click here.

-- The Buffalo News reports on Boston Beer Co.'s Jim Koch's visit to the city to talk at a beverage convention. “Beer has become the new wine,” Koch told the newspaper. “The creation of a beer culture in the United States is following a familiar path, like what happened in wine. People appreciate wine today, and understand it." To read the full story, click here.

-- The Lakewood Patch website has a rundown of holiday beer offerings from Rozi's Wine & Liquor House, The Brew Kettle, Buckeye Beer Engine and Griffin Cider Works. To read the full story, click here.
 

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