December 06, 2006

New Tap Pours A Faster, Better Beer


(CBS) ST. PAUL, Minn. It's the kind of invention you'd expect a college student to come up with. A guy named Matthew Younkle was a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison when he thought there had to be a better way to pour beer.

He's come up with it, according to CBS affiliate WCCO-TV: Younkle's Turbo Tap invention has now been installed at every beer tap inside St. Paul's Xcel Energy Center.

"There's nothing bad about it," said Jim Domagall, general manager of Centerplate, the company that runs Xcel's concession operations. "It speeds up customer service and reduces the error for pouring a bad beer."

Cookie-Scented Ads Cause Stink

'Got Milk' Ads Removed From Bus Stops After One Day Due To Complaints

City officials ordered CBS Outdoor, the company that holds the advertising contract for its bus shelters, to remove the adhesive strips Tuesday, just one day after they were put up as part of a "Got Milk?" campaign.

The Municipal Transportation Agency canceled the plan after some residents raised objections. "We got complaints," said MTA spokeswoman Maggie Lynch. "It is controversial."

Some critics expressed concern over potential allergic reactions. Others complained the ads could be offensive to the poor and homeless who can't afford to buy sweet treats.

(Looks like city officials here have a lot of toime on their hands.)

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