This Captain America Cake is Very American

Nothing says “America” like red, white and blue, superheroes, and novelty cakes. And they all came together for some lucky kid’s 4th birthday party, with the Captain America Cake. The blowing out of candles was then followed by the opening of presents, and a relentless stream of “U-S-A” chants from the parents.

[link, via Boing Boing]

100 Years of American Beer History In Two Minutes

Brought to us by Visual.ly, The American Beer Revival documents the rise and fall, and then rise again of the American brewery. The video begins with American beer production’s apex at the start of last century, how it hits a few snags during prohibition, a World War, and the 80s when everyone was doing coke instead — then comes back full circle with the rise of the craft beer movement. Cheers!

[via Eater]