Let’s talk egg nog. This perennial holiday favorite is as important to the season as a Christmas tree to some. My wife is particularly fond of the stuff and bottles of the premade variety become fixtures in our refrigerator sometime in mid-November.
I’ve always been a why-buy-it-when-I-can-make-it kind of guy but I couldn’t keep […]
Filed under: Cocktails on November 30th, 2008 | No Comments »
Beer ads are universally known for two things – exaggeration and base humor. There’s nothing wrong with either and both can be fun when, like beer, they are served and consumed with moderation.
A recent poster ad from Tiger Beer is the perfect marriage of these two aspects. The poster prominently features a transvestite […]
Filed under: Beer, marketing on November 27th, 2008 | No Comments »
For many a beer lover Anchor Steam’s Christmas Ale is one of the highlights of the year. Anchor’s website says that’s it is released in early November. I’ve been checking my local beer store every week but it still hasn’t shown up. So, since I can’t have any to drink just now, I’ll write about it.
Filed under: Beer on November 24th, 2008 | No Comments »
Malt Advocate, a whisky magazine, has named its pick for the microdistillery of the year. Before I tell you who the honoree is, take a guess where it’s located. Scotland? Ireland? Kentucky? Nope. Nope. And Nope.
The big winner for 2008 is Penderyn Distillery in Wales. Who knew there was […]
Filed under: Beer, whiskey, whisky, microbrew, microdistillery on November 20th, 2008 | No Comments »
After last night’s historic election here in the US you might be wondering what’s on Barack’s to-do list. Well, we don’t often break news here at the Boozin’ Blog but we have an exclusive. In addition to putting together a cabinet for his new administration and picking out the right D.C. schools for […]
Filed under: Beer on November 5th, 2008 | No Comments »