Rheingold beer is coming back. If it seems like we already went through this fairly recently then you might be getting this classic, pale lager mixed up with any of the other classic, pale lagers from the good old years that have enjoyed revivals recently like Schlitz or Pabst. Or you might be […]
Filed under: Beer on August 31st, 2010 | No Comments »
First, they deep fried pickles but pickles aren’t a big part of my life so I let it pass.
Then, they deep fried candy bats but I don’t care for sweets so I wasn’t concerned.
Next, they deep fried butter but I decided only the passively suicidal would eat such a thing so I ignored it.
And, since […]
Filed under: Beer on August 27th, 2010 | No Comments »
Anyone who has ever punched a clock has got to admire Steven Slater. In case you just woke up from a coma, he’s the flight attendant who recently decided that he was fed up with customer service and flipped out on a JetBlue flight. There are some conflicting stories about what led up […]
Filed under: Beer, marketing on August 15th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
What’s the first thing you do when you get home from work? Kick off your shoes, make some dinner, check the mailbox… An important part of getting home for me is reaching in the fridge and grabbing a beer. It’s what most of us want after work regardless of what we do […]
Filed under: Beer on August 8th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Maybe it’s because my approach to the news is booze-oriented, but it seems to me that politicians and lawmakers love to default to overkill when it comes to alcohol. Don’t get me wrong, I think that it’s good to have regulation on drinking age and such, although I may disagree with the current levels. […]
Filed under: Beer, Alcohol Law on July 31st, 2010 | No Comments »
My last post was about a beer commercial. This set me off on a time wasting bit of youtube surfing as I watched a bunch of beer commercials.
My default position is to bitch about beer ads. The worst are those that are selling a life-style that in no way is realistic or even […]
Filed under: Beer, Bourbon on July 30th, 2010 | No Comments »
It all started back in college, as do most stories about beer pong. Apparently, Scott Tipton and Christopher Kolb were pretty good beer pong players. Good enough that a Danish film crew wanted to catch their mad skills on tape and use the footage in a Carlsberg commercial.
Tipton and Kolb agreed but only […]
Filed under: Beer, beer bong on July 29th, 2010 | No Comments »
I think what I like best about this story is the entrepreneurial spirit of it.
Here’s what happened:
A homeless man who, apparently had once worked there, learned that the Valencia Club was closing. The Club’s liquor license had come due and, rather than renewing it, the owner decided to close the place and walk away.
Well, […]
Filed under: Beer, Alcohol Law on July 27th, 2010 | No Comments »
What’s your favorite drinking term? Soused, lit up, smashed, shit-faced, pissed all leap to mind.
Of course, around here we’re partial to the classic word booze. It’s concise and works equally well as both a noun and a verb. As a noun it refers to any form of alcohol from cider to rye. […]
Filed under: Beer, booze on July 10th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Somewhere in the house is Dad’s drinking corner. Maybe he built himself a bar down in the basement. Maybe he has an easy chair parked in the corner of the computer room with a mini-fridge and a cabinet full of liquor and drinking glasses. Maybe he has a particular cushion on the […]
Filed under: Beer, Rum on May 31st, 2010 | No Comments »