Even I, the one beer wonderkid, has been known to enjoy a brew with my pizza. Beer and pizza, they just go together. But nothing could prepare me for this: Pizza Beer. That’s right, “ale brewed with oregano, basil, tomato, and garlic.” What do you think noodads? You can buy some here.
Where there is beer, there are spills. And if you are like me, you need to get those beer stains out of your carpet. My beer stains come from the fact that my poker table, although equipped with drink holders, are not build for beer bottles. 3 spills later, I needed a fix to get those stains out before my wife surveyed the damage. This was the best solution I could find and it works. Plus, it only has 3 easy steps: perfect for those hangovers the next morning. Read the rest of this entry »
I was behind a mom and two pre-teens (that makes ‘em “Tweens” I believe) at Starbucks last weekend listening to back-and-forth about which beverages the two twin girls should be allowed to order and why.
Mom: “You can have decaf or hot chocolate.”
Daughter 1: “Why can’t I have a latte - it’s mostly milk anyway and what’s the big deal anyhow.”
Daughter 2: “Yeah, there’s more caffeine in a Coke than a shot of espresso…”
Mom: “Neither of you even like coffee.”
Daughter 1: “Yeah but a latte doesn’t taste like coffee and besides, I’m tired. I NEED some caffeine.” Read the rest of this entry »
Check out this beauty! A mash-up between a Krups coffee machine and a Heineken Draught Keg (you’ve seen the fembots commercial)…it will keep a 5-liter Heineken keg cold and tasting bar-fresh for up to 30 days and the top of the line version (not pictured) sports an LCD command center. This in my Man Cave would be enough to make me a Heineken guy 24/7/365 (does that constitute alcoholism?!).
Already on sale in Europe, Krups and Heineken debuted it in the US this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. It goes on sale in April and will set you back about $400. You can read more at Engaget.
We’ve seen Heineken kegs for ~$18-22 and they will give you ~10 pints. Do the easy math - that’s about $2 per pint. Can’t beat that!
First off, let me add a disclaimer that I do not like tomato juice. I like ketchup. I like tomato sauce. But I do not like tomato juice. As for clams, I like them, just not in drinkable form.
So when I heard that Budweiser made a beer that combined all that is good with the King of Beers with tomato juice and clam juice, I darn near puked. It’s called the Budweiser Chelada.
Apparently, I am not the only one that feels this way. According to one reviewer at BeerAdvocate.com: Read the rest of this entry »
Prior to the arrival of junior, my wife and I typically opened a bottle of wine a week and partook as long as the wine stood up. But as soon as my wife got pregnant, she chose to go completely on the wagon. Post birth, my wife remained on said wagon as she breastfed…leaving me the sole imbiber in the house.
This presented me with a dilemma…skip the vino or open a bottle and toss the second half as it turned before my one-glass-a-night tendencies polished it off. For the most part, to the chagrin of the owner of my local wine shop and my HDL level, I stopped drinking wine. But then I had a revelation - I got some box.
What I’m talking about is box wine. It’s not what you think…not the Franzia Chablis for $6.99 you remember the girls in high-school drinking…but good wine…the kind you would want to drink with a nice meal. Really. So check your prejudices and fear of being regarded as a social neanderthal and read on.
I have been holding a mini competition of global proportions for the last 20 years of my life. It is the title of the Best Soft Drink on the Planet. It started when I was 12 and I said to my buddy, Eric, “Nothing beats Dr. Pepper”. To which he replied, “I think Mr. Pibb is better.” After tasting it, I agreed. So began the constant battle of my tastebuds.
But when I visited my wife’s hometown of St. Louis for the first time, she exposed me to something that changed my life forever: Vernors Barrel Aged Ginger Ale.
See, I was born on the West Coast and I grew up on the East Coast. This liquid gold is only available in between. Read the rest of this entry »
