I’m not much of a wine connoisseur, but I’m a beer drinking gal. For the life of me when I drink beer, I cannot smell the apricots, the exotic hops or be specific about a fruity nut taste. I know I’m not a beer snob, but I do like great tasty beer. Lately I’ve been trending Chimay and Shock Top. And Fat Tire was one of those long time “cool” beverages I drank with my girlfriends at Applebee’s a lot. And hot buzz words for drinking beer these past few years is “craft beers.” What is it? Munchies profiles the Fat Tire creator New Belgium.
Drink: The Origins of the Fat Tire Bicycle
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Food & Drink: The Ice-Cream Hangover Cure
May 21, 2016 by 1 Comment
Throughout history and around the globe, ever since alcohol (aka spirits) were introduced, we human beings have tried to solve the “hangover” next day. Whether it be soju, sake, cocktails, liquor or beer – the hangover will happen, so in South Korea, the problem has been solved with the hangover ice cream bar called Gyeondyo-bar, which translated into US means “Hang in There.” This so-called ice cream cure has grapefruit juice and raisin tree extract to fight the hangover.
Drink: Best Craft Beer – Southern Tier
April 1, 2015 by Leave a Comment
During the NCAA March Madness 2015, USA Today had their own bracket event for the best craft beer in the USA. The winner was Southern Tier from Lakewook, NY. I’m not much of a beer snob, I just like it if it taste good, but Southern Tier is now on my beer drinking list.
Drink: the “Pin-Up” Beer Can
February 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment
If you remember a few years back Coors Light had these “deep cold activation” beer cans and bottles. The beer can would change colors telling the you that it was a cold cold beer. Now Brazilian ad agency WMcCann has done something similar with Brazilian beer company Conti Bier with their limited edition “Pin-Up” beer cans.
Drink: Craft Beer Culture in Japan
September 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Another great Munchies episode about draft beer culture in Japan. You may have generalize beer in Japan as just Sapparo, Asahi and Kirin, but it’s more than that as host Yuka Uchida explores the neat beer trends in Japan.
Thrud The Barbarian by Carl Critchlow
October 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Is it He-Man? Conan the Barbarian! No, it’s not – it’s our wandering beer-guzzling warrior Thrud The Barbarian! Comic artist Carl Critchlow first unleashed his character Thrud as a college project, where it first appeared in a fanzine in the 1980s and then spawned a six-year comic strip run on Games Workshop’s “White Dwarf” magazine.
Drink: Hello Kitty beer
September 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Sanrio surely has licensed Hello Kitty on everything and anything, now a limited edition batch of Hello Kitty beer. This fruity alcoholic concoction has 6 tropical flavors like Lemon Lime, Peach and Banana. The beer is produced by Taiwanese beer maker Long Quan.
Space Invaders Bottle Opener
March 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Another cool looking bottle opener from the iconic video game Space Invaders. It’s available for pre-order @ Entertainment Earth. It’s makes a great gift for beer drinkers and Space Invader fans.
MSRP: $9.99USD
Buy it @ Entertainment Earth – Space Invaders Bottle Opener.
Army Man Bottle Opener
March 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
When I was young I played with toy soldiers and I bought my son a set of them a few years ago. Seeing this bottle opener brings back some good memories of playing with those army toys plus it made me wonder where I those stowed those guys away. Made of die-cast metal, and is around $22 after shipping at Amazon, maybe it’s a good thing I don’t know where the old army men are, that way I’d never get them mixed up together since it’ll be a pain trying to find the opener.
MSRP: $18.05USD
Buy it @ Amazon.com – Army Man Bottle Opener.
Drink: Star Wars Bottle Opener
November 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
In a planet far, far away, they probably have beer, and they will probably need something to open it with. That’s where they would need this millennium falcon bottle opener. It’s unfortunate this thing doesn’t shoot out lasers or have sound effects, but to be able to hold a small replica in your hand with the cold beer in the other, well, I think thats good enough for any Star Wars-loving guy.
Drink: A Refreshing Drink – Beergarita
May 25, 2012 by 2 Comments
Okay, I got ahead start on my Memorial Day weekend. Last night I met up with some friends at a Mexican restaurant in Porterville, California, called El Tapatio. I really needed a drink that would beat the heat, so I had what they called a beergarita. Nothing new here but it’s new to me…
Ingredients for the Beergarita/Beer-rita
- 6.4 oz Coronita or 11 oz Corona bottles if you can’t find the Coronita size.
- 8 oz Tequila Blanco… or a bit more if you prefer, like myself.
- 1 can Frozen Limeade Concentrate
- 8 wedges Lime
- 1/2 Cup Salt
- 15 cubes Ice
Let the frozen limeade defrost on kitchen counter for approximately 5 min to soften. Open and pour limeade into 2 qt pitcher. Fill limeade can with 8 oz Tequila and pour into pitcher. Stir Tequila and limeade until thoroughly mixed. Slowly pour 24 oz of beer. Let the foam from the beer subside and add enough ice to fill the pitcher. Slowly mix ingredients and serve over ice.
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