Booze hero Michael Jackson died Thursday. This obituary by the AP only recognizes him as a beer critic, which is odd considering he is at least as well known as a whisky expert. He wrote both the Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch and the World Guide to Beer. He... Read more →
Doesn't this drink sound crazy? I need to get some Rittenhouse Rye just to try it out. The recipe comes from Gary Regan's cocktail column in the SF Chronicle. Purgatory Makes 1 drink Adapted from a recipe by Ted Kilgore, bartender and bar manager at Monarch Restaurant, Maplewood, Mo. 21/2... Read more →
Gizmodo reports on a new LED-enhanced cork for lighting up your bottle collection. It makes me feel sorry for Ty Ku sake liqueur, who spent all that money for a customized light-up bottle. Labels: news, packaging Read more →
Creative beer shoplifting attempt: One masked, but otherwise naked, man hula danced in a convenience store to create a distraction so that his buddy could steal a case of beer during the confusion. Unfortunately it didn't work. Perhaps they should have thought smaller. If I were a convenience store worker... Read more →
I saw two similarly industrial-strength home drinking solutions today. The first is a carbonation system that uses a 20lb CO2 tank and makes enough seltzer for a year. The experimenter wanted to avoid using proprietary Soda Club CO2 tanks so he/she developed this system that only took ten minutes to... Read more →
Here's the downer antidote to all the upper energy drinks on the market: Blue Cow Relaxation Drink. What's in Blue Cow that will help me relax? Our proprietary blend of safe, relaxation-inducing ingredients includes Chamomile, Hops, Passion Flower, Hawthorne Berry, Lemon Balm and most importantly, Suntheanine®. What is Suntheanine®?* Suntheanine®... Read more →
In September's San Francisco Magazine I have a story on Cantina, a bar I may have mentioned here once or two hundred times already, as part of the Latin cocktail trend. The story isn't online, so run screaming to your local newsstand to pick up the new issue. Labels: bars,... Read more →
This article lists the Seven Beer Wonders of the World- all the recent goofy beer you've heard about- beer for your dog, pizza beer, bilk, etc. Labels: beer, funny Read more →