Summer time is here and so is the beer. I look forward to hoisting a host these next couple of days. The weather forecast is sunny and so are my expectations. Of course, saying such a thing is a good way to get rain, but that's okay. There's always beer.
And just in time for summer: sandals that hold liquor.
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Drunken Photoshopping. Pretty good pics (note: some PG-13 content).
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Everything you want to know about bourbon. Excerpt:
For a whiskey to call itself bourbon, its mash, the mixture of grains from which the product is distilled, must contain at least 51% corn. (The rest of the mash is usually filled out with malted barley and either rye or wheat.) The mash must be distilled at 160 proof or less, put into the barrel at 125 proof or less, and it must not contain any additives. The distillate must be aged in a new charred oak barrel. (Most often these barrels are white oak, but they can be any variety of oak.)
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Want to try your hand at beer brewing but don't want to go whole hog? Catholic Beer Review has a recommendation.
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Handy Latin, including this one: Re vera, potas bene: Say, you sure are drinking a lot.
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Finally, a union cause I can support:
