Food and Drink

Sign me up: Beer baths [http://www.smh.com.au/news/europe/bathe-in-beer/2008/04/23/1208743038757.html?page=fullpage] . Of course, you have to go the Czech Republic. "[W]hile a regular tap pipes in locally sourced Il-Sano mineral water, our tubs will also contain 8-10 litres of

Bring a bullet to bite: Eleven of the manliest cocktails in the world [http://www.holytaco.com/2008/04/15/the-11-manliest-cocktails-in-the-world/]. Sample: Kentucky Tea: One mason jar halfway full of moonshine. Fill the jar with branch water. __________ You might have a drinking problem if . . . your 82-year-old Alzheimer's patient

Diabolical! A rough week like this one calls for Friday afternoon beers, but I have little league practice at 5:30, and I'm pretty sure one of my fellow coaches is the teetotaling type that would be pretty mad if I showed up wobbly. That really stinks. Maybe

The drum beat grows louder? Is 21 a bust when it comes to drinking? Lawmakers in seven states are actively considering legislation that would lower the legal drinking age. State pols in Kentucky, Wisconsin and South Carolina have introduced legislation that would lower the drinking age only for military personnel,

Before BYCU, a moment of commemoration: This is my 6,000th post. Yes, 6,000. I don't know whether to celebrate or bemoan that I don't have a life. I think the longevity is finally paying off, though. It would appear that TDE brings in over

Nasty bar fight last night. I was having a nice dinner with my wife, when this troglidytic group of thugs came in and started picking a fight with me. I ignored them, until one of them winked at my wife (he may have had something in his eye; hard to

Washington lawmakers have approved a pilot program that will allow beer and wine tasting in 30 grocery stores statewide in an effort to market local products. . . . But opponents contend the program sets a bad example by exposing children to alcohol consumption. [http://www.ajc.com/news/content/shared-gen/ap/Feature_

I took Marie to the new brewpub for her birthday last night. I paid $25 and enrolled her in the brewpub's mug club: your own private mug that holds over 20 ounces of beer, first beer free, and every beer for the rest of her life will only

It's February 29th. It happens once every four years. That means we're allowed to drink four times as much beer tonight. You can cite this blog as authority. Anyone who disagrees is obviously mathematically challenged. It's a good drinking weekend for me. My children&

Not clear on whether he was knighted before this, in spite of this, or because of this: Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy has been branded the "godfather of British binge drinking" by a Labour MP. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7131198.stm]