We can't believe we've made it so long without ever mentioning this abomination of a movie. We're going to buy it and keep it in one of those "In case of emergency break glass" boxes, so we can pull it out if we ever need a reminder why flair bartending is irritating as hell. Or if we want to reinforce that Bryan Brown's career went down the shitter after F/X. Or if we want to bask in Tom Cruise in all his pre-Xenu glory.
If you're looking for a bartending advice and you don't have the time or inclination to like, actually read a book or something, look no further than your mp3 player. With iBar software for Mac and PC, you can transform your iPod into a mobile drink reference, complete with over 1,000 cocktail recipes plus "helpful tips, anecdotes, entertaining audio, toasts, and measurements." C'mon, you're only using the thing for music, photos, and Frisky Dingo episodes right now anyway...might as well make it useful too.
We'd never heard of Holy Taco before we got an email with their list of 11 manly cocktails, and we can only say one thing to them - welcome to our daily diet. We've added them to our iGoogle, partially on the strength of the cocktail list, partially on the strength of their other stories, and mostly because of this interview. Well played, gentlemen. Well played.
Anyway, check out their list of drinks - we agree with most of 'em, and when you click through check out the picture of Keith Richards. Does he or does he not look just like Pumpkinhead?
Family Guy's Brian Griffin on Booze, Broads, and More
Man, this book has been out for over a year, and we're just finding out about it now? That's nigh tragic, considering we take most of our advice from alcoholic cartoon dogs.
PS - did we really use the word "broads" in the title of our post?
From the mouth of the Griffin's bon vivant pooch come words of wisdom--in English mind you. More than just the family dog, Brian is the most learned and eloquent of the family, with insights as sharp as his speech is slurred, and a wit as dry as his martinis. Within this mighty tome he waxes philosophic on unrequited love, the relationship between master and dog, the adult film industry, and just how hard it is for a dog to get a bone.
A while back, we told you about Boozer, an energy drink/hangover remedy hybrid that seemed like it had a pretty good chance of replacing Red Bull in our post-boozing arsenal. We've gotten our hands on some samples, and we'll get the review posted as soon as we can do some testing.
And by testing, we mean drinking a lot, abusing the interns, getting hung over, and seeing what happens when we hit the Boozer. We'll post the results as soon as we have them. Oh, the things we put ourselves through just for you, our faithful readers.
A happy day to all of you drunken lads and lassies, on this, the worst drinking holiday of them all. Yes, we know we've said it before, but we can't stand this of all days, when everybody thinks they can drink like Shane MacGowan and ends up looking like...well, Shane MacGowan. If you insist on going out this McAmateur Night, we suggest you stick with the Guinness and avoid the green beer. Or, you can do what we're going to do - stay away from the crowded bars and make some green drinks of your own.
Whatever you do, just don't make the mistake we did a couple years ago and decide to go Shane on a few bottles of absinthe just because it's green. That was a lesson we learned the hard way.
Sorry for the radio silence yesterday, kids - chalk it up to wisdom teeth removal. We got a piece of news today that fills our hearts with mixed emotions - gladness because this holiday exists, sadness because we can't participate for numerous reasons...the biggest being the fact we can't eat steak unless we put it in a blender.
What the hell are we talking about, you ask? Oh - it's Steak & BJ Day - the Valentine's Day for men exactly one month after the one in February. It's not a new idea - we have friends who created a similar holiday that lands in August, six months after V-Day. Of course, the benefit of S&BJ Day is that it's today. Celebrate it, kids. Celebrate it.
Of course, none of this has anything to do with drinking, so we've done a little roundup of manly drinks you can enjoy whilst slinging your meat. First, we put together a nice little list of manly drinks last November, or if you're looking for tips with that Modern Drunkard spin, read on below.
There are a few skills everyone should possess. One of them is how to parallel park while traffic is waiting behind you. Another is pouring a pint of Guinness. Whether you're pouring from an honest to blarney tap, or from a draught can, there are certain tips for pulling it off correctly. Please note, the little shamrock carved in the foam is purely optional.
First, you have to use the traditional tulip shaped British pint glass (about 20 oz.). Hold the glass at a 45 degree angle to the tap and fill until the glass is about 2/3 full. Next, let the Guinness settle for at least 3 minutes. Don't forget about it though, nothing is worse than making a customer stare at their not yet served Guinness for too long. Finally, top of the pint and let it settle once more before serving.
This must be the week of high octane eye openers, because we covered Boozer yesterday, and today it's all about Hot-D. Do you think that means we have a problem? Anyway, it's not about us - Hot-D is an acronym for "Hair of the Dog," and it's a new twist on the energy drink.We've always heard tomatoes are a great hangover remedy (vitamin c and all), and these guys have supercharged a bloody mary mix. Bloody genius, that is.
Hot D is a tomato based vegetable cocktail infused with all the benefits of an energy drink. We have carefully combined top quality ingredients, chosen for their "healthy and rejuvenating" qualities (see ingredients). From the Tomato Juice's lycopene and it's role in reducing the risk of cancer and heart disease, to the Chinese herbalists use of Ginger to treat inflammation, the common cold, and influenza. Hot D uses only 100% pure Honey to add a hint of sweetness, unlike other Bloody Mary mixes and energy drinks that are loaded with fructose and corn syrup. The Taurine and Caffeine add the energy enhancing benefits that all Bloody Mary mixes have long been lacking.
There are plenty of mornings when we wake up and give ourselves a pick-me-up with a quick Red Bull. We like it because it helps us clear away the cobwebs, and hell...anything tastes better than the roof of our mouths at that point. We've always thought it seemed like a perfect way to start a bleary day, but we might have found something that'll work even better. Check out the Boozer Hangover Remedy - half energy drink, half eye opener, half metabolic booster.
We nabbed some copy from their How it Works page, where they blinded us with their science.
After the initial consumption of alcohol, absorption begins primarily through the small intestines in 30 to 120 minutes, but partially from the stomach, esophagus and mucus membranes in 5 to 10 minutes. Once absorbed over 90% of alcohol is metabolized in the liver by three oxidative enzyme systems; alcohol dehydrogenase-aldehyde dehydrogenase system, microsomal ethanol oxidizing system (MEOS) particularly at higher alcohol concentrations, and a catalase oxidation system in the stomach when alcohol is first ingested. Boozer's multi-functional formula facilitates the metabolism of toxins and replenishes the essential nutrients due to alcohol depletion.
It turns out - and we had no idea about this - that we love to watch celebrities get drunk and make asses out of themselves. There's something about it, we suppose, that makes us feel better for all the times we've had 40 drinks or so and suddenly lost our way to the end of whatever sentence we're trying to dribble out. Cracked.com has compiled a great list of drunken celebrity moments, and they captured all the obvious trainwrecks (Paris Hilton, Paula Abdul, David Hasselhoff), as well as some you might not have thought of (Orson Welles, Joe Montana Namath, oops, George W. Bush).
We've embedded our favorite below; see the full deal at Cracked.com
MythBusters Marathon/Drinking Game for President's Day
Well, our Valentine's Day hangover is slowly subsiding, so of course we're looking for our next reason to get schnockered holiday event. Luckily, we found out there's a MythBusters Marathon running all day Monday on the Discovery Channel, so we really won't have any reason to leave the house. That got us to thinking that there's got to be some great MythBusters drinking game we've never played, so we did some searchin' on the Infernets. Lo and behold, there was a great one, the bulk of the rules of which we've included below.
Oh, and if you're playing, expect to get 'Busted by early afternoon, because the marathon starts at 9 AM.
Valentine's Day is upon us once again, and once again, we're unprepared. Luckily, we've done a bit of research and we have the makings of a few great romantical cocktails around the house, so all we have to do is stop by the store and pick up some champagne. After all, what drink could have more romance in it than the bubbly?
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