Tuesday, December 14, 2010

You May've Missed Hanukkah, But Don't Miss Out on Jewbelation 14

So, even though Hanukkah is over and I'm not Jewish, it doesn't mean that I'm not trying to get my hands on the latest seasonal brew from Shmaltz Brewing. I've been all around the different tap houses in St. Louis in search of Jewbelation 14. It's the lastest from the craft brewers who've come up with He'Brew, and Jewbelation contains 14 malts, 14 hops and 14 extra-special taste additions. The only problem is that I can't seem to locate any...


The style is described as a barleywine, which is a very strong ale. They refer to it as barleywine because it's as strong as a wine, but it's made from grains (so, there's your beer lesson for the afternoon). In any case, it means this "chosen beer" really packs a punch, especially since it comes in 22-oz. bottles. 

Here's the kicker: Jewbelation 14 actually boasts an amazing 14% abv. The concept is pretty sweet. Each year, for the past 14 years the brewery has been in existence, their seasonal offering has increased in alcohol content. Last year, their Jewbelation had 13% abv. This year, they've reach 14, which is considered a numerical synchronicity by the maker for reasons well beyond what I'm willing to go into detail about. But if you want to read more about it, check it out here

The boys over at Beer Advocate rate it very high as well. So, please, someone ... if you find it, let me know. I've hit the bars, and no one is stocking it. Tonight, I'm hitting the specialty liquor stores. Maybe I'll find Jewbelation at the 14th place I visit? Wouldn't that just be ironic? 

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Who Says Posting When You're Drunk is Bad?

People make fools of themselves all the time. It's part of the shtick of being a fun-loving drunk. Now, by the power of social media, people's drunken words of wisdom and blurred truths can be forever chiseled in cyberspace. And for this, I am thankful.

So, the thought of pre-censoring yourself from posting any inebriated slurs goes way too far beyond the acceptable self-censoring that may happen when something makes its way from your brain to your mouth. For this, I am not thankful.

But you've got to love (what I'm guessing is) the new viral campaign to get people to check out Webroot. Their anti-virus software protects you and your computer. Now, this Social Media Sobriety Test protects you from yourself in the social media arena. Bravo, Webroot! Bravo!




I just hope you don't take the keyboard out of too many beer drinkers' hands. Shit drunk people say is funny. So, please people ... for the love of all things good ... grab yourself a case of beer, power 'em down, take a leak, and get online as fast as you can.

Cheers!

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Let's Get Hoppy Together!

I've never heard of anything like this before... two brewers, getting together to create one super beer. It's a pretty interesting concept. Mikkeller, whose story is pretty amazing, is teaming up with BrewDog, who I've already become a fan of for brewing the world's most alcohol-rich beer, for a collaborative effort that blows the hop tops off the brew scale.

The result is I Hardcore You, a 9.5% Imperial India Pale Ale.



Apparently this new brew is a recipe combo of Mikkeller's I Beat You and BrewDog's Hardcore IPA. Makes you wonder how they came up with the name for this hops love child?

In any case, you'll probably never see it or taste it or get to enjoy it. But if you do, let me know how it was.

Cheers!

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

I don't think this is a problem.

These are probably the ladies who benefitted most from men being drunk. If they really wanted to motivate sobriety by refusing sex, they should've enrolled some women that men would actually want to have sex with. I'm just saying...

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Muy COOL!

Mexican brewery Cerveceria Hacienda (facebook) has released three new bodacious libations: Hidalgo Stout, Catrina Red Ale and Jaguar Pale Ale. Australian artist Andrew Rose pimped out the label design. !Muy Caliente, Andrew!


I hope the brew drinks as smooth as it looks...



Friday, July 30, 2010

Friday, July 23, 2010

The Strongest and Most Expensive Beer in the World ... maybe even the Galaxy

This is brilliant. Established in April 2007, the Scottish Brew Dog brewery has set out to completely redefine the craft beer industry in the UK. Well, now they've done it.



Gizmag.com reportsScottish brewery BrewDog has reclaimed the world record for the strongest beer in history with a 55% alcohol beer which it has named “The End of History.” Only 11 bottles will be available, and each bottle will come inside a stuffed animal – seven Stoats will be available at GBP500 and four grey squirrels at GBP700, making it also the most expensive beer in history.


The beer bottle is literally inside a stuffed animal. I'm hoping they're all animals that were captured on the Brew Dog brewery campus and forced to sacrifice their bodies to the science of better beer making (and drinking) practices.


But, if you're wondering why the Brew Dog clan is so dedicated to creating the highest quality, highest alcohol beer on the market, you can simply blame the Germans.


The End of History from BrewDog on Vimeo.

Their brewing process to get higher ABV is quite logical, yet time consuming and meticulous. Everyone knows that water freezes faster than alcohol. So, here's what these guys do: They freeze their beer. When the water turns to ice, they extract the alcohol and use that for the rest of the brewing process. Oh, and they also dress up like penguins. At least they did when they were creating their Tactical Nuclear Penguin brew, which is 32% ABV.


Tactical Nuclear Penguin from BrewDog on Vimeo.

I can't wait to get my grip on a bottle of one of their brews.

Friday, July 9, 2010

Beer Truck Accident

Normally you see this with chickens in movies. Then there are chickens all over the road. But this beer truck accident is both a tragedy and a comedy. Hopefully no one was hurt.

The aftermath looks like a Sunday morning clean-up in the basement ... only our beer bottles are emptied.

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Unbelievable Dedication to Drinking ... maybe too dedicated

story pulled from fosters.com

Trapped drunk driver cracks another beer

Wednesday, June 23, 2010
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Trapped after flipping his car while drunk driving, a New Zealand man opened another beer as he waited to be rescued.

Paul Nigel Sneddon, 47, pleaded guilty to careless driving and drunken driving in a district court in the North Island city of Palmerston North, the Dominion Post newspaper reported Wednesday.

Sneddon failed to take a corner on June 1, crashed through a wooden barrier, and flipped his car onto its roof.

The newspaper quoted defense lawyer Peter Young as telling the court when Sneddon found he could not open the doors, "he had nothing else to do at that point, so he had another beer."

When police found him trapped in the vehicle his breath-alcohol level was 1,191 micrograms — nearly three times the legal limit of 400 micrograms.

Prosecutor police Sgt. Ollie Outtrim told the court Sneddon went on a drinking bender after losing his job at a bakery.

Asked by an officer how much alcohol he had consumed, Sneddon replied: "'Plenty. I've been drinking for four days straight,' adding he had just lost his job in a local bakery," Outtrim was quoted as saying.

Judge Gregory Ross fined Sneddon 1,100 New Zealand dollars ($776) and disqualified him from driving for 10 months. 

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Relief for Soccer Fans

Yes. World Cup mania is even hitting the john ... because the game doesn't stop just because you have to drain the lizard.

(There's gotta be a "play with my balls" joke here, but I'm going to show restraint.)




Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Skinny Blonde Beer Bares All

It was only a matter of time before some beer genius took the classic "nudie-pen" technology and applied it to a beer bottle. Introducing, Skinny Blonde beer. Three dudes from down under banded together to create a low-carb, all-natural brew that they say is great for "session" drinking. I'm going to assume that means you can drink these things all day long with little side effect? The alcohol content is likely as low as the taste, but this buxom brew does have one thing going for it - the label bares all as you sip away your inhibitions. Sounds great for summer. I'll be stocking my fridge as soon as I find these beauties at my local liquor store.


Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Don't Wear Orange to the World Cup!

It's a stunt. They happen all the time. But can you really arrest the people hired
to carry out the guerilla marketing effort? 

More than 30 women were ejected from the Johannesburg stadium on Monday during the match between Denmark and the Netherlands.
They were accused by Fifa of breaking strict rules on World Cup marketing.
They had all been wearing identical mini-dresses in Dutch orange, sold as part of a gift pack by a Dutch brewery. (full story from BBC News)

Way to go Bavaria. You got what you wanted. Hopefully none of your gals get locked up for too long...


But next time, if you hand out a bunch of orange Official Beer Gloves, you can get everyone in the stadium in on the action. And you know they're not going to jail an entire crowd!! But if they did, WOW, just think of the PR you'd get then. 

Friday, May 28, 2010

It Tastes Like Beer. But It Eats Like Ice Cream.




It's Beer Scream! It looks as though the Beer Bistro in Toronto is experimenting with beer-flavored ice cream. I'm not sure how I feel about this. I love the idea of beer-flavored anything. We were introduced to Beer Chips at the Great American Beer Festival a few years ago, and those turned out to be one of the greatest salty snacks ever invented. But Beer Scream? Maybe covered in a chocolate Stout sauce? I guess I'll have to make the trip to Toronto to check it out. If I come back with an extra 30 lbs. on me, you'll know it passed the taste test.

Friday, May 14, 2010

The Perfect Addition to Any Upscale Dorm

I guess this is a form of recycling. It kindof makes me wish I didn't throw out all those bottles from last weekend. I now have a project ... and a new focus for my beer drinking.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Not Even Spiderman Can Hold in a 12 Pack


Now, I can't say that Spiderman was wearing Official Beer Gloves at the time this picture was taken or that he had been drinking copious amounts of beer leading up to this event, but ...

Spiderman definitely has gloves on in this picture, and he definitely looks like he's had a few.