Everything You Wanted to Know About the World Beer Market

Way to go, America! We can still throw 'em down with the best. Although we should really consider getting our per capita consumption numbers up. They're embarrassing. Even Finland is kicking our ass. 

via 1001 Beer Steins. 

Beer US (Virtual Drinking Tour?)

I'm a fan of many here, but I'd choose Schlafly over Boulevard any day. Of course, that's probably my St. Louis talking. Maybe my goal for the summer will be to virtually drink my way across the country? Time to hit the liquor store...

Keep your other hand free for punching out d-bags

The Kebo One-Handed Bottle Opener is an engineering masterpiece. Long past are the days of wasting time with both your limbs while you try to open a bottle of beer. This modern marvel will not increase your beer drinking productivity - double fisting specialist status - it allows for multi-tasking, which is a great thing to put on your resume.

Buy one here. And enjoy your beer wherever your free hand shall lead you.

I'd like to give your inventors a high five ... while I crack open a bottle of beer ... mostly, because now I can.

Official Beer Glove APPROVED!

Cheers!

Funny, I never considered drinking out of the Liberty Bell before...

Artprint by Dan Grzeca

The Offer Still Stands

I'd still go in...

just for the chance that one of them isn't true.

Best Superbowl Appetizer Award Goes to...

Buffalo Chicken Wing Cup Cakes!

The perfect combination of pre- and post- meal delicatessen. First, you dip the drummie in the cupcake's blue cheese buttermilk whipped frosting, and then you devour the spicy goodness of the cupcake cakeness. Truly amazing... my compliments to Chef Cromie! Next year - some type of bacon cupcake.

Dear Supermarket, Really?

I love beer and meats as much as the next guy, but really? I'm not sure this is appetizing. And why only one beer? SUPERMARKET FAIL.

Now this guy has a head for building beer pyramids

I asked & I received... Beer-nog Whiskey Recipe

Thanks to our friends who make the Big O (their website), I now have a holiday drink concoction that's sure to blow the doors off your taste bud hot rod.

It's called Egg Flip, it's served hot, and it should be consumed immediately (so, the longer you're separated from it, the more time it has to separate - so don't expect there to be any leftovers)!

I stole the fancy drink image from drinksecrets.com. And they present a completely different Egg Flip recipe. So if you follow the following, it may not look just like the picture... unless you have a set of this glassware.

To the recipe! ... And to getting your holiday drinking off to a great start!

Egg Flip Recipe

Makes  enough for about 4 small glasses to the 1863 recipe and suggested ratios, a small glass or goblet per person is perfect. H. Porter in 1863 also recommends Gin (as well as Rum) for his Egg Flip, but most recipes use a Dark Rum. Rum and ale go well together, gin and ale goes less successfully. Use a good quality ‘real-ale’ for this recipe, also known as a cask conditioned ale or beer.

Note: Unlike the chilled Egg Nog, Egg Flip does not keep well – because it is heated it should be drunk soon after making, the egg will start to separate in the drink if left to go cold.

Ingredients For Egg Flip:

900ml of real-ale

100ml of Dark Rum

85g brown sugar (Demerara)

Grated Nutmeg (10 shavings)

1/4 tsp Ground Ginger

3 eggs (beaten)

Recipe Method:

In a larger, heavy based saucepan put onto a medium heat 300ml of the real ale. In a mixing bowl beat the eggs and sugar into a creamy paste – when the ale is simmering just under the boil, turn down the heat and whisk in the beaten eggs and sugar.

Making The Egg Flip - Heating The Ale And Whisking In The Beaten Eggs And Sugar

Whisk thoroughly and continuously as the eggs might scramble in the ale. When the ale has thickened and the beaten eggs and sugar have mixed and dissolved thoroughly add in the Rum and whisk. Grate in the nutmeg and add the ground ginger. Whisk thoroughly then add in the remaining 600ml of ale.

Mulling The Completed Egg Flip Over A Gentle Heat

Leave on a very gentle heat for 10 minutes until the Egg Flip is heated right through.

Frothing Up The Egg Flip By Pouring It Between Two Serving Jugs

Turn off the heat and either pour the Egg Flip between two saucepans or jugs to excite the drink, and make it frothy, or whisk it continuously for two minutes. Pour the Egg Flip into heat proof mugs or tankards and drink while still warm.

Recommended Ales For Egg Flip

If outside of the UK and getting the following ales proves difficult, then get a good local ‘real ale’ brewed in the traditional way from your country, (referred to as ‘cask conditioned ale/beer’). Do not use a lager, even those brewed in the UK, lager and ale are two different beverages – in Britain beer and ale are interchangeable names for roughly the same thing (although it is slightly more complicated than that).

1) ‘Bishops Finger’ from Shepherd Neame Brewery. 2) ‘London Pride’ from Fuller’s Brewery. 3) ‘Old Peculiar’ from Theakston’s Brewery. There are many other good makes, but these three are some of the best. If bottled beer is not widely available then cans of ‘Old Speckled Hen’ from Greene King brewery are also recommended.