beer

...now browsing by tag

 
 

Pub-Corn: Alcohol-flavored popcorn

Monday, May 11th, 2009

Here’s a fun new snack to try: Pub-Corn.  It’s beer- and cocktail-flavored popcorn!  How cool is that?

I served three flavors the last time our friends Ted and Tracy were over.  I made them guess the flavors.  They got “Pina Colada” and “Irish Creme” right away.  Then I had to give them a few hints (“a different category of alcohol…”) before they nailed “Beer.”

All three are very sweet and a good munching food.  Snacks that get people talking make for a fun get-together.

St. Patrick’s Day Frosted Glass Mug

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

St. Patrick’s Day is just 40 days away.  Get ready with this Paddy is My Homeboy Frosted Glass Mug, certain to delight your friends and bartenders.

Beer Bottle Glasses: Recycled, reusable art

Monday, January 12th, 2009

Aren’t these beer bottle glasses awesome?  Greensboro, NC-based Bodhicitta (on Etsy) melts and fires glass bottles and recreates them into entirely smooth, reusable glasses for juice, milk, water, wine, soda… or beer, if you’re a thinking-inside-the-box type.

I’m not a beer person, but I love the colors and designs.  And little makes me happier than recycling via sustainable re-use.

Happy Hour: Cider by the pint

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

There are two types of people: beer lovers and beer non-lovers.

To the exasperation of nearly everyone I know, I am not a beer lover. For many years I thought that I would develop a taste for it, just as I did with coffee, wine, blue cheese, and many liquors. But alas… after years of trying, it’s still not my thing.

In London I discovered that I’m not totally incapable of enjoying a frosty pint with friends on the bank of the Thames after an afternoon spent shopping at Borough Market. Cider. Cider! Refreshing and tasty.  Many pubs offer various types that were fun to sample.

To most beer lovers, cider is overly sweet and… pathetic, maybe? But for me, it works.