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11.05.09 by Widge @ 3:47 am  So for being in Baltimore on the occasion of the Poe Bicentennial, my first thought was to find a 7-Eleven, as we don't have them in Atlanta. There have been reports before of drinks one can only find there. The Simpsons tie-in event was there, for example. But all I was able to lay hands upon at first was this: an energy drink based around the Domo character. This is the great mystery, as no one I was able to talk to while I was here understood why this character was popular enough to be plastered about the store in this promotional manner. Indeed, most Americans probably don't know what the character's name is, only that "it's that thing chasing that kitten in that joke picture about masturbation." As for what this drink has going for it, it's got 50% of your RDA for Vitamins B6 and B12, plus Guarana. Caffeine content? Unknown...although I'm thinking it's in the Red Bull 80mg arena. And speaking of that Simpsons tie-in, this drink is from Boston America, who brought you that Duff Energy Drink as well as another novelty drink, Tropic Thunder's Booty Sweat. Categorized as: Drinks and Reviews
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10.17.09 by Widge @ 6:07 am In yet another example of a corporation acting like total dicks, Hansen Beverage Company, who owns Monster Energy Drink, has decided to send a cease and desist to Rock Art Brewery in Vermont. Why would a company that makes energy drinks give a damn about a different company that makes beer? Because A) the brewery makes a beverage called Vermonster (which is a beer and not an energy drink) and because Hansen wants to go into alcoholic beverages. So they're just playing the corporate bully and trying to push Rock Art Brewery out of the way. Here's Matt, the head burrito of Rock Art, to tell you about it. Categorized as: Drinks
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08.09.09 by Widge @ 8:01 pm  One of the things I can marvel at coming off of my thirteen-year self-imposed health-prescribed alcohol moratorium--apart from the eager proclivity of people to think I'm going to become a lush at the drop of a hat--is the advances in what we can only call "alcohol technology." When I stopped drinking, an advanced level of alcohol progress was Godschlager (I know it's actually Goldschlager but shooting back the stuff is like being punched in the face by God, so I've always just called it Godschlager). Granted, there might have been amazing bits of alcohol tech back then but...let's just say I didn't have a very sophisticated palate. Not that I'm hot shit now, I just can fake it better. Anyway, thanks to our friend Leigh, enter this jewel into my life: Van Gogh Vodka's coffee flavored vodka promising Double Espresso and Double Caffeine. I have before wondered about the point of having an alcoholic energy drink--but again, we didn't have those when I had quit before. I still don't quite know the point--beyond taste--and the taste is why this drink works for me. It's got a strong saying-hello-to-your-nostril-hairs vibe to it when you take a sizable sip and yet a sweet caramel coffee-ish taste that comes in after. It's fine just on its own, even before you start mixing it with other things. I wouldn't shoot it, frankly, just because it's fine to sip it. That way you get to enjoy the flavor rather than have it hammer you in the face all at once. Categorized as: Drinks and Reviews
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07.22.09 by Widge @ 12:25 am After checking out a recent episode of Skeptoid regarding the health risks (or lack thereof) of high fructose corn syrup, it occurred to me to question my own taste preferences. Can I actually taste the difference between sugar and high fructose corn syrup in cola? To answer my own question, I setup a blindfolded triangle test between Pepsi and Pepsi Throwback as well as Coke and "Mexican" Coke. The results might surprise you. Some of them surprised me. Categorized as: Drinks
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07.18.09 by Widge @ 5:45 am  So when Miss Destructo mentioned on her Twitter account that this existed, my destiny became clear. After all, it's no secret that I love ice cream. It's also no secret that Red Bull is a good friend of mine and has been there for me when many others, including my consciousness and sanity, have fallen by the wayside. So when you put the two together, it seems like a recipe for disaster, stimulation, insanity, palate destruction or all of the above. Thus, I found myself calling the closest Steak n Shake to see if they had this as an offering and they did. So first chance we had, it was in the car and going there with the sole purpose of trying it. Again: destiny. I wasn't sure what to expect. After all, it's called a "Red Bull Freeze." People were asking, is it a slushie? A milkshake? Something else? It wasn't until the waitress brought it out--that's it, of course, in the pic--that I could see it was indeed a Red Bull milkshake. And it doesn't look like anything special at all, does it? It looks just like a vanilla milkshake. It's unassuming. That's how it draws you in. Categorized as: Drinks and Reviews
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