In case you were wondering…

I was 'axed' some questions just the other day:

Why is there plastic things in Guinness beers?
A:They're called widgets and they imitate the use of nitrogen as a carbonation in the kegged version. They provide the creaminess to come out in the can/bottle versions as in the kegged version.

What's the best alcoholic drink or shot?

Man this a tough one...You have to factor in personal taste, region, group participation...religious beliefs,ext. I think that this question should be broken down by several situations instead.

1.Kick-Back: this a very cool and relaxed event, no need to get dressed up. You and a group of friends are BBQ'n and tell'n old 'memeber when?" stories. The preferred weapon of choice here is beer and not a dark of heavy one either, a lager like Corona, Land shark, or Dos Equis is money. Lagers will go with ALL BBQ food and don't fuck you up to the point to where you can't defend yourself during the "memeber when stories"!

2.Dinner Party: Wine...big surprise here, huh? red is usually the best,but just don't buy the a plain old Merlot or Pinot...throw a curve ball and score some points...pick up a blended red wine. Why blend red wines together? There are many rationales. Most obvious is to improve upon the shortcomings of one wine by adding another with a different set of deficiencies, saving both varieties. The reason that most inexpensive New World wines are without obvious flaw is because they are blends. Roll with a red...but bring a blend.

3.Social/Party: is there a difference between the two? Oh yeah! A Social and a Party look the same to the naked eye, same amount of people, usually at a house, all kinds of liquor...but here is the difference, a Social is made up of groups of established friends,acquaintances, and invitees...you walk in not knowing anyone and the proverbial needle jumps and the music comes to a screeching halt! A Party,however, is a free for all! you might have just walked in off the street but four shots later and you're one of the family! So when at a party, drink as much high grade liquor and shots as you can because no one will remember who drank it all at the end of the night! Start with beer at a Social...then strategically begin "bar tending" as people walk up to get a drink...after you pour a few drinks with a smile and act like you own the joint...you'll become a popular guest and the good hooch is yours for the taking. top drinks should be Vodka mixes or shots, whiskey and cokes, and try to leave with a bottle or two at the end of the night. Don't forget the greatest drink of all time...the free one!!!!!


Finally, this is what I was drinking this weekend...

Beer(s): Flying Dog Tire Bite Golden Ale, Harp, and Smithwicks.
Shot: "Shoot the Root"...pour a shot of root beer schnapps into a shot glass, drop it into a lite beer filled half way in a pub glass and pound...tastes like a root beer float.MMMMMmmmmm