Wednesday, June 21st, 2006

Happy belated birthday to Sam and Nikki!! Hope you had a great one!

Wednesday, June 21st, 2006
Crazy Hungarians

Who’s hungry for Hungarian wine? I gotta tell ya…when I think of Hungarian wine, I don’t think of asking for a second glass. In fact the only Hungarian wine I can think of is Bull’s Blood and the thought of it makes me shudder. But, apparently, Hungarians are damn crazy. (Well, at least in my opinion)


Check out this article where they are having competitions for wine labels. They are calling it a wine bottle beauty contest. Let me translate that for you. They are having a contest to come up with a label that will actually sell the swill that they are calling “wine”. The winner gets $5 million in Hungarian money (which is probably like pesos and will barely buy you a loaf of bread). But hey, Yellow Tail was a success right? So what could those crafty Hungarians come up with to make themselves a pretty penny? Hmmmmmm oh that’s right, porn sells big time in America doesn’t it? Ladies and gents allow me to introduce Hungarian Lesbians Young Girls Red. You saw it here first.


Not only that, but it seems that those crazy Hungarians feed their primates wine at the zoo.

Budapest Zoo spokesman Zoltan Hanga said it was the 11 anthropoid apes who drank most of the wine in 2005. "Obviously, they do not have it all at once and get drunk, but they get it in small amounts mixed in their tea," Hanga said. "And it's not Eger Bulls Blood or some expensive wine that they are getting but simple table wine, as it's mainly good for their blood cells."

Hahahahahaha. If Eger’s Bull’s Blood is the expensive stuff then the monkeys must get prison wine. Also, does it strike anyone as being odd that they drink tea? I mean I know monkeys are smart and all but I hardly imagine them sitting down to “relax” with some tea and wine after a long hard day of throwing their own shit at each other.

It’s official!
Congress passed a bill allowing diners in restaurants to take their wine with them. If you go into a restaurant and order a bottle of wine but don’t want to finish it, you can now ask your server to cork it for you so that you can take it home. I suppose there are people that actually do this because they can’t finish the bottles. I don’t know any of these people but more power to ya! Know your rights!!

Science Rocks!
Researchers are crossing hop varieties to come up with better hops resulting in richer, fuller, and tastier beers. It’s making Anheiser Busch sad. :(


Celebrity peace offering
Nicole Kidman, who is getting ready to get hitched to Keith Urban in Australia (because rumor has it she's preggers), made a peace offering to the paparazzi who are staked out at her house.

She sent out some water and Victoria Bitter Beer. Hmmm, was that a peace offering or an insult? You decide!!

Beer Review

Last night I celebrated the last day of summer session with the Harpoon 100 Barrel Artist Series Imperial Stout.

It poured a dark milk chocolate color with a beautiful cappucino head. The nose was full of burnt toffee. It coated my tongue with an acidic coffee flavor chased away by a creamy caramel / toffee taste. It was incredibly viscous without being cloying and the finish was amazing. It lasted forever. Dear lord, was this beer good. I highly suggest it if you can find it. And if you have some hidden away, I will happily invite myself over to drink yours!!

Cheers!