Why simply sink your money in the bottom of a glass when you can sink your money in a company that provides you with that very booze you drink? And, hey, you might not sink at all. In fact, you could make yourself oodles of money! Enough money to buy kegs of whatever it is you fancy to wet that [...]
It wasn’t easy. For one thing there was the infernal heat. It was Arizona for God’s sake. Perhaps, they thought — those early brewers — Arizona was, in fact, forsaken. The heat — merciless. There was that. The heat and the water wasn’t good for it. It had high alkalinity. The heat, the water, and the fact that they were [...]
Our journey continues, as we discover beer and beer culture from every state in the Union, as we head north, far north, to the last frontier — Alaska. There are men in Alaska. Lots of men. Big, burly men. Men with hands that have callouses over them because they’re using them to build a cabin, or fish for King Salmon, [...]
Want to get away, and imbibe in some fine beverages? Me, too. Some suggestions, then, looking forward the next little while… March 12: Hard Liver Barleywine Fest in Seattle. March 16-19: National Coffee Association of America Centennial Celebration in New Orleans. March 18-20: Zinfandel Festival in Pasa Robles. March 18-19: Florida Wine Festival in Tallahassee. March 18-19: Universal Whisky Experience [...]
Can Mozart make wine taste better? An Austrian thinks so. The Daily Mail is reporting that by playing Mozart to fermenting grape juice, the wine will taste better. Markus Bachmann, a former French horn player, has created a tiny speaker that can be inserted directly into liquid and plays a mixture of classical, jazz, and electronic tunes. The Daily News [...]
Greetings! Welcome to a new continuing feature of Poor Taste Magazine. There is a lot of fine beer across our fine states and plenty of stories about that beer that have yet to be discovered. That said, we’ll travel from state to state to learn of their beer culture and beer history. First up, since we’ll be traveling alphabetically, the [...]
Next time you head to your local Starbucks, you may be paying more for that latte you love. Why? Coffee prices have hit a 14-year high. In fact, according to CNN Money, coffee futures have doubled in the last year. That’s good news for Colombian coffee growers. They’re expecting a bumper crop this year, according to Bloomberg. There’s a pest [...]
Jonathan Shipley: Welcome, Jonathan. First of all, congratulations on being Poor Taste‘s new Drinks Editor. Jonathan Shipley: Thanks, Jonathan. It’s an honor. I’ve been a fan of the site and of those running it, for quite some time. JS: Tell us when you started drinking. JS: JS: Makes sense. JS: My tastes developed after. Tang. Kool-Aid. Hot chocolate. JS: Tell [...]
Jonathan Shipley: Welcome, Jonathan. First of all, congratulations on being Poor Taste‘s new Drinks Editor. Jonathan Shipley: Thanks, Jonathan. It’s an honor. I’ve been a fan of the site and of those running it, for quite some time. JS: Tell us when you started drinking. JS: JS: Makes sense. JS: My tastes developed after. Tang. Kool-Aid. Hot chocolate. JS: Tell [...]
In mid-August, Hastings, Nebraska, is awash with color and flavor: from slammin’ strawberry-kiwi to triple-awesome grape, incrediberry to sunshine punch. In mid-August it takes place, at the place where Edwin and Kitty Perkins toiled together with flavored powders to create a beverage that makes kids and adults say, “Oh, yeah!” to this day. Lemonade sparkle to root beer, man-o-mangoberry to [...]
