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Tivolo Spherical Ice Molds

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Tivolo Spherical Ice Molds ($15) make it easy to form 2.5″ sphere-shaped ice, which is good as they have less surface area compared to the regular ice cubes so they melt slower and water down your drink less. Perfect for those of us who actually enjoy the the taste full flavor and aroma of our drinks….

7 days ago · · Booze, Kitchen

Ice Core Beer Pitcher

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There’s nothing better than a delicious ice cold brew on a warm Summer night.  Keeping the beer ice cold, however, is a real trick.  With the Ice Core Beer Pitcher ($13) you can serve up ice cold beer for hours without watering it down or wasting inordinate amount of ice.

26 days ago · · Booze, Gear, Kitchen

Junior Johnson’s Midnight Moon Apple Pie Moonshine | Tasting Notes

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The misconception surrounding moonshine abound.  It’s not firewater and it certainly isn’t turpentine.  In fact moonshine is more appropriately aligned with Grandma’s apple pie than the drink it and yer gonna go blind image it seems to have gotten.  Historically moonshine has been an unregulated spirit but things are changing and legal moonshines are now available on…

27 days ago · · Booze, Tasting Notes

Dogfish Head Randall Jr.

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The Dogfish Head Randall Jr.($20), based on the brewery’s Randall the Enamel Animal, is a single-serve gadget that lets you experiment with your beer’s flavor by infusing flavors from coffee beans,  jalapeños, hops, tea or even cooked bacon.  You place the ingredients in the canister, pour your beer over them and let the concoction sit in the fridge…

33 days ago · · Booze

Brew Cave Walk-In Kegerator and Beer Fridge

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There are some things in a life a man absolutely does not need but simply must have, this is one of those things.  The Brew Cave Walk-In Beer Cooler & Kegerator ($6,350-$6,750) is available with or without a floor, provides room for 30 cases of beer and several kegs and even has a single-tap kegerator all kept…

40 days ago · · Booze, Gear, Kitchen

Beer Makes Men More Intelligent, According to Science

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Is this tremendous news really that surprising?  Beer gets girls to wear scanty outfits, leads to great times among friends, has us hone our athletic and strategic chops with a ping-pong ball and most definitely make me a more deadly killer on Call of Duty.  Is it any surprise that it makes us smarter? A study conducted…

This is the Future of Ice Cold Beer

This is the Future of Ice Cold Beer

The Japanese beer magicians at Kirin have come up with an incredibly genious innovation to keep a pint cold – Ichiban Shibori Frozen Draft is used to create an artificial head that locks in the coldness and then disappears as it melts into more delicious brew.

40 days ago · · Booze, Videos

Marshall Amp Fridge

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Love rock & roll? Love beer?  The Marshall Amp Fridge ($300) deserves a place in your pad.  The fridge carries Jim Marshall’s signature logos and face – it even has control knobs that go to eleven.  Inside is a 4.4 cubic foot fridge with a high efficiency freezer.  Strip out that freezer and you could build the…

60 days ago · · Booze, Gear, Kitchen

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