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Entries Tagged as '~ Beer / ale / stout ~'

Arthur’s Day to stay

March 1st, 2010 · No Comments · ~ Beer / ale / stout ~, ~ Booze news / new products ~

The Arthur’s Day we had last year worldwide looks set to b an annual affair by Diageo. Hopefully it wont be Muslim-free.
But its unclear if this would involve organized events, or be based purely around advertising and promotion.
Diageo has positioned Guinness as one of the most recession-resilient drink in its portfolio. [...]

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If your beer tastes like crap,

February 24th, 2010 · No Comments · ~ Beer / ale / stout ~, ~ Booze news / new products ~

u could be right. I just discovered a report that says a local syndicate has been using expired can beers to fill old beer bottles and sell them as new beer to pubs.
Disgusting. Am all for recycling, but dis way too far bitch.
The fuckers should be caught & forced to drink pitchers of stale beer, [...]

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Beer for bones

February 10th, 2010 · 2 Comments · ~ Alcohol &... health?? ~, ~ Beer / ale / stout ~

Drinking beer gives u healthy bones. Lagers and pale ales are the best for this.
Aint shittin. A study by Univ of California confirms this. This link was mailed to me by a reader, Eden.
Alcohol was also recently documented to reduce the chance of heart attack by 50%.
All d sweeping prejudices about how booze (in moderation) [...]

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If u like Guinness…

February 3rd, 2010 · 8 Comments · ~ Bars / Clubs / Restaurants ~, ~ Beer / ale / stout ~, ~ My recommended outlets ~

…u’d luuv Spaghetti Grill (2287-2220). They serve it ice-cold, like Chilis, but without retarded managers. It’s located at Megamall, facing The Gardens.
And the price is ridiculous - $11.95++ or $13.75 nett a pint. Cool thing is, happy hours is all day, all nite! And it aint just for Guinness - other beers & liquor too. [...]

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Beer tasting @ Craft Brews

January 25th, 2010 · No Comments · ~ Bars / Clubs / Restaurants ~, ~ Beer / ale / stout ~, ~ Booze news / new products ~

Beer. The world’s oldest and still most widely-consumed alcoholic beverage, usually made from malted barley, with hops added for flavour, and for bitterness, to counter the sweetness of d malt.
Its been around for ages - fuckers have been gettin drunk for at least 10,000 years! (And still no real hangover cure?? Other than this recent [...]

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Checkin Craft Brews

January 11th, 2010 · 2 Comments · ~ Bars / Clubs / Restaurants ~, ~ Beer / ale / stout ~, ~ Booze news / new products ~

Was there on a cool Friday evening, sampling their draft beers and a lil food.
Craft Brews (7722-3000) launched last month, and is located near Petronas / Tesco, Mutiara Damansara, PJ. It serves mainly beer, as well as some interesting food like pork ribs.
The main beers featured here are those sourced from micro breweries; Craft Brews [...]

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Cenosillicaphobia

December 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · ~ Beer / ale / stout ~, ~ Random ~

.. is the fear of empty glasses! Haha! Am sure quite a few alcos out there are inflicted.
I know dis coz my housemate Eddy passed me this link - 20 Things Worth Knowing About Beer. Pretty funny (& informative) shit. A sample below. (Click on the image for enlargement.)
Dont mess with da medula!

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DIY apple cider / alcohol

October 7th, 2009 · 17 Comments · ~ Alcohol &... health?? ~, ~ Beer / ale / stout ~, ~ Drinking / bar skillz ~, ~ Moonshine! ~

OK here it is finally, how to make sidra / cider after some teasing in a recent post about yeast, and one before that. Had to be sure how to do it. So now you can make your own apple booze at home, or any other fruit!
Makes u realize what cheap shit alcohol actually is. [...]

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Bent in Bentong

September 4th, 2009 · 2 Comments · ~ Beer / ale / stout ~, ~ Travel ~

Day two of Independence weekend headed to Bentong in Pahang for a beernic. Dats like a picnic. With beer. Crew of Joyce, Mad Max, Joleen, my bro Anil and Joleen’s mutt Brandy. Why does she call her dog Brandy when she hates brandy?
Anyway, stocked up on extra strong beers from Jaya Grocer and hit da [...]

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Apple juice + yeast = high

September 2nd, 2009 · 3 Comments · ~ Beer / ale / stout ~, ~ Moonshine! ~

The Independence weekend was a haze. Saturday was high from 1pm to 1am, Sunday repeat. Brunch was booze. Niiice.
Awoke on Saturday and headed to Bangsar for Sarawak laksa, but suddenly remembered a friends BBQ lunch party, so detoured n got wasted there. Had white wine, Green Label and roast lamb. Then headed home to try [...]

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