Posts Tagged: BBADD
Is Good and Craft Beer Really A Form Of Temperance?
Posted by on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 in - 7 comments
Yesterday, Jeff reviewed the stated purposes of Oregon's Liquor Control Act of 1934 as part of an exploration of the regulation of strong drink in his state. Lew has been writing along a similar line for some time on his separate blog Why The PLCB Should Be Abolished. Cass has been running a …
With Friends Like This, Who Needs That Beer?
Posted by on Sunday, January 22, 2012 in - 9 comments
A bit of odd news out of Brazil as published in The Sydney Morning Herald as that nation prepares to host the FIFA World Cup in 2014: • ''Alcoholic drinks are part of the FIFA World Cup, so we're going to have them. Excuse me if I sound a bit arrogant, but that's something we won't negotiate …
I'm Sure I'd Try It If It Tasted Any Good...
Posted by on Monday, August 29, 2011 in - 1 comment
Non-alcoholic beer. Gak. Sort of the definition of gak. I have tried. For a while almost 20 years ago there was a brand of near beer that blended well with some brand of real beer and I was happily drinking 2.5% on a Saturday afternoon. But that was then. I've no idea now what was in the glass …
Your Dumb Beer Related Crime Video Of The Day
Posted by on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 in - leave a comment
What can you say. More here on the low speed chase...
Forget Not Being Serious, I Want Good Beer To Be Silly
Posted by on Monday, August 1, 2011 in - 6 comments
After tonight's big feed of whole salmon baked in a bucket of olive oil cut with lemon chunks sided with Local 1 and Jack D'or, I have to admit that I have some sympathies for pairing. And while I am not going to join any crusade against MADD, I balance my thoughts about BBADD with those by Jay …
Russia's Lawmakers Now Treat Beer As Booze
Posted by on Sunday, July 24, 2011 in - leave a comment
As I noted last summer, the Russian male's public drinking habits are something to behold. But the law classifying beer as booze and not a food passed into law this week and may bring an end to all that - for apparently good reason: • Since coming into office three years ago Medvedev has …
PGP 8.0: Teaching Ourselves About Drunk Driving
Posted by on Sunday, April 17, 2011 in - 3 comments
OK, if I had a spare $6,000 I am not sure I would spend it on this draft pouring arcade game chair but then again I am not sure I would not. You see, there are so many applications. As a tool for teaching about the dangers of drunk driving it's a natural. A boon to any driver's ed course. But also …
What Effect Has Beer On The Sports Fan?
Posted by on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 in - 7 comments
Sports and Beer. Right? You know what it means. Or do you? Consider this: • Dodger executives are now reconsidering a promotion to sell half-priced beers at several games starting next week. Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich criticized the idea in the wake of last month's beating of … read more »
Super Size Me + Lent = 46 Days of Beer
Posted by on Monday, March 14, 2011 in - 5 comments
Oh, dear God. We gave up these things for a reason: • An Iowa man who is subsisting solely on beer for the duration of Lent says he is trying to combat the “teetotalling, neo-prohibitionist tendencies” of some elements of Christianity while also paying homage to the beer-making Bavarian monks of …
Let Us All Forget The Simple Joys Of A Taxi...
Posted by on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 in - leave a comment
How embarrassing. We all know there are certain truths. That, before cars, there was no drunk driving is one of them. Which leads me to this: what the heck sort of problem do people have with jumping into a taxi? You know what that need to get behind the wheel after a few now is leading to? It …
