The Austrian region Tyrol is most famous for its winter sports and ski resorts in winter and its hiking and cycling trails in summer. The idyllic mountain sights and landscapes of thick forest and ‘Almenland’, the traditional summer farms where cattle and sheep are kept in meadows above the tree line. However there’s a third…
No matter what country you go to a great conversation starter are always the beer prices. You’ll get an answer like “Yeah, it’s not what it used to be”, and so on. Since most governments still see taxes on alcoholic beverages as a great way to pay for their endless amount of well catered meetings…
Any experienced drinker can tell you that few things get you plowed like a combination of beer and shots. As soon as hard liquor and the ‘juice of the barley’ are mixed in the stomach you can be sure of 2 things: you should be prepared to experience any kind of drunkness and you better…
In our section of historical drunks we usually speak of people who accomplished many great things despite being hammered most of their lives. This can not be said of Sultan Selim II (1524-1574) of the Ottoman Empire. However Salim the Drunkard, as he was commonly called, did leave a huge impact on the history of…
And the winner is…. Czech Republic! That’s right, Czechs drink most beer of all in the world. Well, not in total because that’s China with 54.000.000.000 liters, but with around 1.35 billion habitants that comes down to only 40 liters a year per person. When we calculate the average amount of beer drunk per person,…
It’s almost impossible to have never heard any of Ludwig van Beethoven’s work, even if you are not into classical music. His work has been used in plenty of movies or as samples in music by The Beatles, Alicia Keys and Nas, to name a few. However, how pleasant and calming his music may sound to…
Remember the Lords of the Drinks U1600 Tour? That’s right, we searched for the oldest 23 bars in Europe. All of them were founded before the year 1600 (Under 1600). They may have switched names or owners in this time but they never stopped serving beers. This amazing journey takes you through 11 different countries.…
Nothing like a good old pub right? Well, the ones we’ve selected here breathe history like no other. These are the 23 oldest bars of Europe we could find. All were founded before the year 1600. You haven’t truly toured through Europe before you’ve had a beer in all of these amazing pubs. We ranked…
Here’s a hilarious movie for you. Two guys in the Austrian ski resort Mayrhofen are dragging their wasted mate home. The video states that they are Russians, but other websites claim the guys are from Wales. Whoever they are, we love their determination to the noble sport of ‘apres ski’. Enjoy!
Have you ever had to explain historical events to a drunk person? Not so easy is it?! Well the best way to do this is probably by translating the facts in a language that he or she understands. Let’s imagine world history took place in a bar. This is the first episode of what happened in…
Lords of the Drinks 