To finalize our Peruvian theme day we have quite a special short documentary for you. Metropolis TV shot people at a cemetery in one of the poorest areas of Peru’s capital Lima. The tradition there is to drink with the dead loved ones. In the Western World it would probably be a discrase if people…
Time for a good old real drinking adventure. It’s long, it’s scandalous and told from the perspective of three different people. Let us first introduce you to the setting and the writers. It was early December 2011 in the Bulgarian student town of Blagoevgrad. As every year the 8th of December is a day that…
Americans have a huge occasion to celebrate now. Brewing is already legal in all of the United States. The permission comes after Alabama lifted the ban in May, followed by Mississippi on July 1st. However, it wasn’t until now that the rest of the states realized how important it is for their citizens to produce…
,,Without question the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza.” American author Dave Barry
Only 2 days after we brought you some nice drinking stories in cycling we got to see this picture. The Australian cyclist Adam Hansen fully enjoyed the madness in the Tour de France on Thursday 18th of July. While all the fans were getting drunk and crazy on the mountain of Alpe d’Huez he decided…
We already gave you some tips and tricks to get rid of your hangover. But every country has its own traditional dishes to make the process go faster. We like to give you a taste of the international anti-hangover cuisine. After a long search we found our first dish from the African continent. Yassa is a spicy…
Since it’s the last week of the Tour de France it’s time for some cycling stories containing alcohol. Many media broadcasted a lot on drugs in cycling, but for a long time alcohol was the only real performance booster in the peloton. The earliest, most heroic Tours were won with the help of wine and…
The only bad beer is an overpriced one, everyone knows that. That’s why you won’t catch us trying to book a flight to Scandinavian countries anytime soon. Still there are always governments that think they should raise more taxes on alcohol. In the name of public health or just to earn more cash. As did…
The owners of the four big beer companies in Holland Heineken, Amstel, Bavaria and Grolsch are gathering in the bar for a friendly drink. When the barman asks them what they want the owner of Heineken orders a Heineken, Amstel’s owner orders an Amstel and the big boss of Bavaria asks for a Bavaria. When it’s…
For already a week there’s major chaos in Turkey. Protesters against the government of prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan are being beaten down by the regime with brutal force. What started as a small scaled protest over a parc is now looking more and more like a revolt. The current protests are a cry for…
Lords of the Drinks 