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…
For decades Canada and Denmark have had a territorial dispute about a small island in the Nares Strait, between Canada and Greenland. Hans Island is only 1.3 square kilometers big, and it has no vegetation or valuable natural resources. Basically it’s a big rock in the middle of nowhere. Still both NATO-allies fight a Cold…
One of the most important figures in Norse mythology was Aegir or Ægir. Loved and feared as the Commander of the Sea, he also earned great respect among the Germanic tribes as brewer for the Gods of Asgard. His huge underwater feast hall was the one place where the Gods couldn’t fight (normally their favorite…
A taxi driver from Copenhagen claims that Arsenal striker and Danish international Nicklas Bendtner tried to hump his car in a drunk state of mind. In the Danish newspaper BT he explains how he got into a fight with his drunk famous passenger, after which the Arsenal star dropped his pants and started humping the…
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. We assume you have read the first part. This…
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…
Lords of the Drinks 