Have you ever been told that too much beer can kill you? Well, it surely can when it comes as a 5 meter high destructive wave that breaks down any wall or building nearby. Such a beer tsunami struck the St Giles district in London in 1814, directly killing 8 people. It sounds like a…
Games can certainly add some fun thrills to an evening in or a night out with friends. Interestingly, though, playing them in pubs and taverns is an activity that is rooted in cultural history. So, from dominoes to ringing the bull, here’s our list of some top tavern games that you might want to start…
Most of our posts are quite accesable to every hobby drinker, but we can understand how some of you want to take your drinking to a whole new level. To become a real pro in the drinks industry isn’t easy, as a certain level of knowledge is required. Much of that can be picked up…
After discussing the drinking culture of highly respected ancient civilizations like the Incas and the Egyptians it’s now time to have a look at a far less well known tribe: the Scythians. This was actually a bunch of nomadic tribes that originated from modern day Iran and roamed the steppes of Central Asia between 900…
This is a folk tale from Mexico that tells how a pulque vendor tricks the Devil. Pulque as you may remember from our post on the 400 Drunken Rabbit Gods of the Aztecs is a traditional Mexican alcoholic beverage that is made from fermented agave (or maguey). Although the story takes place on a completely different…
In these days in which new hobby brewers start every day trying to make beer and micro breweries pop up like mushrooms after a rainy day in the forest, beer brewing is pretty much a man’s game. As beer in general is considered a masculine drink, Brewing as a hobby can easily compete with building…
Japan has a very rich culture when it comes to myths and sagas. We found one about their national drink saké that we like to share with you. As you probably know saké is a rice wine that is used in many traditional ceremonies. This folk tale is about a rare version of the drink…
Egypt may now be a country where drinking outside the famous open bar resourts isn’t much appreciated, it was not always like that. The ancient Egyptians who built the pyramids and the Great Sphinx of Giza were quite heavy boozers. It’s safe to say that one of the most respected cultures of the ancient world…
While the Craft Beer Revolution is gaining territory worldwide people in many countries realize what they have been missing and look at Belgium with envy. This small multilingual country might struggle to do anything a Western European state in the 21st century is expected to, but they sure know how to make beers. In a world…
For the last few hundred years the Russians have always been one of the dominant powers in the world. It doesn’t matter if we are talking about the Russian Empire under ruling of the tsars, the communist days of the Soviet Union or modern Russia under Vladimir Putin. For the last millennium their first official…
Lords of the Drinks 