The fine people at ThinkGeek have done it again, this time offering lucky customers the opportunity to shoot beer out ala vintage squirt gun.
Simple to use too: Step one: shake your unopened can of soda or beer. Step two: slide into the reservoir holder of the Beer Blaster Liquid Shooter. Step three: lock the reservoir holder down – a small needle will puncture your can. The carbonation will give you the pressure needed to unleash your sticky liquid all over anyone with just the pull of the trigger.
The guy in the product photo is as creepy as can be as he appears to be shooting his “Beer Blaster Liquid Shooter” at the local playground, complete with a utility belt and a look in his eye that regrets nothing.
It should first be stated that this story is from August 2006. That said, this is absolutely mind blowing, especially considering that the culprit began his career as head of Wal-Mart theft prevention. Wow, that one backfired. According to a Bloomberg:
Thomas M. Coughlin, the former vice chairman at Wal-Mart Stores Inc., was sentenced to 27 months home detention, avoiding prison after admitting he falsified expense reports to buy liquor, care for his dogs and upgrade his truck. Continue Reading »
It’s true people! Mutineer Magazine Issue 7 has SOLD OUT. Done. Gone. So much so that Jeff had to use a heat gun to pull the subscription label off the only remaining copy in the office so we could give it to a loyal Mutineer reader. This is an outstanding problem to have as Issue #8 finds it’s way onto newsstands this week and next. Viva the mutiny!
As a follow up to yesterday’s fine beverage warehouse spectacular, I present to you some intense footage of Bud Light that has been spilled over an overpass and is narrated by the most un-psyched guy ever. “Oh my gosh…Bud Light. Oh my gosh, look at all of it.” The road under the overpass must’ve smelled like a frat house for weeks…
Here’s what we know: This is arguably the most epic fine beverage failure I’ve ever seen, and it took place in Moscow. That’s about it. The epicness of this crash is overwhelming to even the most credible of news organizations, who can’t seem to get their stories right about what actually happened. Damage estimates range from approx. $98,000 to $200,000, The New York Times suggests a conspiracy theory, while the Huffington Post is convinced the forklift driver was drunk, though no other news organization seems to agree with them. Continue Reading »
Things are CRAZY in the world of fine beverage, because the mighty Pabst Blue Ribbon and its myriad of associated brands are available to buy for a mere $300 million.
The company’s brands represent a virtual who’s who of beers, including Ballantine, Colt 45, Lone Star, Olympia Genuine Draft, Piels, Schaefer, Schmidt, and Stroh’s. It is also one of the few private independent brewers left in the nation. Continue Reading »
GQ might just be my favorite magazine, and when the November issue found its way to me via a maze of forwarding addresses, I was very pleased to find the incredible January Jones of Mad Men on the cover. This pleasure was upgraded to a full-fledged mutiny when I found that her story was chock full of fine beverage awesomeness.
Here are some fine beverage bits from the piece, “OH, BETTY!” by Mark Kirby with killer photographs by Terry Richardson. Continue Reading »
Yesterday’s blog was about the monstrous Firestone 13, and today’s blog is of a beer of equal proportion that still has a few months to go, but information is just starting to come out surrounding it and we now officially have a date for its release. Foothills Sexual Chocolate, a recent Bronze Medal winner in the Imperial Stout/Porter category at the Great American Beer Festival, will be released at the Winston-Salem brewpub starting at 11am on February 6, 2010.
Specifics haven’t been released as to the price, limits or how many bottles will be released, but if last years release was any indication, we can expect it to sell out quickly and cost around $15 per bottle. Last year only 600 hand signed 22oz bottles were released with a limit of 4 bottles per person… and it was gone with the quickness. Continue Reading »
