With the holidays approaching it’s time to start planning those festive shindigs and no party would be complete without amazing food and drinks.
But instead of the old boring drinks we’re so used to and tired of, why not switch up the drinks menu this year with one of these unexpected but delicious cocktails that can be prepared in a slow cooker.
Who said the slow cooker was just for soups and stews?Watch the video to learn how.
A man in Kuala Lumpur has become the latest victim of poisonous alcohol. The Indian national has gone blind and 40 other people have died as a result of the methanol-laced alcohol.
The 32 year old man bought the alcohol from a shop near the Bangsar Light Rail Transit (LRT) station.He soon after began developing complications in his eye sight becoming blurry at first and then dark.
He was taken to Kuala Lumpur Hospital for treatment but this incident highlights an important issue and the risks of buying alcohol at dodgy stores when overseas, especially in developing countries.
Watch this guy from Buzzfeed’s Try Guys test out the most iconic alcoholic drink from every one of the USA’s states.
While we wouldn’t recommend drinking 50 of any drink in one sitting, watch this one for the sake of research.
Other than wine, beer is undoubtedly the most popular alcoholic drink around the world. But there are so many varieties and brands that it can become confusing. Here’s a quick guide to beer to give you a clearer understanding of your favourite drink,
Pale Ale
The is the most popular beer style in Australia and according to statistics makes up 92 per cent of craft beer consumption (according to Beer Cartel’s Craft Beer Survey). This is the everyday man’s beer, made by every brewery and as its name suggests, it has a pale look.
IPA
A cousin of the pale ale, this style is probably indistinguishable from the India Pale Ales that the British sent across to India centuries ago. This is a style that relies on heavy hopping, so expect a lot of tropical or citrus notes on the nose and high levels on bitterness on the palate. This is another beer that comes in plenty of different iterations, including black IPAs, double IPAs, session IPAs and XPAs.
Source: https://www.theshout.com.au/australian-hotelier/beer-style-guide-part-one/
Amber ale
An American original, Amber ale is basically pale ale made with an amber malt. There are varying hops and characteristics in this beer.
Stout
A diverse variety but the darkest of all beers. This beer has added ingredients that makes it smoother, sweeter or has an added flavour. Generally consumed in winter or in colder climates. Some varieties include milk stouts, oatmeal stouts, chocolate stouts, oyster stouts and Imperial stout which is a high IBV stout.
Lager
Lagers may have developed something of a bad reputation over the years among craft beer drinkers, but it remains a beer with enormous potential for complexity and one that is quite challenging to make. Made using cool fermentation and bottom-fermenting yeast (lager yeast as opposed to top-fermenting yeast used in making ale), the name itself comes from the German for storage. People often think of these beers as light and refreshing, but there are dark lagers out there, and heavily hopped Indian pale lagers too.
Source: https://www.theshout.com.au/australian-hotelier/beer-style-guide-part-one/
Pilsner
This is a pale lager which originated in the Czech Republic but is enjoyed all around the world.Generally has a strong hop and floral flavours, also with ‘crisp bitterness’. It’s refreshing quality has made it one of the most popular beers.
Porter
A rich, dark beer which has coffee, chocolate and molasses flavours. This beer originated in 18th century London but is now brewed around the world. They are often aged in barrels and commonly infused with other flavours like vanilla, plum or chocolate.
Source: https://www.theshout.com.au/australian-hotelier/beer-style-guide-part-one/
Craft beer retailer Beer Cartel recently published its list of the Ultimate Top 50 Beers in Australia, using ratings from more than 100,000 beer drinkers across the country.
Something that may surprise you is that there are more stouts on the list than any other style of beer. In fact 31% of beers on the list were dark and 25% were IPA and 18% pale ales.
Here are the top 10 beers on the list:
1 .Pirate Life IIPA (Imperial IPA)
2. Modus Operandi Former Tenant (Red IPA)
3. Nail Clout Stout (Imperial Stout)
4. Boatrocker Ramjet (2013/2014, 2014/2015, 2015/2016)* (Imperial Stout)
5. Feral War Hog (IPA)
6. Mornington Peninsula Imperial Stout (Imperial Stout)
7. Feral Hop Hog (Pale Ale)
8. Murray’s Craft Wild Thing (Imperial Stout)
9. Stone & Wood Pacific Ale (Pale Ale)
10. Feral Tusk (Imperial IPA)
Source: https://www.theshout.com.au/news/beer-cartel-releases-australias-ultimate-top-50-beers-list/
Here are some things you probably haven’t heard about the brand before,
The origins of the cocktail are sketchy and there are so many theories floating around that it’s hard to tell which one is true, probably none. Is it from Mexico and named after an Aztec princess; New Orleans and named after a French egg cup; in Four Corners, New York? Who knows?
But one thing we do know, the cocktail has been bringing out the creativity in mixologists and bartenders the world over, so much so that it is an art form.
Cocktails have also been making ladies night a night to remember, for as long as we can remember.
And there’s no need to be bored with all the new creations on offer, practically every day.
Here are 6 unique and delicious cocktails to try on your next girl’s night out.