Wierd Alcohol News from Around the World

Rome Tourist Parched...

Do you think $57.95 for a bottle of Scaldis Prestige or $29.95 for a bottle of Cantillon St. Lamvinus is insane? How about 990 euros (Roughly $1,200 USD) for a pint of average beer? I've heard tales of the con-artist cab drivers in Rome, but this takes things to a whole new level.


"Special" Tasting Rum

This story will make you think twice before drinking any of those huge "barrel-aged" beers that are all the rage right now. I'm pretty sure the alcohol content of the rum was high enough to sterilize the body and keep people from getting sick, but that article still made my stomach turn a little.


Priorities...

I never thought I'd have a reason for mentioning the events in Iraq on this blog, but then I read this cool human interest story. The two Germans who were held hostage in Iraq certainly had their priorities straight when they were released. Honestly, what could be more important than beer and soccer?


Man celebrates release from jail by getting arrested

This is one of those times where the truth is funny enough that I don't even have to try and think of some snarky comment. I hope it was a good beer, he probably won't get another one for a while.

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Tags: beer, Yahoo news, Rome, Scaldis, Cantillon, rum, German hostages, Iraq, soccer