Happy Thanksgiving from Bullz-Eye.com
Posted by Bullz-Eye Staff (11/25/2010 @ 10:55 am)
We’d like to wish all of our readers a Happy Thanksgiving. Hopefully you’ll be spending the day with family and friends, enjoying tons of great food, football and maybe even a few cocktails.
Food/drink product roundup: Hint Water, Hungry Man Pub Favorites and Sledgehammer Wines
Posted by Mike Farley (11/17/2010 @ 2:58 pm)
Yes, trying and reviewing food and drink, and even alcoholic drinks, is a tough job. But someone has to do it. Here are a few new products that either came to me with promotions attached to them or not:
Hint flavored water–I drink a ton of flavored seltzer, so the thought of non-carbonated water scared me just a bit. But alas, this Hint stuff is pretty damn good. They sent six flavors, including Watermelon, Blackberry, Mango-Grapefruit and Strawberry-Kiwi. The Strawberry-Kiwi flavor comes with a special label–that of Yogi Bear and Boo-Boo to promote the new Yogi Bear movie that debuts in December and stars Justin Timberlake and Anna Farris. You can win tickets to the movie by visiting www.drinkhint.com/yogi. Anyway, this stuff is delicious, and it doesn’t come with a sugary aftertaste because there is no sugar at all. If you need a break from carbonation or need flavor in your water, definitely start here.
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Posted in: Food & Drink, Grub for Guys, Wine
Tags: drink, food, Growlater iPhone app, grub, Guilty Pleasures, Hint Water, Hungry Man Pub Favories, late night munchies, Sledgehammer Wine, Wine, Yogi Bear
A-B InBev releases iLoveBeer iPhone app for free
Posted by Bullz-Eye Staff (11/11/2010 @ 10:52 am)
A-B InBev is straddling the fence in the current beer market. Anheuser-Busch has long been the dominant American brewer in the domestic market, but when it joined the InBev group, the Budweisers were suddenly in the same family with traditionally highbrow beers like Leffe, Stella Artois, and Boddingtons. Even though your average beer geek will start wailing and gnashing his teeth at the mere mention of Anheuser-Busch or any of its products, most of America still drinks domestic, lager-style beer.
In order to help its customers branch out a bit, A-B InBev put together a free iPhone app called iLoveBeer (iTunes Link). The app is supposed to promote zythology, the study and appreciation of beer, by helping consumers find new beers to try, offering meal pairings, and providing detailed descriptions of proper pouring procedure for several of the brands. While none of these features – with the exception of the pouring instructions – are particularly detailed, I think getting these ideas into the hands of American consumers can only help improve the national beer experience. Most beer drinkers still think their decision is simply between Bud or Bud Light and MGD or Miller Lite. iLoveBeer aims to put more options in front of the consumer and to remind people that beer can provide a sophisticated dining experience that would turn up the noses of the wine snobs in our lives. Also, who’s to say that the guy who tries a Michelob Porter won’t love the style and start to branch out and try a Fuller’s London Porter or a Bell’s Expedition Stout.
Though iLoveBeer is simple, I think A-B InBev is doing both a smart thing and a good thing for the consumer market with the app. It raises awareness of the wide selection of InBev beers and encourages beer drinkers to branch out. What so evil about that?
Posted in: Beer, Gadgets, Grub for Guys
Tags: anheuser busch, Beer, beer pairing, beer pouring, beer tasting, best beer practices, how to pour a beer, i love beer, ilovebeer, inbev
Drink of the Week – Hornitos Pop Rocket
Posted by Bullz-Eye Staff (10/29/2010 @ 4:30 pm)
Halloween is always a big party, so we’re going with some simple but fun for this week’s drink – The Hornitos Pop Rocket. The recipe for this shot is very simple. Start with Hornitos Premium Tequila (Plata), then apply Agave nectar to the rim of the shot glass, and then use Pop Rocks to coat the top of the shot glass. The result is delicious.
There’s nothing like premium tequila to get a party going, and this shot will get everyone’s attention, particularly all the ladies in their sexy Halloween costumes! Hornitos tequila is amazing and it will become one of your favorites.
Have a great weekend . . .
Posted in: Food & Drink, Grub for Guys, Lifestyle, Vices
Tags: Agave nectar, Drink of the Week, drink recipes, girls and tequila, Halloween, Halloween drink, Happy Hour, Hornitos Pop Rocket, Pop Rocks, premium tequila, shot glass, tequila, tequila shot
Wendy’s Baconator TRIPLE
Posted by Bullz-Eye Staff (10/15/2010 @ 9:08 pm)
All guys (ones that I know anyway) love a good burger!
If you are looking for the ultimate guy’s burger, then look no further than the Wendy’s Baconator Triple. I say the ultimate guy’s burger because I can’t imagine any sane woman wanting to eat such a huge burger unless she was answering to a dare or a lost bet.
The Baconator Triple sports three 1/4-pound fresh, never frozen patties, 3 slices of cheese, 9 smoked bacon strips, mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, 4 dill pickles, onions (4 rings), 2 slices of tomatoes, lettuce and a premium bun. All that good American dish for a staggering 1360 calories!! You also have the option of “personalizing” your Baconator for even larger stats.
Hey, Wendy’s didn’t create this beast for the faint of heart or those counting calories, and as long as you know what you want and how to handle it, this is one great burger!
Posted in: Food & Drink, Grub for Guys
Tags: best burgers, counting calories, dill pickles, fast food, fast food reviews, Guilty Pleasures, huge burger, ketchup, lettuce, mayonnaise, mustard, onions, smoked bacon strips, ultimate guy's burger, Wendy's, Wendy's Baconator Triple