Your source for Baltimore snark and other stuff, since 2008
Dear SpaceManAndy,
I am a pedant who believes that only a drink consisting of gin and
vermouth (and possibly bitters) should ever be called a Martini. I
also believe that such a drink should always be stirred, never shaken.
In this world dominated by Grey Goose and James Bond, will I ever find
true love? Or at least a blowjob?
Signed,
Cocktail Nerd in Oakland
Today marks the 1 month lead up to one of the Baltimore area’s greatest brewery tours, the Heavy Seas Pyrates, Pigs and Pints tour! A celebration of all things pirate, bacon and some of the greatest local brew put out by the fine folks of Heavy Seas (aka Clipper City Brewery). Last year’s celebration was absolutely incredible (seriously look at the pictures, it was awesome) and this year’s promises to be more of the same …despite the fact that the tour is not on Talk Like a Pirate Day, and is instead on our current greatest day of national mourning, but whaddayagonnado. Here’s the rundown…
A friend of mine living in Texas recently told me of an adventure her and her friends embarked upon, a journey so magical and awesome I feel it is my duty to share. It’s called the Pedal Party, and it is awesome…
City Paper has scored it Big Time with the folks at Go Time. Their new site section, unleashed last Friday, is dedicated to cataloging Baltimore’s finest and bestestest happy hours is in full effect, and even comes in a delicious app flavor for your smart phone of choice. I took a test drive with the […]
(props to spamspam for the heads up) Ah yes, the highly obnoxious and destructive internet sensation known as Bros Icing Bros. A fine prank to pull on your fellow bros, but it lacks the additional benefit of a ridiculous sexual secondary joke. Well, to fill that gap we now have Dudes BJ’ing Dudes, a method […]
The idea of a lemonade with the right amount of heat and the right kind of booze is a tricky thing to come by. To be honest, I was surprised at how well this particular experiment turned out, but it’s a perfect storm of flavors. The lemonade and Bourbon go remarkably well together, and the […]