What the Hell have I done?

Not jack shit recently. I've been working, but not that hard. I don't know what I've been doing. I've mostly been drinking at home. Got Beatles Rock band and been beating my sticks on pads. Watching the tube. Sucking the ball sack of life.

Oh well.

Grow a pair and do something Booze.

Smelly Ray Adventures: Shoot for the STARS!

Smelly Ray, in case you didn't already know, is hot shit. How do we know this? Well, we met him one time. The guy is a little crazy. He drinks, smokes, womanizes, is socially unacceptable in most things. The bad part is that, it doesn't even come off a little charming, most of the time he is just repulsive. With that said, Ray can be funny and very entertaining. Maybe in the future we'll tell you some Smelly Ray stories, but for the moment, we'll leave you a rendition of a Comic book staring Smelly as the headling hero. Would it be a good book? Probably not on par with Faulkner or Steinbeck, but I'd have to say it would be entertaining.

Claw Robot Can't Peel Bananas

Robots like bananas too. I'd be pissed if I couldn't eat a banana

tap tap revenge maybe my downfall

Totally pulling a 'naked man' right now. Wait that didn't sound right. #howimetyourmother

Sidebar Grill on Limestone

My buddy and I wanted to check out the new Sidebar Grill on Limestone the other day. It is located where The Bistro used to be. Inside the facility has been totally remodeled with nice industrial styled fixtures, a brand new bar and really cool art. The place looks like a bar you might find in a big city.

So, yes, it is a bar, but it is also a grill. They serve up one very mean and tasty black bean burger, and great fries too. The food is cooked to serve and the best part is that they make food from Lunch to late night. That is awesome for a down town establishment. Great because anyone downtown at 4 pm knows how hard it is to find something to eat. The Sidebar's menu has a variety of pub grubs . . . burgers, sandwiches, etc. But there are a few interesting things like fish and chips and the Sidebar flat iron steak.

Now the important part: drink prices and booze. Right at the moment Sidebar is beer only, however they just got their liquor license and are prepping to stock the bar. Perhaps they should throw a stock the bar party. Whatever the case, they probably have the best beer prices for downtown. They got $3 24oz Pabst and $2 Draft Miller Lt. What else do you need? Cheap beer, good food, cool atmosphere and probably one of the nicest bar tenders / owners ever. You don't need much else.

The side bar just opened, but we're sure it will stay that way for a very long time.

Check out the Sidebar on Drinkprices.com >>

At the beer festival ...1st impressions...lines lines lines lines lines

Just hit the ground in the big o. I still love you all

Just boarded the plane...hoping for an uneventful flight to orlando. If it is eventful 'i love you all'

Mind the bird...twitter? derby

Magic Hat Wallpapers

I bought a 12 pack of Magic Hat the other day. The beer was good. I'm a huge fan of #9. The rest of the variety pack were good too, but the box it came in was really spectacular. I was so impressed I thought I would make some wallpapers out of them.

I don't know what the legality of it is to give these out, but I don't really think it is that big of a deal since I'm not selling them. Whatever, the box is friggin' cool and I thought someone might likem.

Just click on the image and you can download the larger version of it.

Enjoy

Great Frozen Dinner : Marie Callender's Shrimp Scampi

Every now and then I eat a frozen dinner for uhhm dinner. Usually they are pretty decent. I really like the Boston Market meals cuz they are big and good tasting. Last night I had Marie Callender's Shrimp Scampi. I was a little skeptical because most frozen shrimp dinners have everything but shrimp in them. But to my amazement Marie Callender stepped up to the plate and knocked me out with her shrimp scampi.

See the box... my meal didn't quite look like that once I had cooked it for 4 mins, then stirred and cooked the remaining time, but it did contain an exceptional amount of shrimps.

The shrimps bordered on the chewy side, but that is expected from frozen shrimpses. The peppers were pretty good ( alittle squishy) but overall exceptional for a frozen dinner. The garlic butter sauce was really good for frozen. Overall this isn't going to beat any Red Lobster, but for a five min microwave and a meal under $4 I'd about crap myself if anyone could beat it.

It was super tastey and I don't think you'd be disappointed.

I know you were awake. I could hear you singing 'night cheese'

The mentalist is amazing. Definetly worth a watch. He's a modern day sherlock holmes

Today was pretty uneventful...kinda makes me wish I was 20 again back when april twentieth had some meaning

Woodford Reserve Distillery Tour

A few months ago I took a tour out at the Woodford Reserve distillery. I never posted anything about it because I'm a slow ass. I don't know why I hadn't been there before. I only live about 10 miles from it and I love bourbon. Whatever. I had a good time.

The distillery is about 3 miles out side of Versailles KY. It is pretty far off of the main road. You have to drive out to the distillery, and if you've ever been to a winery or a distillery before then you'd know that they usually are off the beaten path a bit. Woodford is no different. The land it sits on is beautiful. Lots of acreage, a nice little creek that they used to use in the Bourbon. Lots of barns and stuff. Just really really pretty.

Woodford lets you tour the entire facility; everything from the big ass cyprus ferminting tanks to the copper distillers on to the warehouses that hold the oak barrels for aging. The tour is really insightful and anyone interested in how their booze is made will enjoy the tour. Our guide was a little ridiculous. I can't remember his name, but he made silly jokes and such, but overall it was very enjoyable.

The tour concludes with a shot and some bourbon ball chocolates. You can chill in their visitor center and read up on the distilling process even more if you wish. If you want to buy a bottle or barrel of Woodford Reserve you can. Bottles run around $40 and barrels around $10,000 for the reserve stuff.

I'd definitely suggest taking the tour if you are interested at all in Bourbon Whiskey and it is a very very cool place to visit. If you are from Kentucky, you should go and if you are just visiting, then definitely put it on the places to stop. Woodford Reserved couldn't be more in the heart of Bourbon/Horse country.

Beerman

Beerman is a beer drinker. Beerman's secret identity is Willy. No one cares about Willy or his alias, so he drinks.

Oh and peeps looking for some hot sexy erotic drinking drawings... You guys are sick and depraved and I love you!

Heaven Hill Bourbon 100 proof: dangerously good

You know what pisses me off? People who bad mouth something they had a one bad experience with. Heaven Hill get's that rap so much. You say the word Heaven Hill to college kid and you're gonna see eyes roll and maybe even hear a puking sound. Why such a bad reaction? Well, I think I know why.

Is Heaven Hill bourbon so bad? Hell no! But here is the rub. Heaven Hill is cheap. Now think about college kids. Do they have any money? No. So what kind of booze do they buy? Cheap booze. What is cheap? Heaven Hill. So let's paint a picture. A college kid buys a fifth of Heaven Hill. They also buy a fifth of Crown (cuz for some reason college kids like Crown Royal). One costs $9 bux the other $20 something. They sip the Crown, cuz it's expensive. They have a glass, maybe two...sipping the entire time. Now that they've got a good pre-buzz, it is time to crack open the Heaven Hill. Sip it? Hell NO! This shit is cheap. The Heaven Hill flows and flows and flows. Then by night's end, that cheerful collegiate drinkin' champ is huddled over their hairy toilet, surrendering their night's intake. By morning, our champ is nothing but a hung over wreck. Who gets the blame? Heaven Hill. Should it get the blame? No, the drunkard chugging 100 proof booze wrecklessly should. Why don't higher costing spirits get the same shaft? Because it cost so much that no one will drink them wrecklessly.

Heaven Hill is a fine KY bourbon. I guarantee that if you did a blind taste test against other bourbons, it wouldn't come in last. It isn't the best, but it isn't the worst.

Okay. Enough praise. The Heaven Hill in the picture above is the 100 Proof gold label. There are many different kinds of Heaven Hill Bourbon. THe Gold label (100 proof) is dangerous. Why? Because the alcohol hides really well, and if you are drinking it with cola, that proof is going to sneak up on you. Once you are 2 drinks in you're going to feel it, and it is really kind of hard to moderate yourself. Even the most seasoned drinker may whind up on the end of a nasty hang over the next day by drinking 100 proof like an 80 proof beverage.

I'll be honest, I like Heaven Hill bourbons and think that they are a very very good value. I think that Heaven Hill gets a bad rap because of it's price tag, and that isn't fair in my book.

Give Heaven a second or 9th chance. You might find a new drink.

Greecian Pirate :DRUNK DRAWING

I got some charcoal pencils and thought I'd try'em out. I tried to copy some picture of a chick that Davinci or someone else from back then drew. Unfortunately I didn't have an eraser. Thus the Greecian Pirate was born.

It happened when I started drawing her second eye. I screwed up. SO I did what any lazy artist would do; I drew a patch over it.

The original image was a girl, mine looked more like a guy. Oh well. No good story to tell. Just an interesting, very bad sketch.

The pencils were pretty cool. They have an interesting drawing texture, much different from graphite. It is more gritty feeling. Whatever. A pencil is a pencil, these just don't have erasers.

I love man vs food. I feel I invented this show years ago..but without the camera.

Iron barley in st louis... I want to go to there

Ralph goings is a bamf

Google Friend Connect

I just found this on another blog, but I thought, "Hey, WTH, I'll try anything once. So I found out how to stick this little Google Friend Connect on this here site. I'm not exactly sure what it means if you add your self to the site. I don't think it means we're blood brothers or anything like that. I think it just means you'll get notifications if the site is updated, and it also means you are my friend and entitled to a drink. Whatever the case I doubt anyone at all will do it, sooo join if you want, don't if you want. We'll see what becomes of it.

Peeeeaaaace.

Whole Foods April Fool's Website

April Fool's jokes are hilarious aren't they? Is there another day of the year where you can blatantly lie about anything and it is completely forgiven? I don't think so.

Whole Foods.com thought it would be funny to put up a bunch of fake stories and products on the front of their site. I thought it was funny.

Back to the April Fools thing. What was the most horrendous thing you've done on April 1st? Told someone you were gay? Said you were having an affair? Faked your death? That would be pretty good. I'm wondering, is there a line you shouldn't cross? Is there a point when your April Fool's antics are just a little too crazy to be forgiven?

Whatever. Click on the image for a larger pic of the website. Good stuff.

At tumbleweeds rockin some .99 cent margaritas . FTW

People want to be told what to do so bad theyll listen to anyone

Had a fantastic night at lynaughs watching the best weezer cover band; 11 years at Harvard. Checkem out

#ukcoach wonders who will be brave enough to step up.

Redneck Licks a Hamster: DRUNK DRAWING

Dale Turner was talking about ways to get intoxicated with his cousin the other day. His cousin was at a loss for cheap ways, but recalled an old story bout licking toads to get high. Dale didn't have a toad, but his kids had a hamster. One afternoon after his shows were over, Dale grabbed lil "Crystal" from her cage. Dale licked her a bunch. It may have been the excessive feces and urine matted into her coat or the 2 oxycotins he popped an hour before, but Dale saw the green fairy

Wonky Eyed St. Patty Girl: DRUNK DRAWING

Wonky eyed St. Patty girl has a lot on her mind. She wonders about her hair, and what that smell is in the air. Wonky Eyed St. Patty girl thinks about love, and if she'll ever settle down. She thinks about jobs she could do to make money, like paint miniatures or build decks. She thinks about writing poetry, and singing old church hymns to patrons at the local strip club on weekends. She wishes someone could teach her karate and things like string theory and how to paint frescos. But what Wonky Eyed girl really is thinking about is getting her drunk on cuz it St. PATTYS!

Little cardio. Little west wing. Hope I can tackle the rest of the day with the same ferocity

Liquor Stores Promoting Booze Before Tax Hike

Booze will be more expensive come April 1, 2009. For those wishing to get soused, expect to pay 6% more. Booze around the $17 will be a dollar more expensive. How do I feel about this? Well I'm not a big fan of higher prices, but what can you do, especially when you wanna get drunk.

Liquor Barn here in Lexington is helping its patrons out by putting up these handy little flyers on all the booze. As you can see in the photo it has the price before the hike and after.

For those heavy drinkers it may be worthwhile to stock up now and save a few dollars. But think that if you spend around $170 that will be $180 in just a few days.

Check out all the orange slips.

Purple Skull Holds Flower: DRUNK DRAWING

Nothing says classy like a Purple Skulled man wearing a jester hat. I think he was getting ready for a date when this pic was taken. Purple Skull man only wears designer coats. The bells of his hat are platinum and gold. That flower is floating because it has mystical powers.

Writing this I think I lost some brain sales... man.

Girl Eating Rats : DRUNK DRAWING

The artistic process can be a little weird at times. Some artists will just look at a pretty scene and try to capture it by pen. Others will take a pretty picture and try to stylize it in a way that captures emotions and ideas more realistically. Finally, some just take a bunch of acid and grab a pen and see what happens.

I might not be taking hallucinogens, but I sometimes try to make my images . . . interesting. This particular image started with half a girls face. I started thinking, man this picture is going to be boring. What could I do to make it more interesting. Well what if she was really hot and was eating some rats. So, I drew a picture of a girl eating rats. Thanks beer.

Gay Pirate: DRUNK DRAWING

I suppose this isn't that gay of a pirate, but perhaps he lost his hand in some escapade with some other pirates. No really the only reason I think he is gay is because of the pink heart and pink anchor.

Plus I think he'd make a great gay pirate. Think of all those really questionable, yet fabulous, things he could do with that peg leg... I'll say it for you, GROSS!

Sexy Leprechaun: Happy ST. PATTY!

AHHH she don't look Irish, but I don't care. I think this sexy leprechaun is standing in front of some bar in Nashville. I thought I'd swipe the pic and repost it. I'm a little thief, I admit it, but it just seemed so right at the time, plus it is St. Patty's day and I thought the 3 viewers I have deserved to see it. We can thank the Irish for making a fantastic holiday that revolves solely around drinking. WHOOT WHOOT FOR THE IRISH!!!!!

Oh besides getting Mc-smashed what do you like to do on St. Patty's day? Pinch boobies that don't wear green? Tell lass's to kiss yer McPeckin Poker? Ask ole' Droopy boobins if she has any Irish in'er? Ooooohh.. I love St. Patty's

Sickness Sucks Balls

I've felt like cock and balls the last few days. Each day I feel a little bit better, but honestly I'm as tired as hell of feeling shitty. I just want to get to feeling like the normal slack ass I am. Anyways, I'm going to start posting fabulous art every day or so on the site. Most will reflect my awesome mood at the time of the art.

Another fantastic addition is the twitter link on the left. If you want to follow my ass on twitter, click the follow button and go at it. That way when I have a new update you can see it using your twitter browser. It is hella fun and f'n magnificent. Awesome. Suck my balls

Best Bars to Celebrate St. Patricks Day In Lexington

Lexington is not hurting for Irish Bars. In fact, about 1 in 4 bars in Lexington are Irish pub-esq. But there are a few that really stick out.

March is an awesome month for drinking. Sure there is a holiday just for it, but the weather starts being warmer and it just is a great time to get your drunk on.... SO here's some good places in Lexington KY to get lit.

Oneill's Irish Pub. Located on Richmond road right out side of downtown. THis place is a staple of St. Patty's day awesomeness. The past few St. Patty's days, Oneill's starts the party at like 7 AM. That is just crazy by any means, but that is how Oneills rolls. Plus they typically have a few specials for the day and they just know how to celebrate ole, St. Patty. Oneills Irish Pub

McCarthy's Irish Pub. A downtown staple since probably when St. Patty was alive and drinking, McCarthy's is a great place to head to see lots of celebrating leprechauns. McCarthy's usually has a special or two, and it is usually filled to the brim with lots of f'd up partiers . . . isn't that what it's all about?? McCarthy's Irish Bar>>

Lynagh's in University Plaza is all about some Irish practicallity. Nothing over the top, just a lot of drinking, darts and some pub food. Lynaghs is in the heart of UK so expect a mixed crews. As close as it is to UK it usually isn't over run with 21 year old vomit bags. Go here if you want to celebrate but not slap the bag type of celebrate. Lynagh's >>

Molly Brooks, new to town, Molly Brooks will be ready to show Lexington what it can do for St. Patty's day. Molly Brooks is downtown, so it will be a great place to wander to if you aren't feeling McCarthy's. It will be interesting to see how they bust a St. Patty's out. Molly Brooks >>

Shamrocks off Richmond road. It will be a neighborly St. Patty's day. Good food. A little laid back, but fun nonetheless. Shamrocks Irish Bar >>

SO that is my top picks... What do you think?

Centerpoint Nutscraper Lexington KY

My office overlooks a gaping hole in Lexington. It isn't Lexington Crossings what you're thinking; It's where the Dame and Buster's used to be. Right now it is a muddy pit, but come spring it will be one giant, multimillion dollar weed pit.

I was hoping as they finished knocking down the Dame in July I would see some penis shaped frame of a building being constructed by spring time, but it seems that I will be lucky to have a foundation being poured if that. Now I wasn't some crazy, historical, socialista, clawing tooth and nail to save those grimey, fantastic dives, but I won't lie and say I'm not a bit pissed. I'd hate to think that the Webbs knocked down some decent "crappy" buildings just to replace it with a f'n marsh in the middle of Lexington.

I wish I could say this is the first time something in Lexington was knocked down and left knocked down without a proper replacement. Back in the day there was a fantastic old hotel in Lexington called the Phoenix Hill Hotel. Now I'll probably screw up the story, but it seems they knocked down the hotel to build a grander more awesome hotel in its place. I'm sure what was to go there was nothing compared to the phallic masterpiece that is Centerpoint, but I digress, a hotel of grander proportions was to go in the Phoenix Hill lot. So the hotel was demolished, and just as the rubble was being moved to some sink hole in KY, the funding for the new hotel was dropped. WTF?? What happened?? Well, Lexington did what any city would do, they bought a portion and made a public library, and the remaineder was turned into a refuge for the homeless a park. Where the once magnificient Phoenix Hill hotel stood, now stands the magnificient, urine stained Phoenix Hill Park. HOORAY!!!!

Sooooo... What's up Webbs? Where's my Centerpoint? Did you lose your plans with the crash of the economy, or were those plans washed away with the rest of KY's state funded programs?

I'm tired of bitchin' but the next time you descide to knock down a block of profitable buildings to replace it with a giant dick building, DON'T! Buy a sports car like all other wealthy people trying to compensate.

Tin Roof Bar and Music in Lexington

Over the past months, the Tin Roof has been renovating and demolishing what used to be Huddle House on Lime. I never ate at Huddlehouse so I don't really miss it. However I am really looking forward to another music venue in Lex. After the Webbs totally demolished the Buster's/Dame Block, music in Lex hit a changing point. Not necessarily for the negative, but definitely a change. After the Dame took over the A1A/Mainstreet live music hall things haven't been the same. As I said not necessarily for the worse, but just different. Luckily the Tin Roof is coming. I really hope this hope won't jinx the quality. The Dame still rox out with it awesome music connections and getting really legit groups to hit Lex, but I really hope that the Tin Roof can overcome some of the obstacles that Lex is faced with now. Sure the Dame is still on Main and sure there are other music venues too, but I still think another major music venue in Lex will increase diversity as well as lend itself to getting even more music choices in Lex. All I can say is that we need another music hall and I'm glad that the Tin Roof isn't letting us down (yet as it still hasn't opened). So in closing, Tin Roof, being a Nashville native, you should totally understand the importance of good music in town... so get us some good music will you. We need it.

If yer looking for info on the Tin Roof go here >>

Liquor Tax Increase in KY Sucks

I've been waiting a bit to write an opinion about the recent tax increases on liquor and tobacco. While I understand the need for government to find was to pay its aging work forces benefits I wonder at the methods of getting that tax money. Taxing tobacco seems logical, and let me tell you I'm surprised it has gotten through. KY has some hard lobbying tobacco producers in KY and they don't like hurting the wallets of its puffy purchasers. No, tobacco has some how managed to miss the bullet many times. On the flipside, however, alcohol consistently gets the shaft in KY.

Forty-nine of Kentucky’s 120 counties don’t allow alcohol sales, and another 41 place restrictions on it, not to mention KY has some of the highest taxes on alcohol in the country (*Tom Eblen). Now I'm no genius, but is it right that only 41 counties contribute to this fiscal crisis?

So what is the answer? Perhaps legalize Mary Jane and make it state regulated? Perhaps we could raise KY income taxation. I don't know - I'm just a drinker, with a little less in his wallet now. What do you think about the tax increase? Where do you think we should get the money from?

For more info >>

Mellow Mushroom My Hippy Friend

I'm not calling Mellow Mushroom a hippy haven, no I'd never do that, but you know... you may feel the urge to start wearing Birkenstocks if you eat there. I know what your thinking though, "Is it good?" Oh yes, it is good, but the important thing is when you go.

You should go to the Shroom at lunch time, definitely. For lunch they have some great deals going on. You can get 2 slices and a drink or a half (gigantic) sub and a drink or a salad and a slice and a drink and all these meals run around 6 bux. Of all their fantastic slices, their ham reigns supreme for meeeee.

The ham they use has some kind of special hippy magic in it. It is smokey but really sweet. Maybe they get the hogs high or something, who knows, but the result is one anyone would love.

On the booze side of things, they have a great happy hour (actually 2 hours) 4-6 mon-fri (I think) During that time you can grab one of their many micro brews for about $3. If you are a bit on the poor side, like me, you can score a draft PBR for $1.60. I'm pretty sure that is one of the best Drink prices in town, if not the best.

When you head to Mellow Mushroom expect lots of vibrant colors, a big cartoony looking tree and the smell of parmasean and patchouli (j/k). If you like good food and a fun atmospher, you're gonna enjoy yourself. I do everytime.

>>Mellow Mushroom

Bar Louie / Mandarin Cafe Lexington KY

The other night I was looking for a new place to eat. I was on the prowl for some new cuisine. In Lex that is a bit hard for me, cuz I've been most places. So as I was thinking about where I could go I thought about Bar Louie. Ole' Louie is pretty new, it's located in Lexington Green where Ruby Tuesday used to be. We headed there, expecting it to be about as busy as Ruby Tuesday used to be, and well, it wasn't.

Over Run
As we pulled into Lex Green, we should have just turned around. The parking lot was bursting at the seams, and that doesn't happen normally. Turns out there was some big comedian at Comedy Off Broadway . We waited for a bit, looked around, but then decided to go to Mandarine Asian Cafe instead. Overall I would have stayed at Bar louie, but oh well, we left. We'll have to go back.

Mandarine
This isn't the first time we've eaten at Mandarine. The place has a following. Be prepared to wait if it is the weekend. What's good? The Red Devil Sushi Roll is life changing. It is usually a 12 dollar roll, but they had it on special and man . . . . . . . . .speechless. Everything else is pretty good. Be careful though, on some meals the description might be a little misleading, but if you find that diamond, then you'll be changed forever. Good stuff.

For more info on both Mandarin and Bar Louie, follow the links below.
Bar Louie Info >>
Mandarin Info>>

Texas Holdem' Lexington KY : Friend's and Company

This Thursday Friends and Company on Lane Allen in Lexington KY hosted a Texas Holdem' card tournament. I don't know how frequently this occurs, but if you are interested in playing cards you should call Friends and Company and see if they have any tournaments coming up or if they'll ever host one again. The crowd looked pretty full last night. I'd say they were running about 5 tables. I don't know if that is a lot or what.

Friends and Company

841 Lane Allen Road Lexington, KY 40504
Phone	(859) 278-9022

Find Drink Prices and more info

Lazer Tag, Skating and Beer: Lexington KY

My name is Boozemonster and I review places and activities that I do and include them on the site as long as they involve beer or booze in any for. So I know you're all anxiously awaiting this new and fun activitiy with bated breath.

Last night, being a Thursday, a troop of us headed to Champs Skating Rink. Champs has been a fixture of Lexington KY for decades and decades, however Champs is enjoying a new larger, new, cooler facility off of Wellington Way. It resides next to Meijers off of Nicholasville Rd, for those of you who might not know the road.

What makes Thursdays so important? Well it is unlimited skating, Lazer Tag and pizza from 5 to 9pm for $12 + a $2.50 skate rental if you need skates.

Was it fun and worth the money? Would you suggest it to someone who isn't 12 years old? What was the crowd like? Tell me, Tell me please!!!!! It was fun, and no I'm not 12 years old. Is it a good deal? Absolutely, lazer tag alone runs $8 bux a game on weekends. Was the pizza decent? Absolutely, and what a variety! They had really good barbeque chicken pizza, a cheezeburger pizza with fries on it, and a few other interesting concotions that were rather tastey. All in all the lazer tag and pizza make it a definite go, but the skating rink was fun as well. My group skated for about an hour and the rest of the time was spent playing lazer tag.

The lazer tag arena was very large, had an aztec/mayan temple feel and was chock full of black lights, smoke, and nooks to hide in, not to mention loads of little kids to tag.

If you've stayed with me so far, what about the beers, right?! Well Champs does have a little lounge for the older kids as well as the adults that might be a little stressed. Their drink prices are as follows: Champs 2.75 bud lt draft 3.50 bottles .... Not exactly the cheapest beer in town, but still a welcome potential nonetheless.

So if you're looking for something fun and economical that will bring out the pre-drunk in you for a Thursday night in Lex, Champs is a possibility that I'll definitely be checking out again.

Oh yeah, and F' some ice blizzard and not having electricity.

5 Perfect Libations for Cold Weather

Winter Sucks out your soul. It's cold, damp, darker than usual, and all around sucky. For those few shitty winter months, we as citizens of Earth, have to combat that dismal melancholy with whatever weapons we can find. I find my weapon of choice to be booze. It's the perfect medicine, to warm my innereds and make me feel a little bit cheerier inside. Of course, each season has its perfect pairing and winter definitely favors certain beverages. 2 great mixed drinks are Hot Toddy and the Butter Rum. Hot toddy's are typically whisky, hot tea, honey and lemon. Butter Rums are typically water, butter, cream, rum and a few spices on top. As those are good drinks, last time I checked I wasn't a bartender. SO let's just grab a bottle and get down to business. Here are my choices:

1. Bourbon. I love bourbon, but bourbon is a cold weather drink. Nothing raises the body's temprature better than a glass of bourbon. So for the winter, I choose bourbon. It pairs well with mosts sodas (cola, lime colas, etc) and will do the job everytime. Bourbon is the perfect libation for those frosty nights. Mixable Concotions: Hot Toddy, bourbon and anything.

2. Brandy. A caramel colored libation that has roots in the wine arena. It's flavor is heavy, but not as heavy as whiskey or bourbon. Brandy is a little sweet, a tad grapey, but the high proof makes it for a good solid winter beverage. Brandy got its start as a reduced wine. Back in the day wine makers would be taxed on how many barrels they transported, so to get around this the winers started removing the water from the wine, making a high octane booze that they would then add the water back to once it had reached its destination. Well after a few trips and a good many drunken times later, the wine makers stopped adding the water back. What ended up as a concentrated wine, became a potent drink called Brandy. Brandy runs about 80 proof most of the time, and is a frugal drinker's love since it is pretty reasonable. Mixable concoctions: Hot Toddy (hot toddy= hot tea, honey, shot of brandy.

3. Red Wine. Some peeps love wine, and red goes best with chilly conditions. I don't think there is a better buzz in the world. Red wine makes me happy. . .until the next day. I don't know what it is, but red wine in whatever shape or form gives me the smileys, but if you over indulge, and I always do, be prepared for a heck of a headache. My prefs are a good solid cabranet or a sirah. Pinot Noirs are a little light so if you are trying to stay warm, pick something up that is breathy and a little heavy. Hell, maybe even a merlot!

4. Ports and Porters. One's a wine, the other is a beer. Port is a super super sweet wine. Usually high in alcohol content, and you probably can only have a glass or two before you want to wipe your tounge off. Ports get their super high sugar and alcohol from the wine makers leaving the grapes on the vine till the raisinify. Sure that is probably not a word, but it should be. Ports can be served hot, which make them extry good for colder climates. Porters are a type of heavy roasted malt beer. They take the grains and malts and everything and roast them. This makes the beers a taste sort of like coffee. They tend to be pretty heavy, but that heavy ness makes for good winter drinking.

5. Grain alcohol. For those of us who'd rather be asleep (aka passed out) than live in the cold, a good ole' glass of 190 will do the job. Why do you think some animals hibernate? Not to survive months without eating... no, they think it's f'n cold, and don't want to deal with it! Their answer is sleeping. You too can be like the bear, and that ticket to complacency is grain alcohol, the booze for those who just don't want to deal with the shit. Becareful though, make sure to dilute. You wouldn't want to die, which is definitely a possibility with grain alcohol.

I hope you've enjoyed this list. If you haven't tried port or brandy, do so. It is a perfect time for those toasty tipsters. If you can think of a good booze for blizzards let me know. Whatever the case, nothing is better for warming up than a buzz.

Puccini's Pizza is the Best in Lexington

So I've got a weakness. I love-a the Pizza, and Puccini's is the best. I can't help it. It has ruined me to other italian pies. It is by far the most superior pizza I've ever had. Tonight I had the Shrimp Catatori pizza. It has shrimp, chili oil, sun dried tomatoes, and as much awesome that can fit on a large pizza. If you haven't had Puccini's and you live in Lexington then you are missing out on some good stuff. Puccini's Smiling Teeth is the name, and my teeth would smile if they could. I love you Puccini!

New Year's Review: Champagne the two faced bitch

What did I do New Year's day? Recovered. What did I discover? Champagne is the worst hang over ever. Look, I've been drinking for a long long time, but I've never suffered like this solely because of an alcohol. Don't think I've not had my fair share of hang overs either. I have one about every other day, but Champagne is by far the worst. How do I know? That is all I drank.

New Years, no matter when or where always ends as a kind of bust. Every year you expect just crazy awesomeness, like the New Years of high school lore or perhaps like that crazy year as a sophomore in undergrad, but once you get older and more 'safe' things just aren't as spectacular as they used to be. Don't get me wrong I had lots of fun and enjoyed myself past many safety levels, but the magic wasn't there like it was in the beginning. New Year's has turned into that new car that is now 3 years old and you're still making payments on it, sure you enjoy it, but somehow it isn't as awesome as before.

Did I find myself in a strip club, bringing the new year in one dollar at a time? No that sounds way more romantic than what I did. What did I do? I got 4 bottles of 3 dollar champagne and headed to a buddies house. It was fun. I got shit canned, ate some fantastic salsa and chips and got to enjoy my time surrounded by friends.

One thing that rocks about getting older, your friends are lucrative enough to have houses and not old enough to have kids, so that means Guest bed rooms. SO rather than dump $30 or more for a cab ride that shows up at 4AM I got to crash in a pretty nice pad.

So what did I learn? 1 bottle of $3 champagne gets the party started, but 3 or more $3 bottles of champagne will ruin a day or two.

What did you do for New Years?