This Flask Looks Like a Popsicle

Posted on 27/12/2018 by Conner Flynn

If you’re trying to be stealthy about your drinking, you might want to try one of those flasks that look like other things. You might be able to hide your need to imbibe. Although I’m not sure that this popsicle flask is the way to go. Something tells me that this isn’t going to fool anyone.

“Daddy, why is that man drinking from a popsicle? Because that’s the sad world we live in, sweetie.” You can get these stainless steel flasks from Fred for $20 each. They come in raspberry and grape color options, and hold three ounces of your favorite booze. That’s right. Only three ounces. Most traditional flasks hold eight ounces. You might as well just freeze some booze and make your own adult popsicle.

Plus, this thing just makes you look silly. mean no one is going to notice you drinking from a popsicle right? Because that’s totally normal. But if you must, go ahead and get your drink on with this flask. You might be able to get away with it if you’re an ice cream truck driver, but if that’s the case you probably shouldn’t be drinking on the job anyway.

[via The Awesomer via Geekologie]

Starbucks will offer Uber Eats delivery from more than 2,000 US stores

Posted on 14/12/2018 by Engadget RSS Feed

It might be almost too easy to get a Starbucks fix in the near future. In the wake of trials, the coffee giant will offer delivery through Uber Eats from over 2,000 US stores (roughly a quarter of its footprint in the country) in early 2019. The co...

Maybe The Reason Stormtroopers Were Such Bad Shots Was Too Much Gin

Posted on 26/10/2018 by Conner Flynn

Give your bar a geeky upgrade with these cool Stormtrooper Gin Bottles from UK outfit Firebox. The set comes with two bottles filled with gin from Bimber Distillery, which happens to be the official distiller of the Empire.

You get two gins: London Dry Gin that tastes like juniper berries, peppery spices, pleasantly dry and earthy notes with a gentle citrus finish. Then Sloe Gin that tastes like fresh berries with a kick of pepper, sweetness meets tangy sour, slightly creamy and softly fruity. I’d like to mix both of them together for maximum Stormtrooper drunkenness, but sadly they won’t ship these to the US. On the other hand, if you’re in the UK, drink up!

After a few drinks, you might just be as clumsy and random as a Stormtrooper with a blaster. These guys couldn’t hit the broad side of a bantha with an AT-AT. Fix yourself a martini or three, and you’ll be firing just like them and pouring your next drink outside of the glass. What the hell is wrong with these guys anyway? They must have like two hours of training in Stormtrooper school. They can’t even walk through doors without hitting their heads.

Sound-based liquid printing could lead to new designer drugs

Posted on 04/09/2018 by Engadget RSS Feed

Liquid printing is virtually ubiquitous thanks to inkjets, but the materials can only be so sluggish before it stops working. What if you wanted to print a biological material, or even liquid metal? That might happen soon. Harvard researchers have de...

Campfire Beer Caramelizer Wants to be your Cold Weather Friend

Posted on 30/08/2018 by Shane McGlaun

It’s late August, and already the mornings are getting cool and the Aspens are starting to change colors here in Colorado. That means that the masses will soon be sitting outside around fire pits roasting marshmallows. Assuming the burn bans are ever lifted. While your kids eat some gooey s’mores, the adults can caramelize a beer and drink up fireside with this gadget.

It’s called the Campfire Beer Caramelizer and promises to add a rich frothy texture and sweet, smoky taste you your beer by caramelizing the natural sugars in alcohol. The idea is that you plunge this poker into the fire and get it nice and hot. Then you cram it down the gullet of your beer glass, remove it, and drink up. You may have never heard of caramelizing beer, but apparently this is a German tradition.

The tool isn’t pointy and has a wooden beer tap handle, so you don’t stab yourself in the eye with a hot poker, or caramelize your hand while using it. This is perhaps the greatest campfire gadget for beer fans ever, and you can grab one for $35 via UncommonGoods.

Game of Thrones Jon Snow Beer: Tipsy is Coming

Posted on 26/08/2018 by Conner Flynn

People love HBO’s Game of Thrones, so of course the merchandising tie-in volume has been pretty heavy. You can buy GoT-themed Funko Pops, action figures, plushes, and much more. The latest entry vying for you to pay the gold price comes from New York brewery Ommegang who has partnered with HBO Licensing for their newest Game of Thrones-themed beer.

This beer is called “King in the North,” and draws inspiration from Jon Snow. It is the fourth and final beer in the company’s Royal Reserve Collection. It’s aptly named because after you’ve had a few of these, “You know nothing, Jon Snow.”

It is described as “brewed to sustain a leader through a long, dark night, King in the North is a barrel-aged imperial stout.” Sounds good to me. King in the North will be available at Brewery Ommegang and select retail stores on Black Friday, November 23rd. The beer will be available both on draft and in 750ml bottles for $12.99 each. The beer will also come as part of a gift pack, which includes all four Royal Reserve collection beers and a Game of Thrones glass for $24.99.

The already existing beers include Hand of the Queen, a barleywine; Queen of the Seven Kingdoms, a sour blonde blend; and Mother of Dragons, a smoked porter and kriek blend.

[via The Full Pint via Comic Book]

Mixed-gene French grapes may lead to cheaper, safer wine

Posted on 06/08/2018 by Engadget RSS Feed

French wineries have to use a lot of pesticide to keep their grapes healthy, and that's both expensive and costly -- a problem when some countries don't have those problems. The country might just have a solution, though. Researchers at France's In...

Guy Turns Car Windshield Wiper Fluid Spray Into Drink Dispenser

Posted on 27/07/2018 by Conner Flynn

Do you get thirsty on long car rides? Daniel Tillotson does, and wanted to safely enjoy a beverage without taking his hands off the wheel. So he modified the mechanism that sprays wiper fluid onto his Subaru’s windshield to spray kombucha directly into his mouth while he’s driving. This is the hero we need folks.

It isn’t perfect. Not all of it gets in his mouth, but it’s a start. Using a suction cup mount, he relocated the washer fluid’s spray nozzle to the inside of the car’s windshield, but that was one of the easier parts of the hack. I hear ya. “Won’t he die from the leftover wiper fluid?”

No. We hope not. Windshield wiper fluid contains 30 to 50 percent methanol, which is very poisonous. It can blind you, kill your kidneys, and kill you. So Tillotson repeatedly flushed the wiper fluid tank in his Subaru with clean water to make sure it was as clean as possible before filling it with potable liquids. If you ask me, that’s still taking a chance. I wouldn’t do it. I would have started with a new wiper fluid tank.

Anyway, this is a hack that we can all appreciate during the hot summer.

[via Tastefully Offensive via Gizmodo]

Captain Kirk Gets His Very Own Whiskey

Posted on 02/07/2018 by Conner Flynn

Fill my glass and beam me up. Star Trek James T. Kirk straight bourbon whiskey is the Final Frontier in booze. Because when you are a space explorer shagging every alien in sight, you need a drink now and then.

Kirk’s whiskey is selected from choice barrels aged between 4-12 years. Each small batch release of James T. Kirk has notes of caramel, Asian 5 spice and pecan. Is it worthy of the man that shares its name? I have no idea, but I’m willing to find out.

I think James T. Kirk would be proud. Remember to drink responsibly. Never drink and command a starship at the same time. Otherwise you keep crashing and before you know it, Your Enterprise A is the Enterprise F, for “what the F” have I done?

While their slogan is “Go Boldly. Drink Responsibly,” here are some others they missed out on: “Drink up and boldly go where no one has gone before,” “Beam up your taste buds,” “Sh*tfaced, The Final Frontier,” and lastly, “F*ck Romulan Ale.”

This 90-proof whiskey should be available by October and sell for around $70 for a 750ml bottle.

[via Geekologie]

Starbucks offers AR tours of its lavish Shanghai coffee shop

Posted on 05/12/2017 by Engadget RSS Feed

Starbucks has a long, long tradition of using tech to bring you into its coffee shops, and that will be truer than ever with the latest supersized Reserve Roastery location in Shanghai. The beverage behemoth will use a mobile app to offer guided aug...

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This Flask Looks Like a Popsicle

Starbucks will offer Uber Eats delivery from more than 2,000 US stores

Maybe The Reason Stormtroopers Were Such Bad Shots Was Too Much Gin

Sound-based liquid printing could lead to new designer drugs

Campfire Beer Caramelizer Wants to be your Cold Weather Friend

Game of Thrones Jon Snow Beer: Tipsy is Coming

Mixed-gene French grapes may lead to cheaper, safer wine

Guy Turns Car Windshield Wiper Fluid Spray Into Drink Dispenser

Captain Kirk Gets His Very Own Whiskey

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