Halloween is only a few days away, and being one of the most fun holidays of the year, you need to make sure that you celebrate it with some fun drink recipes and cocktails this year. Check out some of the fun Halloween cocktail and Drink recipe ideas from the links below.
Check out all the scary and fun drinks that will make this years Halloween party a blast for all to be at!
More Halloween Cocktail Recipes HERE
Have a SofaKing Great Halloween! And DON’T Drink and Drive!!!
The internet is full of — let’s face it — useless shit. Remember Subservient chicken? Yep, that was time well spent.
BUT WAIT!
Every once in a while, the internet makes us go: Hrmmm. These guys are onto something.
The idea is — put in your zip code (or better, your full address) and some sort of magical internet gnomes find all the lowest advertised beer within X miles of your location (there’s a radius filter — 5 miles, 10 miles, etc.) Sort of like Google for beer.
You can sort the results, and then click on the beer to get all sorts of useful details, including a handy dandy Google map that shows you where you can go to get the suds. If we’d had this back in college, we could have saved our folks a ton-o-cash!
The results show domestics, imports, crafts and ‘adult flavored beverages.’ I put in my zip code and found more than 60 deals within 5 miles of my zip. Pretty cool! Due to the nature of how craft beers advertise, there are fewer there than we’d like to see. But as those craft beers grow up, so will their advertising budgets and then they can get in and mix it up a little better with the big boys.
As of this writing, they say they’re just “a couple weeks away” from their mobile app, which will make this thing about ten thousand times more awesome.
Try it out and tell your friends. That’s what beer buddies are all about.
For all our readers that Homebrew their own beer, and all our readers that haven’t started home brewing, we wanted to share this amazing home brewing supply website with everyone!
The website is called Brew PS, and it is by far the best website to shop at online. For a couple of reasons;
1. The site is well thought-out, and well laid-out, making it very easy to navigate and find what you need.
2. Their prices are some of the best that you will find! Brew PS’ prices are among the lowest out there, you will save a lot of money shopping with them vs. wasting gas driving to a brew store, and then paying a higher marked up price than what you will find on the Brew PS Home Brewing Store!
So whether you are already a home brewer, looking for some brewing ingredients, or need some new/replacement home brewing equipment, Brew PS has got what you need! And if you haven’t started home brewing yet, now is the time! Check out the Home Brewing Starter Kits that they offer. They come with everything you need to get you home brewing your own beer! And until you can get up to speed on making your own recipes, check out the pre-packaged home brewing ingredient kits, which include all the ingredients, grain steeping bags, hop steeping bags, and bottle caps you need to brew a 5 gallon batch of beer!
So stop over paying and wasting your money on bad tasting beer at the grocery store, start home brewing your own quality beer!
A lot of people ask, is home brewing really worth the time, and money? And will the beer even taste good?
The answer is YES!!! You will save money home brewing beer, and the best part is, you will get to drink great tasting, quality beer that you made. After you see all the quality ingredients that get put into your beer, you will understand why these mass produced, American breweries cannot compete with that taste of home brewed beer and smaller craft breweries alike.
Stop kidding yourself, that can of Bud Light doesnt taste good… Go check out Brew PS and start home brewing today!
Cheers!
Check out this Home Brewing Video to see how easy it is!
I know you are all familiar with Beer Pong, but have you ever heard of Bear Pong?!This is a fun new take on the classic Beer Pong Drinking game that we all know and love to a whole new scale! BEARPONG is oversized portable Beer Pong that can be played anywhere!! It does not require unnecessary tables and is extremely portable. Bear pong can be played pretty much anywhere that you have some open space; your backyard, the beach, a park, tailgates etc. And the whole game comes in a handy carrying case that makes it easy to take with you.
This is a well made game with quality materials. The buckets and carrying case are high quality and are sure to last a long time. The game itself is not a drinking game… but it can definitely be adapted to fit your needs! Just like beer pong, everywhere you play there seems to be slight variations on the rules and when to drink. BEARPONG can be adapted in the same way. Here you can find the classic rules, straight from the BEARPONG.com.
Bear Pong is a ton of fun to play with your friends and family and a well needed twist on the game of beer pong! Beer Pong was getting a bit old and needed a change. And for all you college students, this game will motivate you to get you out of your dingy dorm room or frat-house and enjoy some fresh air for a change! We highly recommend ordering yourself a BEARPONG kit.
CLICK HERE TO ORDER BEARPONG!!!
Feel free to post comments below if you have had a chance to play Bear Pong and what rules you like to play by… especially if you have made this game into your own drinking game!
Disposable E-Cigarettes Review
Electronic cigarettes (aka e-Cigs) are a new thing to have in bars and restaurants. These cigarettes give off nothing but water vapor, making them legal to smoke anywhere, anytime! Disposable e-Cigs have no tobacco in them making them virtually harmless, but thy do have a dose of nicotine in them to give you your true cigarette fix without having to step outside to smoke. These disposable e-Cigarettes by Blue Cigs come in a variety of flavors like Original Tobacco, or Menthol.
Currently you cannot buy these disposable e-Cigs online, you have to be at a bar or restaurant that carries them. A single disposable e-cigarette will cost you around $12. I know what you are thinking… “$12 for one cigarette?! That’s ridiculous!” The Blue Cigs Disposable e-cigarettes are more than just a single cigarette. A single disposable e-Cig will last you about as long as a pack and a half of real cigarettes. Another bonus for these disposable cigarettes is that they give you a lot more vapor than the standard e-Cigs that are out there. But this comes with a small price, the disposable e-Cigs are slightly larger than your typical cigarette or e-Cig. The size however, is not anything overwhelming by any means. In our opinion it is a good trade off because you get a huge cloud of vapor from the disposable e-Cics compared to the standard e-Cigs that are on the market right now.
The disposable e-Cigs have a pretty good flavor and although different than smoking a real cigarette, they are very similar in a lot of ways: The smoke/vapor from an e-Cig seems a bit lighter than a real cigarette, but on the positive side the smoke doesn’t stick to you at all and leave you reeking of cigarettes all night. The vapor is heavy and thick enough to blow smoke rings and hangs in the air longer than expected. You don’t need a lighter to use the e-cigs, and there is no limit to how much you have to smoke at one time. You can take one puff and put it away for later, or sit and smoke on it for a while. And probably the biggest advantage to smoking these disposable e-Cigarettes is that you don’t have to step outside of the bar or restaurant that you are in to enjoy them. Smoke anywhere, anytime, indoors, outdoors, and when you have used up your disposable e-Cig, you just throw it away!
You can learn more about e-cigarettes and buy your HERE.
Let us know what you think about these disposable e-Cigs by posting a comment below!
Wait… aren’t all NFL kickers drunks? Isn’t this just expected of them.
From the AP:
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Indianapolis Colts punter Pat McAfee has been released by police following an early morning arrest for public intoxication. McAfee was released just before noon Wednesday, about six hours taking a pre-dawn swim in a canal in an Indianapolis nightlife district. Officers say the 23-year-old, second-year player from West Virginia had a blood-alcohol content of 0.15 percent, nearly twice the legal limit if driving in Indiana. McAfee is the fourth Colts player to be on alcohol-related charges this year. Team president Bill Polian says the team will gather facts before imposing discipline.
After being asked how much he had to drink by the police, McAfee replies “”a lot, cause I’m drunk.” Simply brilliant!
Its that time of year again. We love this time of year, Fall and Autumn are a great time for excellent cocktails, and fun Halloween inspired drink recipes!
Pumpkin Milkshake (Autumn and Halloween Drink Recipe)
2 Oz Dark Rum
1 Can Pumpkin Puree
1 Pint Vanilla Ice Cream, softened
4 Cup(s) Skim Milk
1 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
1/2 Teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
Whipped Cream (Optional)
Place the pumpkin, ice cream, milk, cinnamon, and nutmeg into a blender. Blend slowly until thickened.
Serve with a dollop of whipped cream on top, if you’d like.
Nightmareland Halloween Drink Recipe
1 part Curacao, blue
1 part Jägermeister
1 part Kahlua
Pour equal amounts of ingredients into a shot glass and Serve.
Also try on the rocks in an old fashioned glass.
Black Cat Halloween Drink Recipe
1 oz. Schnapps, black cherry (Black Haus)
1 1/2 oz. Vodka
2 oz. Cola
2 oz. Cranberry Juice
Stir all ingredients together with ice. Garnish with a mandarin orange slice if available or orange peel.
Trick or Treat Halloween Drink Recipe
1/2 oz. Amaretto
1/2 oz. Vodka, vanilla (Skyy)
1/2 oz. Triple Sec
1 dash Grenadine
Orange Juice
Pour all ingredients except O.J. into a tall glass filled with ice. Top with orange juice, stir and enjoy!
Bewitched Halloween Drink Recipe
1/2 oz. Vodka
1/2 oz. B & B Liquour
1/2 oz. Cream
Combine ingredients in a mixing glass with ice. Stir gently and strain into a large shot glass
or cordial glass.
Blue Voodoo Doll Halloween Drink Recipe
1 1/4 oz Voodoo Tiki Blue Dragon (Blue Kiwi)
1/2 oz Blue Curacao
2 oz Sour Mix
Splash Cranberry
Sugar Rim
Fill a cocktail shaer with ice. Add Voodoo Tiki Blue Dragon, Curacao, and sour. Shake well and pour into a sugared rim highball glass and garnish with Orange Slice.
Devil’s Kiss Halloween Drink Recipe
1 1/2 oz. Goldschalger
1/4oz. Bacardi 151
Pour Goldschlager into a shot glass and float the 151 on top. Careful, this drink is very strong!
For added effect you can light the 151.*
Little Devil Halloween Drink Recipe
3/4 oz. Light Rum
3/4 oz. Gin
2 tsp. Triple Sec
2 tsp. Lemon Juice
Marachino Cherry
Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass over ice. Drop in the cherry and enjoy.
Vampire Blood Halloween Drink Recipe
2 oz. SKYY Infusions Raspberry Vodka
4 fresh raspberries
1 oz. black plum puree
3 fresh lime wedges
¼ oz. simple syrup
Muddle fresh raspberry, lime wedges, plum puree and simple syrup in pint glass with ice. Add SKYY Infusions Raspberry and shake. Strain into a gold glass. Garnish with lime and raspberry.
Nightmare Halloween Drink Recipe
1 1/2 oz. Gin
1/2 oz. Dry Vermouth
1/2 oz. Cheery Brandy
1 oz. Orange Juice
In a shaker filled with a cup of ice, pour in Gin, Vermouth, Brandy and OJ. Shake well and strain into a chilled cocktail glass and enjoy.
Scream Soda Halloween Drink Recipe
1 1/4 oz. Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum
5 oz. lemon-lime soda
1 slice lemon (optional)
1 slice lime (optional)
Pour Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum and lemon-lime soda in tall ice-filled glass. Garnish with lemon and lime slices.
The Headless Horseman Halloween Drink Recipe
2 oz. black vodka
3 dashes bitters
Ginger ale
Pour vodka and bitters into a Collins glass. Fill the glass with ice, then pour in ginger ale.
Garnish with a slice of blood orange.
Drinking & Smoking are like a married couple; where one is the other is sure to follow. Why is this? Why do Drinking and Smoking go hand in hand? Why is it that after a few cocktails or beers, you suddenly want to smoke a cigarette with your friends, even if you aren’t an everyday smoker?
This is a something we have thought about for along time and can’t seem to come up with a good explanation for why this is. People that don’t normally smoke all the sudden want to have a cigarette after drinking a couple beers… whats the deal with this?! We would be the first to admit that we are guilty of this too. We aren’t smokers by any means, but after a couple cocktails, a smoke starts to sounds pretty good!
We don’t have an explanation for why this is. The only real explanation that we could come up with for why people smoke after a having a few drinks, is just simply that they don’t care as much. Their cares about how they smell, what they might be doing to their body, and what other people might think of them go out the window. Either that, or they just feel really cool for those 2 minutes sucking on that cigarette.
But every time after you smoke you wish you hadn’t because you stink the rest of the night, yet next time you go out and drink with your friends you do it again. A pretty cool alternative to cigarettes are the new E-Cigarettes. E-Cigs are electronic cigarettes that have No tar, No tobacco, No ash & No smell! Plus since you don’t burn any tobacco, they don’t give off any harmful smoke, so you can smoke e-cigs anywhere, anytime! These are definitely worth looking into whether or not you are a smoker. They have all kinds of different flavors and different levels of nicotine that you can get. Especially if you are somewhere that doesn’t allow smoking, you can still get your fix.
Check out E-Cigarettes by clicking HERE.
If you have a good explanation why drinking and smoking seem to go so well together, post a comment below!
As we quickly approach the holiday season, every year we look forward to trying Trader Joe’s Vintage Ale. Every year we buy a case and taste test it against the previous few years of Vintage Ale that we have had stashed away aging. This year, The SofaKing has been doing a lot of home brewing and thought it would be fun to try and replicate the Trader Joe’s Vintage Ale recipe. The only problem is, we don’t have a recipe to brew.
To all our readers and home brewers: if you have tried to replicate the Trader Joe’s Vintage ale at home and have had pretty good success, please post a comment below with the recipe, or shoot us an email at TheSofaKing@sofakingdrunk.com.
The TJ’s Vintage Ale is one of the best beers that we have ever had and would love to try and make it ourselves. We have been scouring the internet trying to find a decent clone recipe that looks legit but keep coming up empty handed. Help us out this holiday season and post a clone recipe of the Trader Joe’s Vintage Ale below.
Cheers, and Happy Holidays!!!
We just finished our next brew kit from True Brew by Crosby & Baker, which was the Oktoberfest beer kit. Like all the other True Brew Beer Ingredient Kits, this one came with everything you need to brew the beer from start to finish, it even includes bottle caps. All you need to provide is the equipment to brew the beer, and the bottles to put the beer into.
Difficulty to Brew
The True Oktoberfest beer kit was a lot of fun to brew, like all the others. The kit comes with everything you need to make a 5 gallon batch of beer. The Kit contains:
Pretty much all the of the True Brew beer ingredient kits seem to be similar in how difficult they are to brew. They are all very manageable kits even though you have more ingredients to deal with than some other home brewing kits that are on the market. The True Brew Instructions are perfect and easy to follow. This kit was fun to do because it was not too difficult to manage, but still fun to cook.
Taste and Outcome
The beer only needed to stay in the fermenter for a week, and didn’t need to go through a secondary fermentation. We tested the gravity of the beer and it was right in the range that it should be (stated by the instructions), so we bottled the beer and gave it another week to sit in the bottles.
Our first glass of the True Brew Oktoberfest looked and smelled great. The beer was slightly cloudier than we were expecting, but it had a great aroma. The beer had a wonderful bouquet with very mild hints of citrus, giving it that authentic German feel that you would expect in an Oktoberfest beer.
The taste was just as good as the smell. The color, smell and taste of the beer all resembled the True Brew Belgian Ale Kit that we previously brewed by Crosby and Baker. The flavor was well achieved, and what you would be looking for in a typical German Oktoberfest. The color of the beer color was a bit murky, almost like a hefeweizen, and the flavor was a lot like the Belgian Ale, but a bit more mild. There wasn’t as strong of a citrus flavor to this beer as compared to the Belgian Ale.
Conclusion
This kit is definitely worth trying! The Oktoberfest Beer Kit was just as fun to brew as any of the other True Brew kits, and you get an amazing tasting beer. This beer has a very mild and smooth flavor with hints of citrus, making it an excellent choice to pair with food! We highly recommend this kit for fans of Oktoberfest beers, or Belgian Ales.
Stay tuned, we will be brewing more True Brew Beer kits and posting reviews for them.
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