If this was from a micro-brew, I might be inclined to try it. But as it stands, this seems quite scary [cnn.com].

The ginsing is not appealing in a beer however...

Drew Carey did it first.

In Response to zamphir (#20757):

Probably better...

In Response to GeminiCrash (#20760):

Well duh...Drew Carey actually enjoys beer, and micro-brewed.

I'm sure various microbrews have done it at some point or another. I just find it sickening that a macrobrew would.

In Response to Dynedain (#20770):

Sorry, didn't quite read you correctly...my comment was completely unneccsary (GOD is that spelled wrong).

In Response to GeminiCrash (#20786):

uh. so you aren't in the camp of "oh yes I _can_ spell, you just aren't worth my effort" you're more of a "fuck you fuck you fuck you I hate you but am too afraid to say it so instead I'll just piss you off slowly and deliberately" school huh?

The ginsing is not appealing in a beer however

RateBeer [ratebeer.com] has a few ginseng beers (search on ginseng) that appear to have received favourable ratings.

On a related note Weihenstephaner is suddenly available in 6 flavours here in Sydney now. Dan Murphy's Hornsby have it if any sydney folk are interested in trying it. The hefe is the best in my opinion, followed closely by the dunkel (although I prefer the seductive dark as a rule and so my preferences are probably swayed).

I'm just slightly amazed that bitter melon beer hasn't made more of an impact in non-China places. I can't find a link off the top of my head because I am not fluent in Chinese; however, I can guarantee that it exists. Dating the nephew of a major importer of Chinese products helps that.

Basically, it is a fermented beverage, vaguely fizzy, made from bitter melons. It is not actually that bitter, and is, in fact, rather tasty. More of a cider, perhaps, than a beer... Well, anyway. Anyone else had a chance to sample it, so I don't feel all alone?

Very scary. Now AHB are usiang almost all the legal drugs to get people to buy their exceedingly poor products.

Alcohol- Check
Caffeine- Check
Sugar- Check
Mind-numbing marketing- Check

They just need to get nicotine into that stuff (the word "beer" does not apply to anything produced by Trademark Infringement INC.) then they'll have a full house.

In Response to tor (#20798):

Sure, why not.

In Response to Euan (#20827):

They just need to get nicotine into that stuff

I was thinking they were probably going to go with crack. Get the kids hooked early for maximum profit (since they're obviously not concerned about the beer.)

In Response to jettaboy20 (#20835):

You mean like Thin-Mints?

I swear those have every addictive substance known to man in them, and then pot for good measure to give you the munchies.

In Response to Dynedain (#20838):

And the peanut butter and chocolare ones...tag-a-longs I think?

In Response to GeminiCrash (#20843):

They call them peanut butter patties here...but I don't think they're that great.

In Response to Dynedain (#20849):

The simoas are pretty addictive as well. I used to hate them, but my taste buds evolved and if they're in my general vacinity I gobble them up.

In Response to Dynedain (#20838):

those have every addictive substance known to man in them, and then pot for good measure

Thin Mints™ have pot in them? I knew there was a reason why i enjoyed them so much, despite their Girl Scout connection!

In Response to Teledildonix (#20883):

It's funny that we're talking about girl scout cookies. I started to read Goats from the beginning - again - and just recently passed the part about the cookies Diablo makes from an entire first grade glass. He says that he was going to use girl scouts, but thought that it was too cliched.

This just amuses me, due to the mere coincidence of it all.

There is a microbrew that makes a caffeinated beer... in boston...came out with Moonshot Beer some time in the summer I think.... no ginsing... no fruity flavor just beer. they have a site, it's www.moonshotbeer.com i think.

Cheers!

In Response to GeminiCrash (#20843):

And the peanut butter and chocolare ones...tag-a-longs I think?

Or Tagalogs, something like that.
I'm partial to Samoans.

In Response to banzai (#20988):

My last girlfriend had this thing for Moaris, but I'm not sure that was purely for the taste.

In Response to GeminiCrash (#20843):

tag-a-longs I think

Actually, in this country alone, the Girl Scouts make use of two separate bakery companies to produce their cookies.

Each company has a different name for at least some of the "brands" of cookie that they produce for the Girl Scouts. Thin mints are always "Thin Mints" but the tag-a-logs and samoas are known by different names in different parts of the country.

And they've probably got lark's vomit in them in Australia.

In Response to zamphir (#20998):

You seem to have a somewhat suspicious knowledge of this subject Zamphir; is there something you're not telling us?

Is there a little green skirt and vest lurking in the depths of your closet?

In Response to GeminiCrash (#21003):

Is there a little green skirt and vest lurking in the depths of your closet?

No.

And I'll deny any rumors about what may be found under my cellar, too.

In Response to Lonely Goatherd (#20942):

Cheers!

Is this LG pretending to be Graham? Or is Graham ashamed to have knowledge of Bostonian Microbreweries, and is therefore trying to be anonymous (and failing miserably)?

In Response to daubergoat (#21344):

Maybe it's an incredibly lame Boston + beer + tv pun attempt.

In Response to zamphir (#21347):

Sure, if you want to be obvious about it. But I prefer the seeking-deviance-in-others way of going about things. That, and I forgot about that show temporarily. Grumble.