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AliceCooper wrote:I'm drinking Stella Artois at the moment.
In Europe and UK Stella is the top Lager but for winter brews local brewers make "Barley Wine" aka 11+% proof bitter and my favourite is Old Tom from Robinson's in Stockport, Gtr Manchester.
excession wrote:A litre bottle of Stella. YUM
BuddhistFish wrote:When I get home from work, in about 15 minutes, I will turn on the wife's Espresso maker and steam myself some milk for some hot choclate. To that hot choclate I will add Disaronno, whip cream, and top it off with a maraschino cherry.
gerbilspy wrote:A nice hot cup of my favorite coffee -- Torrefacioni Italia Perugia blend. mmmmmmmmmmm. Delicious!
thegleek wrote:idchafee wrote:Who are all these sick **** willingly drinking Dr. Pepper???
um, and just what is wrong with dr pepper? its godly...
idchafee wrote:If by "godly" you mean, "not fit to clean horsecrap off my car tires" then I agree 100%. Dr. Pepper is one of the worst tasting substances ever made.
FroBozz_Inc wrote:Q: Does Dr Pepper have Antifreeze in it?
A: NO!
(ok, so maybe everything in Dr Pepper isn't "good for you")
"Polyethylene glycol is polymerized ethylene glycol. Dr Pepper reportedly uses it as an antifoaming agent."
"Ethylene glycol (commonly called antifreeze): HO-CH2-CH2-OH, is a small, toxic compound which dissolves readily in water and lowers its freezing point. Polyethylene glycol HO-CH2CH2-O-CH2CH2-O-CH2CH2-O-.. is a very large, inert, gelatinous compound which can be used to thicken foods. It's completely non-toxic, probably indigestible"
thegleek wrote:gerbilspy wrote:A nice hot cup of my favorite coffee -- Torrefacioni Italia Perugia blend. mmmmmmmmmmm. Delicious!
1. the proper spelling (for those who wish to purchase it) is: Torrefazione Italia Perugia
2. one site you can order this from is: http://www.cooking.com/products/shprodde.asp?SKU=221843
happy holidays!
mattsteg wrote:drsauced wrote:or ask Bricktop.Ask any sistah, they'll tell you, "I don't need no sugah, I'm sweet enough!"
That Perugia might be OK, but I prefer stuff a tad fresher. I also find single-origin coffees more interesting.
gerbilspy wrote:The best coffee I've ever tasted so far was some rwandan beans I got a pound of last summer. An absolutely delicious cup.mattsteg wrote:drsauced wrote:or ask Bricktop.Ask any sistah, they'll tell you, "I don't need no sugah, I'm sweet enough!"
That Perugia might be OK, but I prefer stuff a tad fresher. I also find single-origin coffees more interesting.
I love the taste and it's versatility -- it's great for espresso OR drip!
PRIME1 wrote:Well Mt. Dew has "Brominated Vegetable Oil" in it. Must be a mild laxitive or something.
mattsteg wrote:The best coffee I've ever tasted so far was some rwandan beans I got a pound of last summer. An absolutely delicious cup.
mattsteg wrote:Thisis this from year's crop, and appears similar to what I had last year. I'm planning on getting some soon.
thegleek wrote:i'm curious to as why they use brominated vegetable oil in mt dew....
any site have facts on this?
From a Pepsi site: Brominated Vegetable Oil (BVO)
Brominated vegetable oil has been used by the soft drink industry since 1931. It is a widely used food additive that has been extensively tested and approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
Brominated vegetable oil is derived from soybean oil that has been modified in order to keep the flavoring oils well-blended.
From Wikipedia: Mountain Dew's brominated vegetable oil is another source of contention. More than 100 countries ban brominated vegetable oil for its adverse health effects. However, the exact quantity of bromine put into fat cells from BVO is questioned.
Brominated Vegetable oil is found in many citrus sodas (but not all of them).
The toxicity reports from the FDA proved that all rats tested with injections of BVO died from it.
While BVO isn't the same as Bromine, we have yet to prove that it is safe enough to remove it from the Top 2000 Toxic Additives list.
BVO cannot be purged from your body once absorbed into the fat cells (even the leanest of people are composed of 10-25% body fat).
It is not the source of the 'Red' in Code Red - that's just food coloring.
I apologize to all those who were mislead by whomever posted this on farq.com. All Mountain Dew lines use BVO because they are citrus based.
Soda is, of course, unhealthy for us anyway, and this is more of a simple rant regarding my once all-time favorite unhealthy drink.
FroBozz_Inc wrote:Wow...check this out:The toxicity reports from the FDA proved that all rats tested with injections of BVO died from it.
BVO cannot be purged from your body once absorbed into the fat cells (even the leanest of people are composed of 10-25% body fat).
Soda is, of course, unhealthy for us anyway, and this is more of a simple rant regarding my once all-time favorite unhealthy drink.