October 23, 2007 - 2:30 pm
, By John, USMA at West Point
Ever heard of a “chelada”? Not enchilada, although those are really rad…but that’s neither here or there.
A chelada is a Mexican style of beer that’s flavored with lime and salt (Corona with salt, basically). The drink is popular in Mexico and Costa Rica but has yet to become a hit in America. The day where cheladas are popular in the U.S. has been set back a decade or so with the release of Miller Chill, a poor excuse for a beer.
Miller Chill apes that mask-the-awful-taste-with-limes-and-salt formula cheladas have down pat - with an unfortunate twist. Chill contains the flavor of artificial limes and salt that leaves an aftertaste similar to flat Sprite lingering in your mouth.
Miller Chill tastes like sour soda.
Usually my preference for a certain kind of beer is nonexistent - I enjoy Negro Modello as much as I do a bootleg brand like Schlitz, when the occasion hits - but Chill is plain ill. Drinking it to get wasted is much more difficult than regular brews due to its kiddie-sweet flavor. After convincing my bro to share a six-pack of the stuff with me he opted out after one-and-a-half beers. Read More »
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Tags: alcohol, artificial, beer, brew-review, champagne, chili, corona, flat-soda, flavor, hot-dogs, lime, mexican-beer, miller-chill, miller-high-life, negro-modello, salt, schlitz, six-pack, sprite, zac-efron, zima
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October 4, 2007 - 4:00 pm
, By Josh - UMASS, Lowell

Statistics show that most Latin-American countries rank highest in a worldwide poll for “personal satisfaction.” Hot weather, nachos, Corona and the hottest women in the world - yeah, I’d be pretty pumped about my life too. (Yahoo)
A teacher in Montclaire gives out homework assignments to his students’ parents on the regular. Start placing your bets now to see how long it will take for this smart-aleck teacher to be “involved in a scandal.” I say two weeks. (NY Times)
Woman gets sued for downloading 24 songs of KaZaa. She originally got charged for 25 songs, but even the RIAA doesn’t consider Nickelback music. (Duluth News)
“The Top Ten Rude Behaviors in the Workplace” (Hopkins)
After the Mayor of Atlantic City turns up missing for over a week, some random dude appoints himself Mayor. First action as Mayor: rename A.C. “Awesomeville.” (CBS3)
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Tags: assignments, atlantic-city, corona, homework, hot-weather, hottest-babes, job, kazaa, latin-americans, mayor, nickelback, parents, personal-satisfaction, police, random-dude, RIAA, rude-behavior, scandal, shot, sued, teachers, workplace
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