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Some U.S. grocery stores, convenience stores, bars and restaurants have growler filling stations. [2] [3] [4] A crowler (portmanteau of "canned growler") is a fillable and machine-sealable beer can. [5] The selected beer is poured into the can body and then a pop-top is sealed over it at a canning station.
A borg's high alcohol content and convenient packaging facilitates binge drinking, with a typical recipe calling for a fifth of vodka, equivalent to about 16 drinks. [1] The drink has been touted as a hangover remedy and a harm reduction strategy, supposedly counteracting the effects of alcohol with water and electrolytes , but these claims are ...
Beverage: Source: Date of first mention: Description and significance: Moloko Plus (Nadsat for "Milk Plus") : A Clockwork Orange: 1962: Aka "milk with knives in it"; drunk by the protagonist to get him in the mood for "a bit of the old ultraviolence" [2] In the film, Moloko Plus is milk laced with one of three (possibly illegal) drugs, Vellocet, Synthemesc and Drencrom.
Ice beer was developed by brewing a strong, dark lager, then freezing the beer and removing some of the ice. This concentrates the aroma and taste of the beer, and also raises the alcoholic strength of the finished beer. [3] This produces a beer with 12 to 15 per cent alcohol. In North America, water would be added to lower the alcohol level. [4]
Alamy Consider the growler -- those large bottles that beer drinkers use to take microbrews home straight from the tap. The name for the container, which typically holds 64 ounces, dates back to ...
Depending on the time spent fermenting (always balanced against the risk of discovery by officers), the sugar content, and the quality of the ingredients and preparation, pruno's alcohol content by volume can range from as low as 2% (equivalent to a very weak beer) to as high as 14% (equivalent to a strong wine).
Growler (jug), a type of large beer bottle; Growler, a Yorkshire pork pie; Growler, a small iceberg or piece of drift ice that is barely visible above the surface of the water; Largemouth bass, "growler" in US dialect, the fish two USN submarines were named after
Alcohol has been produced and consumed by humans for its psychoactive effects since c. 7000–6600 BC. [21] Alcohol is the second most consumed psychoactive drug globally, behind caffeine. [22] [23] Drinking alcohol is generally socially acceptable and is legal in most countries, unlike with many other recreational substances.