Pizza Beer? This is sick & wrong.

[Son-of-a-Weizen]

Tomato & beer? ...Oregano? There outta be a law. I'm calling Congressman Moran's office in the a.m. I hope they don't go crazy like this in Old Europe! They wouldn't....they just couldn't...

http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/redeye/2010/03/beer-me-the-strangest-beer-flavors-in-the-world.html

[Big Wheel]

Tomato & beer? ...Oregano? There outta be a law. I'm calling Congressman Moran's office in the a.m. I hope they don't go crazy like this in Old Europe! They wouldn't....they just couldn't...

http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/redeye/2010/03/beer-me-the-strangest-beer-flavors-in-the-world.html

I'm guessing you haven't sampled the delights of the Budweiser Chelada, then. You've tried lutefisk, I'm sure you can handle it.

PS: my reaction to the chelada was exactly like this guy's: http://www.chow.com/stories/11552

[Dave James]

When I played slo-pitch softball, our post game beverage of choice, especially at tournaments when a little less alcohol in your system was a good idea, was what we called red beer. Beer and tomato juice with a dash of salt. 2/3'rds beer, 1/3 tomato juice.

[Son-of-a-Weizen]

Yes, Lutefisk....and washed down with Aquavit, the worst booze I've ever had. Proud of the 'ol Norwegian roots but a guy's got his limits and I had to pour close to a full bottle down the drain! Blech!

PS: my reaction to the chelada was exactly like this guy's: http://www.chow.com/stories/11552

Never heard of this stuff before you mentioned it! Horrors!

Edited March 5, 2010 by Son-of-a-Weizen

[Big Wheel]

Yes, Lutefisk....and washed down with Aquavit, the worst booze I've ever had. Proud of the 'ol Norwegian roots but a guy's got his limits and I had to pour close to a full bottle down the drain! Blech!

PS: my reaction to the chelada was exactly like this guy's: http://www.chow.com/stories/11552

Never heard of this stuff before you mentioned it! Horrors!

I actually like Akvavit - I acquired a taste for it from my cousins, who had picked up a bunch of bottles of Aalborg when they lived in Copenhagen and gave me what was left of the last one when they moved to a different house. I currently have a nice bottle of OP Andersson from Sweden sitting in the freezer - much more balanced and less of a rye bread taste compared to the Aalborg.

[clifford_thornton]

When I played slo-pitch softball, our post game beverage of choice, especially at tournaments when a little less alcohol in your system was a good idea, was what we called red beer. Beer and tomato juice with a dash of salt. 2/3'rds beer, 1/3 tomato juice.

There is a place in Austin - can't remember which - that serves "beer mary's" or beer and bloody mary mix (they don't have a liquor license). I recall it not being too bad.

[PHILLYQ]

Not quite as horrible as pizzabeer,but a travesty IMHO is the pizzacone:

http://gothamist.com/2010/02/22/pizza_in_a_cone_rolls_out_in_manhat.php

[Dave James]

I know this is off topic, but the discussion of the pizza cone (which looks like a decent idea to me) reminded me of pretzel cones for ice cream. If you're a fan of salty and sweet, get yourself one of these with a nice big scoop of vanilla ice cream. Mmm, mmm, good.