Drinks

With holiday cheer, comes holiday beer. Been sippin’ on these for the last couple days. Stella Artois is brewed in Belgium and packaged in the Beck’s brewery in Bremen, Germany. The Anno 1366 on the Stella Artois logo refers to the origin of brewing in the city of Leuven. The city’s tax records dated 1366 mention the existence of a local brewpub called Den Hoorn, (’Hoorn’ in Dutch meaning ‘Horn’ in English, as is represented in the logo on the beer label). The name Artois was coupled to the brewery in 1708, when new owner Sebastian Artois achieved the title of master brewer. Old beer, old taste, O.G.

Apparently, pre-gaming on vodka and Red Bull is not as good for you as originally thought. The California Attorney General has placed a ban in conjunction with MillerCoors to stop the production of these caffeine-heavy alcoholic beverages. Though SPARKS is not the only drink in question, it does maintain 90% market share of alcoholic energy drinks, so it definitely is the older, more popular brother in the alcohol-energy family. If you’re interested in the entire announcement, feel free to read it after the jump:

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Coca-Cola North America is gettin’ wild…or…maybe growing up? Regardless, pictured above is the bottle of the new “Sprite Green™,” the new reduced-calorie Sprite line extension. The fine folks over at Coca-Cola want to make it known that they expect to drop many new, naturally sweetened, low/zero-cal beverages sweetened with TRUVIA into the future. Each one of these Sprite Green bottles is defined by an 8.5-ounce, 50 calorie serving consisting of 5% lemon juice. Its target audience is noted to be active young adults and launches in two U.S. cities this month (or whats left of it), but early 2009 should see a much broader expansion of this new product. Drink on! (Thx TheDieLine)

I personally have been easing up on the energy drinks (they make pee). It’s a good thing these drinks aren’t targeted towards me (seriously, they make pee alot), infact, they are targeted towards females. The drink boasts no calories or carbs, but in my opinion, I like my cougars with a little bit of heft to them…if you know what I’m saying. Find a retailer near you, and drink on ladies!

Yet another product that is not only delectable, but doubles as a perfectly suitable Holiday gift! Hidden within the confines of that box is the key to whipping up the famed dessert from NYC’s Serendipity3 restaurant. For $25, the gift box includes a genuine Serendipity glass goblet, two packs of drink mix, special spoons, colorful straws and some literature on the restaurant’s history. All that’s needed is some milk and ice, and you will be set. Drink on!

This new product goes out to my Jewish bretheren in the audience. Get your menorah arcenist tendencies started right with this flavorful four pack, containing delights such as Chocolate Coins, Apple Sauce, Latke and Jelly Doughnut. Sounds weird, but for $6, you know Jones Soda never steers you wrong when it comes to quality carbonated beverages. The box depicts the kosherness of the drink, coupled with the complimentary dreidel with every package. Drink on!

Back when I used to work at the office everyday, Coffee-mate was the industry standard when it came to quickly and efficiently spicing up our chalk-drinks. Eggnog, Pumpkin, Spice Gingerbread, Peppermint Mocha, Caramel Apple…how could you go wrong? As of recent, you can pick up a dollar-off coupon from the official Coffee-mate website. Drink on!

Pomegranate was one of my favorite fruits as a child. Emphasis on the “was”. To make a long story short, when I was 14, I cracked open a pomegranate, only to find a slithery worm with pinchers crawling out of one of the seed holes. Needless to say I was traumatized and never worked on another fresh pomegranate again. Thankfully, this new product, Pama Pomegranate Liqueur, takes the undeniably sweet/sour taste of Pomegranates, the glowing red hue and the beautiful happenings of alcohol, and does its very best to try and eliminate the memories of deadly worms in live fruit.  This seems like one of the better holiday drinks available this Holiday, so get your drank-drink-consumption-beverage on. (Thx Slashfood)

If you’re a fan of the finer soda market, you’re definitely not a stranger to Jones Soda. This holiday, the hype continues as Jones drops 3 new holiday-themed flavors: Candy Cane (pictured above), Mele Kalikimaka (coconut + pineapple) and Pear Tree. As usual, you can pick up Jones in a 4-pack at participating Targets everywhere!

It may just be me, but when the weather outside gets cold, i’m not one to shun away from a nice cold drink. Arby’s must have picked up on people like me, and they have brought back for a limited time this delectable little Mint Chocolate Swirl Shake. Infact, if you’re ready to get your brainfreeze on, word on the street is, if you sign up for the Arby’s Extra Club, you will receive a printable coupon for a free Mint Chocolate Swirl Shake.