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On the day that The Dark Knight was opening, we could not get any tickets. So my room mate and I decided to call up a few friends to make some Batman inspired drinks.

This was the first time that I ever attempted to make up a drink by myself, so I was a little nervous. My room mate and a couple of the friends we invited over were bartenders once in their life so they had a little easier time with this.

Two face versus The Dark Knight (Drop Shot)
1/2 pint of Guiness
1/2 shot of Starbucks Coffee Liquor
1/2 shot of Sambuca

This was my attempt at a drink. I like the layering effect you can get from the sambuca and coffee liquor, and when you drank it, the taste was pretty good. Unfortunately it is nothing like the taste of a car-bomb, which I think is heavenly.

Batman and Robin
1/2 shot of Campari
1/2 shot of Jagermeister

This drink was from one of the invited bar tenders. I have to say personally the Campari was soo over powering that the shot was horrible. We did try to make a second variation of this shot using 1/4 shot of Chambord, 1/4 shot of vodka, and 1/2 shot of Jagermeister. This was more palitable, but you lost the sharp contrast.

Over all, it was an enjoyable event in place of seeing The Dark Knight opening night. We all did see the movie the next morning, however, and it was GREAT! I highly recommend it!

It is done.  The rule of Anheuser-Busch has come to an end.  InBev successfully petitioned for Anheuser-Busch’s acceptance of their $52 billion buy-out offer; and the new King of Beers is going to be called Anheuser-Busch InBev. 

To read the AP release, click here.

It is interesting to note, though, that InBev does not intend to close any of the 19 currently operated Anheuser-Busch plants; lets just hope they can keep their promise. 

Mountain Dew Revolution, part of the Dew Drinker Designed promotion, is “Dew infused with wild berry fruit flavor and ginseng.” I have to say that this Revolution Dew is better than the Mountain Dew Voltage I tried Thursday, but not as good as the the Dew Supernova yesterday.

The wild berry flavoring is the weakest of all the added flavorings thus far, but that isn’t such a bad thing.  Unlike the Dew Voltage, you know this is a Mountain Dew drink.  Revolution was right up there with the carbonation of Mountain Dew with almost the exact same carbonation amount as regular Mountain Dew.  If I didn’t see the bottle, I would think that Dew Revolution was just Mountain Dew with something added to it; that is how I like it!

Mountain Dew Revolution has that strong Mountain Dew taste that I was looking for in the previous two Dews. Mountain Dew has that very strong flavor profile, and Mountain Dew Revolution keeps that in mind, but does nothing to enhance it.  Mountain Dew Revolution is so close to the original flavor profile, that it is not worth trying.

This is one of three new Mountain Dews in part of this contest to find a new Dew, and it is the third and final one I am reviewing. I have to say that this is definitely better than the Moutain Dew Voltage but is worse than the Mountain Dew Supernova.  You can vote at http://Dewmocracy.com!

Mountain Dew Supernova, part of the Dew Drinker Designed promotion, is “Dew with a blast of strawberry melon flavor and ginseng.” I have to say that this Supernova Dew is much, much better than the Mountain Dew Voltage I tried Thursday

The strawberry melon flavoring is still very strong, but it doesn’t take away from the Mountain Dew taste like Voltage did.  Again, like the raspberry of the raspberry citrus flavoring, the strawberry flavoring took center stage in this Dew.  Also, Supernova was right up there with the carbonation of Mountain Dew, making me feel that the flatness of the Voltage Dew was just my bottle.  I have to say that this is right up there with Code Red as an acceptable replacement to the original Mountain Dew.

Mountain Dew Supernova has that strong Mountain Dew taste that I was yearning for in the Voltage Dew. Mountain Dew has that very strong flavor profile, and Mountain Dew Supernova keeps that in mind!

This is one of three new Mountain Dews in part of this contest to find a new Dew, and it is the second one I am reviewing. I have to say that this is definitely better than the Mountain Dew Voltage and is moving in the right direction.  Hopefully the last one keeps up with this current trend and is better than this one! I will be planning on tasting the last one in the coming days and voting. You can vote at http://Dewmocracy.com!

Well I had a very busy weekend that really didn’t allow me to post at all on Drink Some More.  So I thought I’d just give you guys a quick rundown of what I encountered.

Friday Night

Friday night a group of friends and I went to this bar in Coventry, CT called Bidwells.  I went there quite a few times back in my college days, but I haven’t been there in a while.  My friends just moved into a new house up the street, so we went out to take advantage of a bar within walking distance of their home.  Supposedly a couple of days ago, they were given this drink that they fell in love with.  I was there to test it out.  What is this drink you ask?  It was called the Black Cherry, and comprised of Sam Adams Cherry Wheat and Guinness.  I have to say that I was a big fan of this Black Cherry drink and recommend it to anyone that wants to spice up their black and tans.  The most unfortunate things, however, about all Bidwell’s beers, was that the lines seemed dirty and you got this metallic taste in all the beers!  This did not bode well for my first Ten Penny Ale!

Saturday

Saturday was a comedy of errors, or so it seemed.  I woke up around noon (after one too many Black Cherries)  and started to head down to my friends apartment.  I stopped at a local coffee shop, called the Windsor Donut Shop and tried to get a coffee and a breakfast sandwich.  I was told, quite rudely, that breakfast sandwiches weren’t sold after noon (it was 12:15) so I just got my coffee and left.  They brew pretty good coffee there, for a donut shop, so I was mildly content.  It doesn’t match up with Starbucks or any other good coffee though!

Saturday Night

Saturday night was a chill night, I sat back and watched some t.v. drinking Sea Hag IPA by New England Brewing Company out of Woodbridge, CT.  I love this beer, especially for the novelty of it being in a can.  That’s right, an IPA in a can!  This is a very hoppy IPA that suffers just a touch from being conditioned in a can; you can taste just a slight metallic taste through the hops.  Though, not as bad a Bidwell’s beers!  Maybe next time I will pour it from the can and see if that improves the taste.

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Sunday

Sunday, I went to a wedding.  This was a beautiful wedding put on by a beautiful bride that I know from college.  It was an open bar affair, so I got down to business.  First, I ordered a beefeater martini.  I was shocked when I got my martini on hand, because it was on the rocks!  Has anyone experiences this before?  Is this normal for another part of the country/world?  It was good none-the-less, but by the end it was a little watered down.  After our meal, they set up a espresso and aperitif bar.  I ordered an espresso and a Sambuca which was promptly combined by the bartender.  Again, I am not sure if this is normal in another part of the country/world, but I was confused!  I have to admit, though, that the combination was actually delicious and I would definitely try it again!