I love Mr. Beer. It’s probably the easiest way to get a good homebrew sans all the hassle.

The steps: clean the brewing barrel, pour the flavor mixture into some hot water, boil, add a booster packet, drop in some yeast, and wait. Two weeks later you put it into some bottles—soda bottles are fine—with some sugar. Wait another week or so, chill, and drink.

An Ode to Mr. Beer [Gizmodo]

Just spent a week with the in-laws in Poland and was introduced to Becherovka, a Czech spirit infused with nutmeg and packing 80 proof.

The stuff will peel paint without a mixer, but add a little Sprite, some ice, and a slice of lemon and you have two or three evenings of unadulterated pleasure.

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