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Name: Myx Fusions Moscato Type: Wine cooler ABV: 5.5 percent Try This Drink If You Like: Asti sparkling wine Nicki Minaj is the new face of moscato, a sweet, effervescent wine. The chanteuse, known just as much for her sense of style as her music, partnered with Myx Fusions to give the world what it …
Cornhole. Baggo. Bags. Bean Bag Toss. The ultimate tailgating game has almost as many names as Shayne Graham has NFL jerseys. If you’ve been busy polishing your croquet mallets and don’t know what Cornhole is, here’s the gist: It’s a lawn (or parking lot) game which consists of throwing a bag filled with corn or …
What’s worse: showing up for a tailgate without a cooler of beer or showing up for a tailgate with a cooler of warm beer? We’re going to argue that it’s worse to show up with warm beer. Come on, cozies were invited for a reason! So how do you not be that guy? Well forget …
Pork and apples are a classic combination that can be as simple as a side of applesauce next to a breaded and fried chop or as highbrow as a roasted pork loin with brandied apples. At this point in my life, I’m aiming for somewhere in between. Pork chops are an ideal vessel: they’re readily …
[fblike style=”standard” float=”left” showfaces=”false” width=”450″ verb=”like” font=”arial”][twitter style=”horizontal” source=”@TailgateWithUs” hashtag=”#tailgating” float=”left”][hr] You’re a diehard fan and want the world to know. But short of repainting your car and house (and pissing off your neighbors), how can you deck them out in your team’s logo? With Fan Mats, you can adorn the interior and exterior of …
[fblike style=”standard” float=”left” showfaces=”false” width=”450″ verb=”like” font=”arial”][twitter style=”horizontal” source=”@TailgateWithUs” hashtag=”#tailgating” float=”left”][hr] No one wants to be stuck in the kitchen babysitting a roast to make sure it hits the correct temperature, especially while everyone else is carousing in the other room. But take your eyes off that finicky pork loin and you may very well …
Unlike Charlie Brown, I don’t wait all year for the Great Pumpkin to come. I have my own autumnal visitor: Southern Tier Brewing Company’s Pumking. Brewed as an ode to Púca, a Celtic creature equally malevolent and benevolent, this imperial pumpkin ale will sate your inner pagan. Pumking pours with a minimal head and settles …
[fblike style=”standard” float=”left” showfaces=”false” width=”450″ verb=”like” font=”arial”][twitter style=”horizontal” source=”@TailgateWithUs” hashtag=”#tailgating” float=”left”][hr] Brewery: Dogfish Head Brewery Name: Festina Pêche Type: Neo-Berliner Weisse Location: Milton, DE ABV: 4.5% IBUs: 8 Try This Beer If You Like: Kombucha I am not above drinking a breakfast beer. Seriously, why should Bloody Mary’s and mimosas have all the fun? When …
Brewery: New Belgium Name: Trippel Type: Belgian-Style Ale Location: Fort Collins, CO ABV: 7.8% IBUs: 25 Try This Beer If You Like: Blue Moon Belgian White Wheat Ale Until recently, I hadn’t been a fan of Belgian-style beers. It could have been my developing palate, or the fact that I like aggressive beers that could …
Next time you’re gearing up to tailgate and notice that lonely beer staring back at you from your fridge, put it to use like I did: snag a 10- 12 cup Bundt pan from your grandma, or local thrift store, put on an apron, and bake it into this delectable cake. Worried because you’ve never …
[unordered_list style=”bullet”] Brewery: Rogue Ales Name: Voodoo Doughnut Chocolate, Peanut Butter & Banana Ale Type: Ale Location: Newport, OR ABV: 5.3% IBUs: 25 Try This Beer If You Like: Guinness Stout [/unordered_list] [hr] One of the best things about hosting a tailgating or pre-game party at your home – on top of the proximity …
[fblike style=”standard” float=”left” showfaces=”false” width=”450″ verb=”like” font=”arial”][twitter style=”horizontal” source=”@TailgateWithUs” hashtag=”#tailgating” float=”left”][hr] [unordered_list style=”bullet”] Brewery: Mother Earth Brewing Name: Second Wind Pale Ale Type: American Pale Ale Location: Kinston, NC ABV: 5% IBUs: 17.3 Try This Beer If You Like: Leinenkugel Summer Shandy [/unordered_list] [hr] Like most drinkers of my generation, my first beer wasn’t bottled. …
