The Food and Drug Administration is preparing to ban caffeinated alcohol drinks, Sen. Charles Schumer said Tuesday. In response, one leading manufacturer of these drinks announced that it will remove caffiene and other ingredients from its product. Schumer may think he is safe with his new six-year term, but he is not. On November 2, this country sent a clear message: FIVE, SIX, OR MAYBE EVEN EIGHT LOKO, not
The name "Four" is derived from its four main ingredients: alcohol, caffeine, taurine, and guarana. It also contains carbonated water, sugar, and natural and artificial flavoring.
In 2008, Phusion Projects began selling their products in Europe. The European version of Four MaXed is sold in 8.3–oz. (250mL) glass bottles and is spirit-based; the United States version has a malt liquor base.
Don't worry this will only effect poor people, congress would never dare tell rich people what they can drink or where they can bury their hookers.
Hobos -- at least in Oregon -- have been pouring cheap energy drinks into malt liquor for years, that is how four loko was born. They have just made it a two step process again.
There is a similar debate about including Vitamin B-1 in alcoholic beverages. It could prevent brain damage and visual impairment in chronic alcoholics, but at the cost of alcohol abusers thinking it's health food. It's mostly been illegal everywhere, but Australia has started fortifying beer and wine with vitamins.
I will therefore be changing my usual breakfast routine from Total and skim milk to Frosted Flakes and Foster's.
Coincidentally, my friends at the open mic and I were talking about cheap tipples we have imbibed when in college.
Friend 1 - The vodka we drank was triple distilled Friend 2 - pft - our vodka was only double distilled Friend 3 - Hah...pikers. Our vodka was only single distilled Friend 4 - Fuck ya'll...my vodka still had chunks of potato in it.
This is bad news for the companies that supply Maine a with its treasured, Allen's Coffee Brandy. (or as I like to call it, Hangover in a Bottle). Seriously...Maine drinks about 1 million bottles of this swill a year. That's like one bottle for each Maine resident.
HA! what could possibly go wrong here:
The name "Four" is derived from its four main ingredients: alcohol, caffeine, taurine, and guarana. It also contains carbonated water, sugar, and natural and artificial flavoring.
In 2008, Phusion Projects began selling their products in Europe. The European version of Four MaXed is sold in 8.3–oz. (250mL) glass bottles and is spirit-based; the United States version has a malt liquor base.
Bring back Crystal Pepsi!
So does this ban Kahlua, Coffee Liquors and Irish Coffees or just poor people drinks?
Don't worry this will only effect poor people, congress would never dare tell rich people what they can drink or where they can bury their hookers.
Hobos -- at least in Oregon -- have been pouring cheap energy drinks into malt liquor for years, that is how four loko was born. They have just made it a two step process again.
So college kids will be mixing energy drinks with vodka again, I'm sure that will surely surely lessen the chance of the freshman going DOA.
Coffee, Porter and Red Wine here and I agree 120%. Water is for babies, I've got kidney stones to feed.
There is a similar debate about including Vitamin B-1 in alcoholic beverages. It could prevent brain damage and visual impairment in chronic alcoholics, but at the cost of alcohol abusers thinking it's health food. It's mostly been illegal everywhere, but Australia has started fortifying beer and wine with vitamins.
I will therefore be changing my usual breakfast routine from Total and skim milk to Frosted Flakes and Foster's.
Bring back Meth Malt Beverages!
Coincidentally, my friends at the open mic and I were talking about cheap tipples we have imbibed when in college.
Friend 1 - The vodka we drank was triple distilled Friend 2 - pft - our vodka was only double distilled Friend 3 - Hah...pikers. Our vodka was only single distilled Friend 4 - Fuck ya'll...my vodka still had chunks of potato in it.
Heh...that sounds like beer roulette for keeps.
Only if under the supervision of a TSA Pedobear.
This is bad news for the companies that supply Maine a with its treasured, Allen's Coffee Brandy. (or as I like to call it, Hangover in a Bottle). Seriously...Maine drinks about 1 million bottles of this swill a year. That's like one bottle for each Maine resident.