Save Your Hamiltons: Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creative force behind Broadway smash Hamilton, will be featured on Drunk History this season telling the story of, well, Alexander Hamilton. You can finally take that nest egg you’ve been building to afford Hamilton tickets and spend on an appropriate accompanying drink while the maestro himself weaves (and stumbles) his tale. And to Lin, if you’re out there: we’d love to help you with the “Drunk” end of that show. Let’s have a few beers some time.
More Cultural Behemoths: A recent interview with former pro wrestler Floyd Gerald Brisco revealed that beloved wrestler/actor/small mountain Andre the Giant’s pre-match drink of choice was a stunning six bottles of rosé wine. Aside from the Instagram deals he surely would have pulled in, we’re amazed that Andre could manage to hold down six bottles of bubbly while throwing down in the ring. We raise our glasses to Andre the Giant, and promise to watch The Princess Bride with a slightly more restrained number of wine bottles very soon.
Megadeth In A Bottle: Metal titans Megadeth have announced not only a new drummer (Dick Verbeuren of Soilwork), but a new beer to be released with Unibroue this year. Dubbed Á Tout le Monde after a song on their 1994 album Youthanasia, the beer is reportedly a Belgian saison weighing in at 4.5% ABV. While we honestly expected a more brutal ABV from such a heavy band, we have to respect them for releasing a beer that sounds pretty perfect for long concerts and parking lot tailgates.
And Bayside Too: New York punk statesmen Bayside have announced their own beer with Oskar Blues, just in time for their new album Vacancy and its accompanying tour. The black IPA sounds delicious, and we…fine, I… have high hopes that it will be served on their upcoming tour. As a longtime fan of Bayside and a regular Oskar Blues drinker, I’m viewing this as a real victory for fans everywhere. We (again, I) will be keeping at eye out for the new can at Bayside’s August NYC show– come say hello, fellow beer-and-Bayside fans!
And While We’re At It: Ommegang and HBO are teaming up for another Game of Thrones-themed release: Valar Dohaeris Tripel Ale. The beer calls back their Valar Morghulis Dubbel, showcasing the two sides of Arya’s time in the House of Black and White: All men must serve, and all men must die. Ommegang will also re-release the Valar Morghulis Dubbel, allowing fans to collect the whole set. This news doesn’t totally make up for the season seven premiere being backed up to next summer, or for the season itself lasting only seven episodes, but it’s a start.
And Now For Something Completely Different: A restaurant in Sydney, Australia called Chicken and Sons recently unveiled their Bourbon Bagel, a deeply disturbing combination of Angus beef, American cheese, jalapeño peppers, pickles, bourbon barbecue sauce, and bourbon-glazed bacon, served on a sesame seed bagel, capped with an inexplicable shot of bourbon (featuring two more strips of bacon) crammed into the bagel hole. This takes several things we love– burgers, bagels, bacon, bourbon, and gluttony– and manages to find a way to make them outright disturbing. Look if you dare, then kindly stop ruining the last bastions of beauty in this cruel world.