I totally love his sense of humor about it though...

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Our good friend Snarkasm(Matt), the ex-Texan now cheesehead decided he wanted to see what all this Ludo fuss was about. He learned that they were playing in Madison, WI. at a place called the Loft. He bought ticket. He went to the show. He lived the Icrontic Life!

Those crazy Japanese! I just wanna hug 'em all!

Apparently the good brewers at Sapporo are going to brew beer using barley grown from seeds that spent a few months in space. The seeds were brought back to terra firma, planted and grown, and the resulting barley is going to be made into 100 bottles of beer. There are no plans to sell this beer.

Why? Who knows. Why not?

CNN for the story.

Ira Glass of 'This American Life' hosts a very good summary of what happened to the US housing market.

If you're wondering how it's possible for an entire economic system to make a huge financial mistake all at once, this show will tell you in a very clear and easy to understand story.

Thanks to IC reader, Zanthian for the link.

I'm gonna try to get to one of these...I'll let ya know.

Saturday night, myself, and forum members DeathJester and mertesn paid a visit to our favourite liquor store to purchase fine drinks. I called Prime to get his blessing and reassurance that buying New Amsterdam Gin would be a good idea, and I picked up Shiner's new 99 special edition beer. On the way out, I noticed a big bottle of Flying Dog Beer.

Flying Dog makes great beers and their bottles are easily recognized by their colorful labels drawn by illustrator Ralph Steadman, of Fear and Loathing fame. Steadman, plus Hunter S. Thompson, and brewery founder George Stranahan, all have made their mark on the brand, so Flying Dog's brews are usually as gonzo as the Good Doctor ever was.

The big bottle we found is Flying Dog's latest Wild Dog offering, a line of limited edition beers that are big, bold, and generally badass. mertesn was all over it, since the tag said it was Open Source.

"Gotta support the community," he said. So we were hooked.

Here's the story. Wild Dog Collaborator Doppelbock is the culmination of a project where Flying Dog got anyone and everyone to create and contribute a single beer recipe, and they'd then brew 5,000 bottles of it for sale. Of course, being Open Source, anyone and everyone is also encouraged to brew up their own batch.

The beer itself has 8.6 percent alcohol by volume. The color is a dark brown/amber, and the flavour is strong. It's robust and complex, with a nice alcoholic crispness and pleasant aroma. The consistency is a bit thick, leaving almost a syrup on the side of the glass. I'd recommend drinking it at slightly below room temperature, as it loses some of it's flavour when cold.

If you're feeling ambitious and want a beer with bite, Colaborator Doppelbock is the way to go.

E.J Gallo Winery has decided to take a new spin on gin. They claim their new New Amsterdam gin is smooth enough to drink straight.

The Gin & Tonic is a classic standby, and gin is hardly consumed any other way. New Amsterdam seeks to change all that and is adopting a younger, more elite image to try to convince bargoers that gin is cool again.

I picked up a bottle for $13.99, which is less than half the price of a bottle of Bombay Sapphire. It is indeed extremely smooth. I tried it straight, on the rocks, and in a classic gin & tonic. It is fantastic all three ways. Truly, the juniper bitterness is not as pronounced here, while retaining the unique gin "bite".

If you find yourself craving a gin, next time give New Amsterdam a shot, you might be surprised.

By now you must know that we are big Ludo fans around here.

If you fell in love with this band because of our efforts, you can join their new fanclub, the Lu-Dojo and become a Ludo Ninja yourself.

If you feel like it, put IcronticPrime as your referrer :p

Pretty badass, if you ask me.

Found at 5min.com, courtesy IC forum member Black Hawk.