The Glare from the Sky was Unbearable
Posted in Culture/Etiquette, Korean Drinks on Apr 22nd, 2008
This is an oldie, but …
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Months ago, one of my Korean friends treated me to a traditional tea house. I had never witnessed a traditional tea ceremony. Frankly, it never interested me, because I’m not much into ceremonies. I’d rather enjoy a warm tea in my big cow mug than [...]
Posted in Beer, Korean Drinks on Apr 20th, 2008
Cass Red 6.9 has been on the Korean beer market for awhile now. It’s been marketed as a “man’s beer” with a “tough guy” image on the poster ads. But frankly, the beer sucks. At 6.9% alcohol (hence the name), it is the highest percent of Korean manufactured beers. It is bright gold in color, [...]
Posted in Korean Drinks on Mar 23rd, 2008
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In July of 2007, I made the trip out to the Boseong Tea plantations. While there, I bought two types of tea. The one that interested me the most was a large cheap bag of dried natural leaves. Eventhough, I average about 1.5 cups per day, my tea supply has always been plenty. Recently, [...]
Posted in Beer, Korean Drinks on Oct 18th, 2007
For everyone outside of Korea, this is soju. This is the official drink of Korea due to it’s price, availability, and alcohol content. I think it tastes (goes down) best when it is ice cold, and a frost forms around the bottle. It’s usually taken as shots, but older men like to pace themselves and [...]
Posted in Beer, Korean Drinks on Sep 30th, 2007
Since I’ve been in Daegu, the Ariana Brau has been on my radar of places to visit.
The Ariana Brau is a restaurant/brewery beneath the Ariana hotel. They import their ingredients from Germany and brew their own beer on location. It’s similar to the operation of Rock Bottom. Comparatively, the Ariana Brau has a much smaller [...]
Posted in Korean Drinks, Photos on Sep 23rd, 2007
Last weekend, Rob, Kyra, and I made a quick trip to Seoul. This was my first trip to Seoul, and Rob had a couple destinations in mind. The first place we went to was Sub-Zero. If you don’t know, Sub-Zero is best known for being entirely made of ice. They have bar locations in major [...]
Posted in Korean Drinks on Sep 6th, 2007
During August, I took a break from my usual 2-3 cups of tea per day. It was so unbelievably hot in my apartment. Sleeping became exercise. Beads of sweat were dropping like this week’s rain. To keep replenished, I made many trips to the grocery store. And, here’s what I came up with.
Boseong Green Tea [...]
Posted in Culture/Etiquette, Korean Drinks, Take a Lap on Jul 3rd, 2007