1. Soda Jerks.
- Author
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Cecchini, Toby
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MALT liquors , *ALCOHOL drinking , *COCKTAILS , *BEER , *WINES , *COOKING - Abstract
This article discusses the popularity of a warm weather drink that is popular in Europe but not in the U.S. The drink is called by different names in England, Germany, and France, but it consists of the same ingredients: a half-and-half mix of beer and lemon-lime soda. In Spain a popular drink combines Coke with a tannic red wine. The author wonders why the Americans, who are the standard bearers of the cocktail culture, are obsessed with not mixing anything with beer and wine.
- Published
- 2006