We would like to thank everyone who sent their funny and amazing beer beer boot/beer mug pictures. We'd like to share to everyone some of the entries.

If you are in one of these photos and  believe the above comments to be an abomination, please send your request for us to use MS Paint and cut out your head or change the quote to something funnier. Cheers!

Baby Beer and Mama Beer

Synchronized drinking is also a sport. Just not an Olympic one yet. 

Oh, yeah!

What's this all aboot? 

♪♪♪ "I'm all out of love, I'm so lost without you. I know you were right believing for so long ♪♪♪

Conquered like a champ.  

And they lived happily ebeer after.

Twilight 5?

A healthy long-lasting relationship is built upon having common hobbies you like to share together. Like drinking. 

Guy at the Beer Store "Are you sure you're 21?"  

Men in Black.

mmm...beer

Commence Inebriation in 3, 2, 1.

We're not drunk yet. We're just gettin' started. 

6 boots x 3 liters = 18L - that's enough to kill a medium sized animal. 

Game Over. 

I've got boots bitches!

Moriagari mashou (Let's party)!

Yopparai mashou (Let's get drunk)!

Drinking and saving lives.

My precious. 

Buyers remorse? or Cold feet?

If only I could find a way to get alcohol and nicotine in my mouth at the same time. 

While "some folklorists have detected its origins in the Roman feast of Pomona, the goddess of fruits and seeds, or in the festival of the dead called Parentalia, it is more typically linked to the Celtic festival of Samhain, whose original spelling was Samuin (pronounced sow-an or sow-in)". The name of the festival historically kept by the Gaels and celts in the British Isles which is derived from Old Irish and means roughly "summer's end".
Halloween was originally called All Hallows eve, which means the evening before All Saints' Day. "Hallow" is an Old English word for "saint". This was shortened to Hallowe'en and finally to Halloween.

Halloween (or Hallowe'en) is an annual holiday observed on October 31, which commonly includes activities such as trick-or-treating, attending costume parties, carving jack-o'-lanterns, visiting haunted houses or rumored ghost places, playing pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films.

Trick or Treating by kids dressed as their favorite monster or superhero on Halloween Eve is anticipated during October. It is a perfect holiday for adults as well. We love to dress up too! Halloween is also one of the biggest Holidays for parties and that means cocktails and beers - prepare your beer mugs!

I’ve found a numerous lists of drinks with strange if not scary names served during Halloween parties and I’ve decided to share a few with description, this might help make the party more interesting, what else will get everyone in the Halloween mood? You and your guests might want to try and have a few or more sip, hoping the taste is not as eerie as it sounds. Enjoy these dastardly drinks of murderous martinis, beastly beers and creepy cocktails!

Bloody Mary - a mix of vodka and tomato juice and usually other spices or flavorings such as Worcestershire sauce, peri-peri sauce, Tabasco sauce, celery, olive, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, lemon juice, and celery salt. It has been called "the world's most complex cocktail. For a non-alcoholic version try the Virgin Mary.

Devil’s Pale Ale - brewed with 6 select malts and 4 premium hops, it has a rich mahogany color, reminiscent of early English pale ales. Prepare yourself for a devilishly good time.

Satan’s Whiskers - a very classic cocktail, it is mixed with equal parts sweet and dry vermouth and fresh orange juice, and the mixture is given crisp depth by adding orange bitters and the gentle sweetness of orange liquor.

Black Widow Martini - is a very sweet martini so be warned! It is blended it with blackberry brandy, vodka and pureed blackberries and black sugar crystals for the rim.
Bloody Rum Punch - this is a take on a traditional Sangria but the darkness gives it the perfect blood color making it a Halloween party must. As with most Sangria’s, prepare this a couple of hours in advance to allow all of the ingredients and flavors to come together nicely.
If the above drinks are too gruesome to hear than you think it tastes then better stick to your favorite beer but be sure that the spirit is still there! Happy Halloween.

You have to hope that this study is flawed, but the evidence seems irrefutable. Several months ago, scientists at Europe's annual human reproduction conference suggested that 'the results of a recent analysis revealed the presence of female hormones in beer, and suggested that men should take a look at their beer consumption. The theory is that drinking beer makes men turn into women.

To test the theory, 100 men were each fed six pints of beer within a one-hour period. It was then observed that 100 percent of the men gained weight, talked excessively without making sense, became overly emotional, couldn't drive, failed to think rationally, argued over nothing, had to sit down while urinating, couldn't perform sexually, and refused to apologize when wrong.

No further testing is planned.

Lushes to the front of the line.

Happy Oktoberfest!

To help kick off the countdown to Oktoberfest, we thought we'd share some great recipes to complement any beer fest or just your own private party with friends.

Löwenbräu Coleslaw

Recipe courtesy of Löwenbräu
Serves 4 to 6

Ingredients:

2- to 3-pound green cabbage
3 tbsp finely chopped onion
1/2 green bell pepper, washed, seeded, dribbled and cut into strips 1/2 to 1 inch long
1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup Löwenbräu
1 tsp celery seed
1/2 tsp salt
freshly ground black pepper

Preparation:

Wash the cabbage under cold running water. Remove tough outer leaves, and cut the cabbage into quarters. To shred the cabbage, cut out the core and slice the quarters crosswise into 1/8 inch-wide strips.

Drop the cabbage into a large mixing bowl. Add the onion and bell pepper, and mix well with a spoon.

In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, beer, celery seed, salt and a few grindings of black pepper. Stir with a wire whisk until all the ingredients are blended. Pour the mixture over the cabbage and toss together gently but thoroughly. Taste for seasoning.

Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate the coleslaw for about an hour before serving.

Dark Beer-Marinated BBQ Chicken

This recipe may be halved. Always remember to use separate platters for raw and cooked chicken.

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

1/2 cup peanut oil
1 teaspoon German mustard, preferably Düsseldorf-style
1 cup dark German beer
1/4 cup lemon juice
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon minced fresh basil
1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
3 1/2 to 4 1/2 pounds chicken parts
Non-stick cooking spray

Preparation:

Whisk together peanut oil and mustard in a large bowl. Whisk in beer and lemon juice until mixture is smooth. Stir in garlic, salt, pepper, basil and thyme. Add chicken pieces and turn to coat well. Cover and refrigerate 2 to 12 hours.

In a charcoal grill, heat about 5 dozen charcoal briquettes until covered with white ash. Meanwhile, drain chicken and discard marinade.

Use large tongs to push hot briquettes to one side of the grill. Away from the grill, spray grill rack evenly with non-stick cooking spray; place on grill. Place chicken parts on grill rack, on the coals side. Cook uncovered until skin is crisp, about 10 minutes, moving and turning as needed with clean tongs to prevent charring.

Move chicken parts to the cool side of the grill; cover and cook until meat is opaque throughout and juices run clear, about 10 to 15 minutes more.
Serve with mustard and German sauerkraut.

Ingredients

8 links bratwurst sausage
2 cups julienned red onions
4 (8-ounce) bottles dark beer
6 ounces bacon, chopped
2 cups julienned yellow onions
1 tablespoon minced garlic
3 large red or golden delicious apples, cored and cubed
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
1 teaspoon juniper berries, crushed
2 pounds sauerkraut, rinsed well under cold running water and drained
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Buns or Rolls, accompaniment
Assorted Mustards, accompaniment
Lots of cold beer, accompaniment

Directions

This Saturday September 19th marks the kick off of Oktoberfest 2011 at the Wies'n in Munich, Germany. At 11 am the tent patrons arrive at the Wies'n after the official parade through the streets of Munich. 12 Noon marks the ceremonial tapping of the first Octoberfest-beer-barrel by the Munich mayor in the Schottenhamel Tent. This year's festival runs for 17 days from September 19th to October 3rd.

Oktoberfest is the world's largest fair attracting over 5 million visitors annually. It has grown since its beginnings in 1810 as a celebration of the marriage of Prince Ludwig of Bavaria and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen to become one of the world's most renowned annual festivals with highlighting its celebration of beer.

Oktoberfest figures (2010)

• Seats in the festival halls: approx. 100,000
  Visitors: 6.4 million
  Beer: appr. 7,100,000 litres (1,875,621 gallons)
  Wine: 89,259 liters (23,579 gallons)
  Chicken: 505,901 units
  Pork sausages: 119,302 pairs
  Fish: 40,850 kg
  Pork knuckles (haxen): 69,293 units
  Oxen: 119 units

The price of beer (unfortunately) continues to rise with a Maß Krug (1 Liter Beer Mug) of brew ranging from €8.40 to €8.90 ($11.50 to $12.20). Choose from your favorite major Munich Breweries represented with tents at the festival: Augustiner Bräu, Spaten, Hacker-Pschorr, Hofbräu München, Paulaner, and Löwenbräu.

If you can't make it across the Atlantic this year, throw your own party or visit one of the many Oktoberfest beer festivals held in major cities across the US. Check out our other posts with great recipes for throwing your own Oktoberfest party and get your official Oktoberfest Beer Mugs here.

Our secret driving force..

We decided to deck out our computers here at the office with these nice stickers...

Drinking in the office is back. We're not one to follow trends, in fact we try to defy conventional notions with our company. But it seems the masses are learning and catching onto to our secret. According to a recent Forbes article, Bay Area companies such as Yelp and Twitter are very much pro-alcohol in the workplace.

Having worked for several startups myself, I think it allows a certain amount of stress relief, office cheer, relaxed atmosphere and room for creativity. In US startups, they often keep a fridge full of beer (normally Sam Adams or some other upper class domestic beer, rarely imports - they have to watch the budget). I have worked in an Austrian company where we had daily shots of the CEO's home made schnapps and Fridays meant wine time. We'd enjoy a few bottles of Grüner Veltliner or Eiswein to round off our early departure. European companies have always been more progressive with this subject compared to their more conservative North American counterparts. I had a professor in Germany who told me that he worked his way up to senior management starting as a intern whose sole job was to fetch the daily cases of beer. Most German factory workers include a provision for two free beers per day in their contract. Drinking during lunch time used to be widely accepted, however after many long haired Germans in the 80s got their pony tails caught in the assembly lines, it's become prohibited in some places.

Luckily the trend has been transplanted across the Atlantic and others have been catching on. We love beer and we enjoy it in and outside of the office. We have beer at lunch sometimes, or around 4:30 we have a nice refresher to make the rest of the afternoon more enjoyable. Sometimes I'm so tired of staring at the computer screen, I call everyone out of the office and we go drinking at the local watering hole. We go on monthly boat trips island hopping and bring the inflatable porto-pong tables to play beer pong on the beach or in the pool. I couldn't imagine going back to a work environment that didn't appreciate "God's proof that he loves us and wants us to be happy".

We encourage product testing in the office and we're working on a space for the new kegerator to try out some of our home-brews. Many business gurus proclaim the benefits of increased productivity and team building. Productivity is always higher with alcohol, unless you're sweating off that hangover trying to sort through computer code. And there's nothing quite more bonding then holding you're coworker's hair back while she's hugging the toilet. Let's be honest; there is more to life than work itself. If you're not enjoying what you're doing, you shouldn't be doing it.

If this article is dragging on, it may be the Jack Daniel's and Drafts from lunch. Maybe you should talk to your boss about changing your company's alcohol policy.

Prosit!

TGIF and you already have plans on going to your favorite bar with your friends tonight. Well, I’m pretty sure you don’t want to be drunk just after a few shots of tequila or get so drunk so fast that you wouldn’t have a clue what you’re doing. You might have drunk dialed your ex girlfriends and have some deep, meaningful conversations or molested a blow up doll or jump off a first floor balcony, etc., etc.

We can avoid those things from happening if we have just followed the simple rule of drinking which is to, “ALWAYS FILL UP ON FOOD BEFORE FILLING UP ON ALCOHOL”.

Drinking with an empty stomach is a big no-no because it will lead to drunkenness more quickly. Start your night off right by simply eating the right food or by filling up your tummy. I assure you, there will be more drinking and less hurling!

So, what to eat before you go drinking? As a matter of fact, there are three types of food for you to choose from, these are fatty foods, foods rich in carb, and fruits. All of these have the same function which is to help in slowing down the absorption of alcohol into your bloodstream and helps protect irritation and puking. In other words, soberocity minus the morning-after-death-wish!

FATTY/GREASY FOODS

Yes, fatty/greasy foods. I know those who are health conscious and are on a diet are now scowling. No worries, you can always go for foods that are rich in carbohydrate. Always keep in mind that eating fatty/greasy foods will slow down the absorption rate of the alcohol into your system. There are a lot of fatty/greasy foods to choose from such as pizza, burger, and fries.

FOODS RICH IN CARBOHYDRATE

Foods that are rich in carbohydrate are also good for you especially before you start drinking. Bread, spaghetti, bagel, white bread, pizza, and burger are just a few of the so many choices that you can stuff yourself with. These foods actually help in absorbing alcohol in your stomach.

FRUITS

Fruits! Yes, they are good source of vitamins and minerals and they are high in potassium thus, helps in maintaining proper balance of body fluids which you will need for a night of partying. Fruits also help in preventing you from dehydration and in absorbing alcohol in your tummy.

To sum everything up, it really doesn’t matter what food you are going to eat. Whatever it is that you stuff yourself with before drinking is already enough to help you stay sober and keep a hangover at bay. Again, fill up on food first!

- Apple