A Beer Drinking Game That is Guaranteed to Make You Laugh

Do you always end up playing beer drinking games when you are with your friends? If the answer is yes, you probably end up playing the same beer games every time. If you want to spice up your Friday and Saturday nights a bit more, you can introduce a new game to your friends. Remember that if you want to play drinking games, you should make sure to offer your guests non-alcoholic beverages, such as water or coffee, and some snacks to help soak up the alcohol. Being a good friend means that you respect your friends, so if someone wants to quit, let them. Otherwise, have a good time, and enjoy playing this game during your next night out with the boys, a co-ed party, or a bachelor party.

There are tons of different beer games to play, but what you really need is a game that will get everyone excited and laughing. The name of the game is Flash. It is best played with at least four or five players, but the more players that you have the more fun (and difficult) it becomes.

Everyone sits in a circle so that each person can see every other person. Make sure to keep a bit of room in between each player for people to join in at any time, and to give yourself a bit of space to flash your sign.

Each person chooses a hand gesture or funny face that will represent him or her. It doesn't matter what the face or gesture is, as long as it is short. Your hand gesture or face can be flirty, rude, exotic, or anything else, but make sure that you choose one that you can easily remember.

Go around the circle one time and have each person perform his or her hand motion or funny face. Make sure that you can remember as many of your friend's gestures or faces as possible, because it is going to help you in the game.

To get the game going, you need to get a steady rhythm or beat going. You can easily do this by having everyone tap their feet two times and then clap their hands once.

One person starts by performing his hand motion or face, followed immediately by someone else in the group's gesture. Keeping in time with the rhythm, this person must then perform someone their hand motion followed by someone else's gesture.

When a player breaks the rhythm, either because they weren't paying attention and didn't see their gesture or face, or they can't come up with someone's hand gesture, they have to drink. The amount that each player drinks when they lose should be determined before the game starts. You can all drink the same amount of beer, or you give people special handicaps based on their drinking abilities.

After the penalty period, play begins again the same way as before, with the person who just had to drink starting up the action. If you think the game is too easy, you can speed up the tempo a bit to make things go a bit faster!

Flash is a great game, because it gets everyone loosened up a bit and also gets people moving a bit. If you want to get your next party or gathering going, you can try to play this beer drinking game. The game is also good for getting people talking and interacting with each other; for example, if you are playing with a cute girl, you can guarantee that her eyes will be on you when it is your turn to flash.

by William Swan

Beyond Beer Bottles: Collectables for Everyone

A brief search for "beer collectables," "beer collectibles" or "beer paraphernalia" on the Internet will yield hundreds of web sites devoted simply to the collection of beer-related collectables. Anything from empty beer cans or bottles, bottle tops and labels, through to beer bottle openers and beer glasses are widely collectable items, and may involve years of dedicated research and collecting. Even beer can pop tops are collectables to some hobbyists.

Collectable Beer Paraphernalia
Some of the first beer collectables were bottle caps and bottles. Today's beer collectables range from the classics to bar towels and serving trays, to even more obscure collections, such as beer bags. Here's a list of the collectables:

• empty beer bottles
• empty beer cans
• bottle labels
• bottle caps
• pump caps
• cap lifters (particularly with a beer brand on them)
• beer glasses or steins
• beer brand coasters
• bar signs or lights
• bar mirrors
• beer brand serving trays
• bar towels with beer brands.

If you keep your eye open for "anything about beer," you'll find some amusing beer collectables in novelty stores to spice up your collection. They make great gifts for beer aficionados too. Consider these beer-related novelties:

• Christmas tree lights shaped like beer cans
• beer steins with a bell attached (to call for a refill)
• beer glasses with lights that come on when the glass is empty
• novelty fishing lures made out of bottle caps and openers
• beer brand playing cards
• bumper stickers
• beer brand neckties.

Next posting will give you detail information about beer stuffs collection.

About Beer: Old & Delicious Beverage

Beer existed during the Babylonian civilization, over 4,000 years ago. Now, millennia later, what do you think has survived the test of time, beer or the Babylonians?

The average beer drinker probably learned all about beer by looking at the local pub menu. It boils down to just a few decisions: domestic or imported, bottle or tap and popular brand name or microbrew.

But beer is as old as civilization itself. A search for knowledge about the origins of beer is a salute to one of the world's most common and popular beverages. Beer has been a part of our history, from ancient Egypt to medieval monks, to spread all over the world and making history in each country. It has been part of daily life for ordinary people as well as a symbol of celebration, recreation, and relaxation.

The simple combination of barley, water, hops, and yeast produces many different styles of beer. The process has several steps, and although it is simple enough that it can be done at home with the right equipment, many people would consider brewing an art.

Beer types range from a pale, sparkling yellow to dark, rich reddish-brown. There is a place and time for each, from tossing back a cheap cold lager on a summer afternoon to sipping a sweet, syrupy Christmas brew on a cold winter night. Beer generates a sense of well-being and enhances conversation.

Although ancient, the custom of beer drinking is by no means in danger of extinction. The recent explosion of microbreweries has created a new generation of beer connoisseurs, while the less sophisticated will no doubt continue to love it blindly, but passionately.