Four Loko

[tallywacker]

Originally Posted by Rangerscott

I was listening to the Bobby Bones show this morning and he said two stupid 14 yr olds (male & female) were drunk as shit off of this, stole a car, wrecked it, and the girl died.

Yeah I heard about this drunk driving thing too. It sounds like a dangerous thing to do.

[Rangerscott]

Originally Posted by tallywacker

Yeah I heard about this drunk driving thing too. It sounds like a dangerous thing to do.

Yea. Apparently you or someone else can die from it. Crazy isn't it.

[Rangerscott]

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1943435

[defector]

Just heard on the radio today they are selling whipped cream here that is somewhere strengthwise between beer and vodka. Happy Holidays, kiddies!

www.whippedlightning.com

[Homeslice]

Now that's a solid invention. Chicks dig sweet stuff, and after they ingest a lot of it, they might become willing to let you lick it off them.

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Now that's a solid invention. Chicks dig sweet stuff, and after they ingest a lot of it, they might become willing to let you lick it off them.

Well thought out plan

[marko138]

Originally Posted by Particle Man

Well thought out plan

Especially for a guy of the male persuasion.

[Homeslice]

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Look out, Four Loko. There's a fruity-booze rival coming to the market -- Blast from Colt 45 -- and rapper Snoop Dogg is its pitch man.

Blast, produced by Pabst Blue Ribbon's Colt 45, is an alcoholic drink but does not contain caffeine, the ingredient that got Four Loko and a group of partying college students in trouble last year.

Email Print Snoop Dogg, also known as Calvin Broadus, has been promoting the drink at various locations in Southern California with a bevy of attractive women wearing "Blast by Colt 45" tank tops. Colt 45's Facebook page also showcases a San Francisco party with hipsters drinking from glasses of bright blue Blast, served on the rocks.

Pabst Blue Ribbon, the maker of Colt 45 and Blast, said the product will appear on cooler shelves on April 5. The Blast website says it will be offered in four neon flavors: grape, raspberry watermelon, strawberry lemonade and blueberry pomegranate.

"It's a great liquid, as we call it in this business," said Jon Sayer, chief marketing officer for Pabst Brewing Co. "We really think it tastes great when you serve it over ice."

Sayer said it will be offered in 23.5 ounce cans, or in six-packs of seven-ounce bottles.

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But this is no kid's drink. Blast packs a drunken wallop at 12% alcohol, the same alcohol per volume as Four Loko.

The alcohol content of Four Loko and Blast is comparable, more or less, to many types of wines. But it's more than double or triple the strength of beer, which typically ranges from 4% to 5% alcohol.

Four Loko, in its caffeinated form, was banned in November after nine students at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Wash., had to be hospitalized. After that incident, the Food and Drug Administration issued a warning to four manufacturers of caffeine-laced alcoholic products, including Phusion Projects, the maker of Four Loko.

"There is evidence that the combinations of caffeine and alcohol in these products pose a public health concern," said FDA principal deputy commissioner Joshua Sharfstein.

Four Loko disagrees with the notion that alcohol and caffeine are a dangerous combination.

"We contended then -- and still believe -- that the combination of alcohol and caffeine is safe," said Phusion spokesman Chris Short.

Four Loko is back on the shelves after it was reconfigured without caffeine.

"We took this step after trying -- unsuccessfully -- to navigate a difficult and politically-charged regulatory environment at both the state and federal levels," said Short.

Four Loko is now available in 47 states.

Having learned from the travails of Four Loko, Pabst's Blast is shunning caffeine right from the outset.

Short said he isn't worried about the competition.

"We welcome it," he said. "Four Loko has a very loyal fan base that has shown a commitment to our brand and our products. They've really stuck by us."

[Particle Man]

*hiccup*

[goof2]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Look out, Four Loko. There's a fruity-booze rival coming to the market -- Blast from Colt 45 -- and rapper Snoop Dogg is its pitch man.

Blast, produced by Pabst Blue Ribbon's Colt 45, is an alcoholic drink but does not contain caffeine, the ingredient that got Four Loko and a group of partying college students in trouble last year.

Email Print Snoop Dogg, also known as Calvin Broadus, has been promoting the drink at various locations in Southern California with a bevy of attractive women wearing "Blast by Colt 45" tank tops. Colt 45's Facebook page also showcases a San Francisco party with hipsters drinking from glasses of bright blue Blast, served on the rocks.

Pabst Blue Ribbon, the maker of Colt 45 and Blast, said the product will appear on cooler shelves on April 5. The Blast website says it will be offered in four neon flavors: grape, raspberry watermelon, strawberry lemonade and blueberry pomegranate.

"It's a great liquid, as we call it in this business," said Jon Sayer, chief marketing officer for Pabst Brewing Co. "We really think it tastes great when you serve it over ice."

Sayer said it will be offered in 23.5 ounce cans, or in six-packs of seven-ounce bottles.

Congress unites over BEER bill
But this is no kid's drink. Blast packs a drunken wallop at 12% alcohol, the same alcohol per volume as Four Loko.

The alcohol content of Four Loko and Blast is comparable, more or less, to many types of wines. But it's more than double or triple the strength of beer, which typically ranges from 4% to 5% alcohol.

Four Loko, in its caffeinated form, was banned in November after nine students at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Wash., had to be hospitalized. After that incident, the Food and Drug Administration issued a warning to four manufacturers of caffeine-laced alcoholic products, including Phusion Projects, the maker of Four Loko.

"There is evidence that the combinations of caffeine and alcohol in these products pose a public health concern," said FDA principal deputy commissioner Joshua Sharfstein.

Four Loko disagrees with the notion that alcohol and caffeine are a dangerous combination.

"We contended then -- and still believe -- that the combination of alcohol and caffeine is safe," said Phusion spokesman Chris Short.

Four Loko is back on the shelves after it was reconfigured without caffeine.

"We took this step after trying -- unsuccessfully -- to navigate a difficult and politically-charged regulatory environment at both the state and federal levels," said Short.

Four Loko is now available in 47 states.

Having learned from the travails of Four Loko, Pabst's Blast is shunning caffeine right from the outset.

Short said he isn't worried about the competition.

"We welcome it," he said. "Four Loko has a very loyal fan base that has shown a commitment to our brand and our products. They've really stuck by us."

How is this news? What's next, sending correspondents to parties where people put vodka in Kool-Aid? The writers of this story seem to be forgetting, there is another fruity beverage with an alcohol content similar to wine that has been available for centuries. Its called wine.