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Thank You Review – Sickeningly Bad

 Bollywood  3 Responses »
Apr 082011
 
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Never let it be said that Bollywood star Akshay Kumar does not stoop to a new low with each new film.

If the new Bollywood film Thank You, its director Anees Bazmee and lead star Akshay Kumar prove anything at all, it’s that Indian films are, for the most part, made by retards for returds.

Folks, there’s not one redeemable element in the 2-hours and 20-minutes of this crap-show. Not one!

What is intended as a comedy about marital infidelities and constant philandering of three men turns out to be nothing but one of those epic  horror-shows that the Bollywood clowns churn out with monotonous frequency.

If you thought Akshay Kumar’s last two movies Patiala House and Tees Maar Khan were bad, well, they’re masterpieces compared to this drivel a.k.a. Thank You.

Insufferable Trash
The acting is intolerable, the story and screenplay insufferable, the music unendurable and the overall damage to our tender souls inestimable.

How such garbage manages to hit the screens worldwide is a mystery known but to UTV (producer and distributor), Akshay Kumar and Anees Bazmee. Continue reading »

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Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier – A Beer from the World’s Oldest Brewery

 Liquor  No Responses »
Apr 082011
 
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The moment our eyes fell on the description The World’s Oldest Brewery on the bottle we knew we had to drink Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier soon.

How can you not try a beer from a brewery mounting such an extraordinary claim.

So without further ado, we picked up this wheat beer ($3.49) and headed straight for the cash counter.

Once we rushed home, we discovered that Weihenstephan, the German brewery behind this beer, has been functioning since 1040 (no typo here).

Well, you can certainly say 971 years is a considerably long time.

Today, the brewery is operated by an arm of the state of Bavaria (in Southern Germany).

Wheat Beer
A golden-orange colored wheat beer, the Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier has a slight fruity flavor, a hint of spice, a little sweetish.

An aroma of citrus wafts up when you move your nose to the glass.

Overall this beer has a mild flavor and mild aroma.

Hardly bitter.

On the whole, we’d characterize the Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier as a mildish, okayish beer without a strong, defining character.

If you are talking wheat beer, we’d say the Namaste witbier has more character to it with its relatively stronger flavor.

Wile we we didn’t go gaga over Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier, we wouldn’t mind trying it again either.

Along with the beer, we kept munching into a vegetable hoagie filled with marinated carrots, tomatoes, cucumber and Feta Cheese. Was alright with it.

SearchIndia.com recommends Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier to those who like their beer without too much flavor or aroma. ;)

Related Content:
Weihenstephan Abbey
Namaste Beer – Go for It, Fellas; Grab a Bottle

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Chocoholics Only – Which One Do You Folks Like?

 Food, Reviews  8 Responses »
Apr 082011
 
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In the SI lexicon, there’s no such thing as a bad chocolate.

Only good chocolates and less good chocolates.

Hell, in moments of desperation we’ve even been known to crunch into the Hershey trash. :(

Chocoholics Forever
Our fondness for chocolate is not a new thing. As far back as we can remember, we’ve been chocoholics.

Back in India, we were addicted to Five Star (in the golden wrapper), Cadbury Fruit & Nut, Eclair and when very young with the Gold Coin (chocolate shaped like a large round coin and wrapped in a gold-colored foil).

Here in America, the choices are plentiful. Both the young and old here have a fondness for chocolates.

By the way, chocolates are made from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree (source: Wiki). Apparently, cacao has been cultivated for 3,000 years!

As we were stalking the aisles of our local Walgreens pharmacy, our legs moved of their own accord to the candy counter.

There we beheld rows and rows of luscious chocolates, both American and foreign.

Here’s our report from the bunch of chocolates we purchased the other day:

* Ferrara Milk Chocolate with Almond Nougat (Made in Belgium)  – We started our chocolate trip with this Belgian chocolate since we hadn’t tasted it before. Not very sweet.  Not creamy. Nuts inside but Almond not coming through. Not a great flavor. $2.19 (3.52oz)

* Toblerone (Made in Switzerland) – This one we’d had on several occasions. Definitely sweeter and far more tastier than Ferrara. Nutty, crunchy with the flavor of honey coming through. Nice aroma too. Overall, we’d rate this the Best of all the chocolates we sampled for the purpose of this post. $2.59 (3.5oz)

* Godiva Milk Chocolate  31% Cacao (Made in Germany) – Sure, we’ve had the Godivas in past. Usually buy the chocolates in their pretty boxes at the  mall. This time we purchased the candy version. Creamy, tasty, flavor of milk. Good but also the costliest of our test bunch at $4.19 (3.5oz).

* Lindt Lindor Truffle Milk Chocolate (Made in Switzerland) – Strong milk flavor. Not as good as Godiva. Slightly cheapish flavor. $2.89 (3.5oz)

* Ghirardelli  Luxe Milk Almond (Made in USA) – Nutty. Not very creamy. Decent aroma. OK taste. $2.99 (3oz)

* Cadbury Fruit & Nut (Made in USA by Hershey) – Picked this one in a nostalgic moment. We’ve had this only a billion times in India. Has raisins and nuts. Not creamy. Slightly bitter. Chocolate melts in the mouth yielding cheap flavor. Avoid. $2.19 (3.5 oz)

By our reckoning, Toblerone was the best value for money and also the tastiest.

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