Since it came up multiple times I will answer the question everyone asked:  that was indeed the worlds largest pistachio.

Although, I have no way to verify that claim.

This is my review of Kneedeep Brewing No Seeds|No Stems Triple IPA:

One of everyone’s favorite topics of contention is identifying the objective standards put forth in determining what is in fact, the best hot sauce.  It’s probably better than trying to figure out how your hot sauce is determinative of your sex life.  I’m not going to take a position on this matter, other than to say the best is obviously Tapatio.  Its a real product, made by real people, entertained by real Mariachis.

Whatever standard these are determined, whether it be the PPM count of vinegar, barrel aging, preference for habanero, its availability in an MRE (damn you Tabasco), or the fact you’re a nutcase that buys the green version of everything, we can at least agree what is being sold is genuine, right?

Wrong.  Authenticity is paramount, to the point in this case the courts need to get involved.

They claim that because the products are labeled as “Texas Products” people are being tricked into buying Texas Pete.

“Defendant has cheated its way to a market-leading position in the $3 billion-dollar hot-sauce industry at the expense of law-abiding competitors and consumers nationwide who desire authentic Texas hot sauce and reasonably, but incorrectly, believe that is what they are getting when they purchase Texas Pete,” the suit reads.

This guy does have point.  After all every chow hall I have had the um, “privilege” of eating had a bottle of Texas Pete at the table. Presumably due to the overwhelming number of Texans in the military.  Plus every Texan that chose to engage in the best hot sauce ever litigation always defended Texas Pete as if it were a real Texas thing—though it is not.  Quite frankly, the Texas Pete people have stated as such on their website:

Legend has it that, when Sam Garner and his three sons, Thad, Ralph and Harold, were trying to come up with a brand name for this spicy new sauce they had created, a marketing advisor suggested the name “Mexican Joe” to connote the piquant flavor reminiscent of the favorite foods of our neighbors to the south. “Nope!” said the patriarch of the Garner family. “It’s got to have an American name!” Sam suggested they move across the border to Texas, which also had a reputation for spicy cuisine. Then he glanced at son Harold, whose nickname was “Pete” and the Texas Pete cowboy was born.

It would appear they intended to lie about the origins from the beginning by misrepresenting it as Mexican.  If not for my distaste for the frivolous nature of our loser pays civil court system leaving me no choice but hope they throw it out of court, I know which way I would rule.

 

Knee Deep Brewing created a genuine product with their No Seeds|No Stems Triple IPA as this beer contains neither seeds nor stems.  Too bad though, it might have improved it a bit had they lead me to believe the fizzy blast of booze and bitter fruit followed by an almost nauseating aftertaste was a byproduct of trying to infuse it with cannabis.  That said, it is exactly what it says it is and it is indeed an IPA. I had it when I finally got a free evening to watch the Beavis and Butthead reboot, so it seemed appropriate enough to be the only thing disappointing about the evening.   10% ABV, 90 IBU. Kneedeep Brewing No Seeds|No Stems Triple IPA: 2.0/5