There’s nothing quite like enjoying a nice cocktail. Whether you’ve just finished a long day of work or you’re watching your favorite soccer team, the right drink engineered just how you like it can enhance any situation, be it a complex six-ingredient concoction or a simple classic.
We're almost three months into the 2022 MLS season, affording us enough time to showcase some of the most exciting new stadium food options after collecting them from the Bible of arena grub, @FootyScran.
It's the best account around to make you both incredibly hungry and excited for Saturday, although the reaction to MLS food usually justifiably ranges from "that looks delicious" to "why the hell are they paying $25 for chicken over there?"
What is scran?
Open up your weather app, look at the week ahead and its easy to forecast a weekend with friends, family, barbecue and summer soccer. Tying it all together is Bud Light's latest campaign — "Brewed in Texas" — which celebrates good times and drinking occasions with family and friends by tapping into Texan passions and the beer's Texas roots.
The18 presents our at home Traditional Mint Julep recipe commonly drank at The Kentucky Derby. Inspired by NWSL team Racing Louisville FC, we put our bartender skills to the test to see how this fruit-forward Julep recipe stacked up against the Traditional Mint Julep.
Traditional Mint Julep Recipe:
- 2 oz. Kentucky bourbon (Woodford Reserve to mimic Kentucky Derby style)
- .5 oz. simple syrup
- 4 mint leaves
- crushed ice
Instructions:
- add simple syrup and mint to Julep cup
After six weeks out with a knee injury that forced him to miss the USMNT's last window of World Cup qualifying, Brenden Aaronson returned to the pitch with RB Salzburg on Sunday and converted a penalty while his club secured a ninth straight Austrian Bundesliga title with four matches remaining.
Aaronson hadn't played since going the distance in Salzburg's Austrian Cup semifinal win over Wolfsberger on March 16, but he returned to the starting lineup against Austria Wien and lasted 64 minutes.
My sixth journalism sense is already tingling. I know someone in the comments will have the audacity to say, “wow, slow news day?” Yeah Brad from Arkansas, it was a slower day for me — it’s because I couldn’t stop thinking of a Bernardo Silva fan video from the other night.
The context of the Bernardo Silva fan video isn’t clear. For all we know this clip could be over a year old, but what I do know is that one fan found the Manchester City star during a night out and made the most of it.
The18 presents our at home Dirty Gin Martini recipe in honor of the most winningest and carded player in soccer history, Mr. Dirty himself, Sergio "El Rey" Ramos!
Try it for yourself! And be your own hero at your next soccer watch party.
Ingredients:
2 oz London Dry Gin
.5 oz Dry Vermouth
.5 oz Olive Juice
Make it a Ramos style with an additional 1.5 oz Olive Juice!!
Pour all ingredients into a shaking tin. Fill with ice.
Shake vigorously until drink is chilled.
The18 presents a Chocolate Cherry Old Fashioned recipe in honor of Captain America himself, Christian Pulisic! And we're using, you guessed it, Hershey's chocolate bars!
Try it for yourself! And be your own hero at your next USMNT watch party.
Ingredients:
4 oz Bourbon
1 oz Maraschino Liqueur
8 dashes Chocolate Bitters
Pour all ingredients into a mixing glass. Fill glass with ice.
Stir smoothly until drink is chilled.
Pour over single large ice cube.
Add cherry and Hershey Chocolate Square for garnish and enjoy!
In honor of our Texan-Mexican hero Ricardo Pepi, we are bringing you The Best Tex-Mex Frozen Margarita recipe!
Try it yourself! And be your own hero at your next USMNT watch party.
Ingredients:
7oz tequila
3oz triple sec
3oz (fresh) lime juice
2oz agave
Add all ingredients to a blender. Fill blender full of ice.
Blend until frothy. It should be icy but not watery.
Pour and enjoy! Recipe serves 4
Former England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney said he was not prepared for the pressure that accompanied his rise to elite level soccer as a teenager and he turned to drink to cope with his problems.
Derby County manager Rooney began his playing career with boyhood club Everton, scoring his first Premier League goal in spectacular fashion as a 16-year-old against Arsenal in 2002.