It's been forever since we posted anything on here, so here's what we did over the past weekend. We ran a race! No, seriously, we ran a race. Check out the video!

Fat and I are heading off to the Southern NH Brewers Festival, hosted by White Birch Brewing. As VIP's (The only way we roll) we will have a meet and greet with all the brewers, dinner, music and of course beer tasting by all the craft brewers in the southern NH area.

Of course before we do that we will be heading to the Manchester Firing Line to put big holes in paper targets, because what's a beer festival without a little gun slinging first! I might even wear my cowboy hat. Yee Haw!

I will definitely be bringing my camcorder along for some awesome footage!

I was at The Drinkery for a wine tasting last night and they got in this little gem that I had to try. Drink Skinny Margarita Mix is a low calorie margarita mix that promises a low-calorie, all natural margarita mix that tastes good. I had to take the plunge and try it.

For starters, don't expect to find this stuff at your local Market Basket. This is sold in select gourmet shops and health food stores, and at $9.95 a bottle, it's not the cheapest margarita mix you'll ever buy. Their claim to fame is the sweetener, derived from the stevia plant. It's sort of like splenda but more natural. Be warned about any sweetener like this though, too much of it at once and you will have a terrible evening in the closest bathroom. Gross, I know, but it had to be said to spare everyone'e insides.

For my test I decided on an "Everyman's tequila" as the alcohol part of this classic drink. I chose Sauza Tequila since it's affordable while still tasting good. I followed the directions on the label for a 6oz margarita, four ounces of Drink Skinny Margarita Mix and two ounces of Sauza tequila. I'm not a big frozen drink fan so I gave my blender the night off and decided on a classic margarita shaken over ice.

My first thoughts are on the appearance once mixed. It looks like a margarita, even though the color is slightly paler than any of the more traditional mixes. It does "froth" when shaken just like a regular mix. I decided to forego any salt or sugar rim so I could focus on the taste of the mix.

Now about the taste. It TASTES like a margarita, but there is that little aftertaste that is typical of any "artificial" sweetener. You can call stevia whatever you want, but it's still a plant extract, and as such someone had to extract it using artificial means. There is also the hint of the fruit juices that are used in the mix as well, but the stevia tends to linger longer on your tongue than the juice.

Of course the point of using natural products is to eat healthier, right? Well Drink Skinny has 6 grams of carbs and is 20 calories per serving. There's no fat or sodium which is awesome, because now you can feel less guilty about throwing some extra salt on the rim which this drink will need to cut the stevia aftertaste. A margarita mixed in accordance with the directions on the Drink Skinny label has 148 calories if mixed with an 80 proof tequila, about the same calories as a beer.

My overall rating would be a 4 out of 5 stars, if I were a professional reviewer. I'm not, but I'll still use it. This is a great way to have a nice end-of-the-day drink without feeling too guilty. Because of the stevia I wouldn't recommend this mix for a party setting where people may be indulging in multiple drinks, unless you bought lots of toilet paper and rented a couple porta-potties.

A quick shout out to our small band of viewers... I just finished watching "Chain Letter" that I rented from redbox. Let's just say this is another chain letter that no one should pass around. It was terrible. I'm fairly certain there was a big piece of the ending that just got left out of the DVD. Either that or it just sucked. I'm going with the latter. Do yourself and your friends a favor and skip this one.

Everyone that comes to TLD knows that we're all about the beer. They might even know about the famous X-Room bar located in my (Skinde) house. Now we've taken it one step further!

The Fat has just purchased a local beer and wine shop in Londonderry, NH called The Drinkery. It's all about craft beers and local brews. You'll have a hard time finding a coors light here! Andy and his business partner Alana have been working hard to bring the store up to snuff and having just gone there last night, I can tell you it's FUCKING SWEET. Hell, it was even featured in the Derry News!

If you're an avid follower of TLD.com, you owe it to yourself to stop by The Drinkery and sample some of what Fat has to offer. Just tell him Skind sent you.