I’ll Drink To That is a new monthly feature at From Out Of Nowhere that will be hosted by resident metal head and borderline alcoholic O.M.O.M.  Follow OMOM as he fires a question or three about one of his favorite subjects, alcohol, at your favorite rockers. 

We here at From Out Of Nowhere felt it only fitting that our first subject of I’ll Drink To That be none other than one of the members of the band that we nicked the title of this column from, Steve Theado, guitarist of American Dog.  If you are unfamiliar with American Dog, click yer arse over to www.americandog.us and check ‘em out.  While you are there, do yourself a favor and order a copy of their latest release Foamin’ At The Mouth Live which features the tune “I’ll Drink To That” plus a whole load of other killer biker rock classics.

FOON: So you’re the official American Dog beer connoisseur? 

Steve Theado: That’s right, that’s my official job in this band. 

FOON: What’s your beer of the week right now? 

ST: I’ve got one waiting on me that I haven’t tried yet; I’ve been waiting for the right moment.  I like to buy all of these different Belgian beers; last week it was a triple ale, it’s a Trappist ale, the monks brew it in their monasteries, oh man, it’s just good stuff.  Other than that it’s Milwaukee’s Best Light (laughs)… 

FOON: It’s either quantity or quality (laughs). 

ST: That’s right. 

FOON: Being a beer expert can you explain the phenomenon known to fans of Miller Beer as the High Life Headache? 

ST: In high school, I drank that, and had to quit because it gave me headaches. 

FOON: I can put away the High Life but after about 6 months of drinking them, something builds up in my system and I then I drink 2 of ‘em and wake up with a splitting headache… 

ST: Yeah, I’m the same way; the only other beer that does that to me is Killian’s Red.  I really like Killian’s but it gives me a headache too.  The other Miller stuff, Lite and Genuine Draft doesn’t bother me, just the High Life. 

FOON: It must be the champagne part of “The Champagne of Beers…” 

ST: Could be, I’ll have to look into that and get to the bottom of this mystery (laughs). 

FOON: When you tour Europe, you must be grooving on the selection of ales? 

ST: It’s funny when we play overseas; It’s Michael’s (Hannon, bass, vocals) job, and he does it without even knowing it, he will find their mass produced rotgut beer.  He finds the Milwaukee’s Best Light wherever we are at.  It’s like he gravitates to it, we’ll start drinking something and he’ll go, “Man, this is good!”  We’ll ask the locals what it is and they’ll go, “Uggghhh! That’s terrible!”  He does that everywhere we go; so I have to try and find us a good beer while we are out because he automatically finds the swill.

Visit our message board!