Does this drink combine two great things, beer and explosive nucleosynthesis, into one? The answer is sadly no. When you drink Nova Schin instead of getting a stellar explosion of taste in you mouth you are greeted by something resembling Bud Light. The confusion comes from Portuguese being a romance language. When Tycho Brahe saw the supernova of 1572 in the sky he thought that it was a brand new star and so he called it stella nova which is Latin for new star. Since Portuguese is a romance language it descended from Latin and therefor the word for new, nova, is the same. So like New Coke this is New Schin, which begs the question what is Schin classic like?
HOMER: Mmm. Bold, refreshing, and something I can't put my finger on.
ReplyDelete[Cut to the Red Tick Beer Brewery. Three dogs are swimming around in the beer. A man tastes it.]
MAN: Mmm, needs more dog.