If acid reflux symptoms happen more than twice a week, you have acid reflux disease, also known as gastroesophageal reflux disease . What Causes Acid Reflux Disease? One common cause of acid reflux disease is a stomach abnormality called a hiatal hernia. This occurs when the upper part of the stomach and LES move above the diaphragm, a muscle that separates your stomach from your chest.
Brass Monkey is a name given to a number of different cocktail recipes. As with many lesser-known cocktails that are named after colloquial expressions, there are widely differing recipes that share the same name.
Report Abuse. This is one definition of Brass Monkey: The English expression is 'It's cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey' Every sailing ship had to have cannon for protection. Cannon of the times required round iron cannonballs. brass monkey was a stand used for cannon balls on ships centuries ago. In cold weather the cannon balls would shrink & fall off it ........... hence brass monkey weather & cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey.