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Bout 1: Andre the Giant Vs. Alexander the Great
Who is the greatest boozer of all time?
We've posed that question before. In 2002 we resurrected 16 of the history's hardest-pounding hoochers and squared...
Confessions of a Jack Lawyer
Lawyers and drinking have held hands since the early history of the nation and that tradition continues with my friend and colleague, a lawyer...
Behind the Formica Barricade
30 Questions with Jack Yaghubian II, Master Bartender and author of the Dim Light Bar Guide
1.) What are five things anyone who walks in...
The Beauty in the Blackout
I'm lying in bed with my consort of the moment, staring at the ceiling with a loud white void glaring garishly in my memory.
There...
How to Open Your Very Own Speakeasy
If you are any kind of drunk at all, you’ve dreamed of owning your own bar.
I mean, just picture it: You’re standing there in...
Volatile Cocktail: An Interview with Cocktail Scientist Dr. Troy Parsons
I met with Dr. Troy Parsons in the President’s Club Lounge during his two-hour layover at Denver International Airport.
He’d just arrived from Houston where...
Dr. Souse Is in the House!
1.
Did you ever think about drinks you could drink?
There’s so many drinks if you only just think!
Such wonderful drinks! Even drinks that are pink!
Or...
Postcards from Skid Row #63
Kessler’s Whiskey
Kessler’s whiskey on sale!
It’s the same price as the no-name whiskey
that occupies the space next to it on the bottom shelf.
As soon as...
The Qingdao Beer Festival Is Evil…
Qingdao (pronounced Ching-dao), is located in the northeast Chinese province of Shandong. The city of three million is famous for three things: sailing, meat...
Be Good or Be Gone: The Legend of McSorley’s Old Ale House
“What do you mean you’ve never been to McSorley’s? Geez, Tom. I thought you said you were from New York.”
It was a phrase I...
Teetering Above It All
Every dedicated drinker knows what they’re really doing it for. It’s not our health — it’s training.
You know what I’m talking about. Some freaks...
The Dry Party
One advantage of being a third-party presidential candidate is that you can say outrageous things and get away with it. Still, it's hard to...
Pocketful of Joy: The Hip Flask Manifesto
A hip flask is a container for liquor like a Molotov cocktail is a bottle for gasoline.
If you've carried the former or hurled the...
Prankster of the Gods
No verse can give pleasure for long, nor last,
that is written by drinkers of water.
—Horace
People drink for lots of reasons— escape, relaxation, to catch...