Today's Reason to Drink
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Getting Out of the House
You love your wife dearly, but you need to get out to a bar once in a while for your own good and hers....
The Greatest Drunk on Earth: Andre the Giant
Do you have a favorite drunkard?
Some amazing man or woman, past or present, who stands colossus-like atop the Big Keg, the ground below littered...
Goddamn Watermelon
At the party they had this watermelon that had been spiked with vodka. I ate several pieces and didn’t think anything of it. You...
Last Stop for Night Train Express
It’s the end of the line.
Notorious screw-cap wine Night Train Express, once a big seller for E & J Gallo Winery, has been discontinued.
Gallo...
The Heroes Of Hooch
Few subjects have inspired artists like intoxication.
Some works celebrate sozzlers, propping us on a dais for a little while, displayed at our hiccupy...
Blood And Wine, Part One: The Lost Boys
The Fifth Legion is on the march.
They move at a fast trot beneath a beggar's moon, gladius swords in hand, their armor rattling in...
Blacked Out and Blue
I’ve always thought of hangovers as alcohol’s vengeful (and quite punctual) older brother.
If you picked on his sibling long enough you could expect big...
Strange Brews: Salamander Brandy
Slovenia is an oft-overlooked nation of two million people in central Europe. Among its contributions to humanity are dazzling architecture, fine pastries, and a...
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...
The Beer Brewing Monkeys of Borneo
Long thought the figment of sailors’ over-active imaginations, recent studies have proven the existence of savvy primates who know how to make fermented brew...
Boozer Madness!
The mouse who roared
Well . . . maybe he is a twit. He certainly looks like an asshole. That’s the beauty of alcohol, giving...
Drink Your Way to Fitness!
Do your friends call you a fat drunken slob? Do you wake up in the afternoon and drink out of shame? Well stop drinking...
Under the Influence: Denver Joe Vasquez, Drink Up and Be Somebody
The title of this article was first slurred into a microphone by Merle Haggard in 1967—but when I wandered into Denver’s Cricket on the...
The Founding Drunkards
Soon after they're born, American's minds are stuffed with interesting and inspirational stories about their nation's Founding Fathers. These men are a large part...