We are all alcoholics. I am not saying this in the same tones as “We are all Columbine,”  “We are all Haiti” and all those...

"Never apologize, never explain," Hunter S. Thompson was fond of saying and the good doctor knew more than a little about blowing deadlines and...

Things could be worse. The last time a depression jumped on our necks you couldn't legally buy alcohol. Instead, the average joe had to...

It’s quite a sight, really—400 breweries serving up 25,000 gallons of 1,884 different beers to 46,000 attendees. And only an ounce at a time,...

A couple I know recently approached me on the eve of their first trip to Las Vegas, looking for advice. They’d heard I was...

“There is a certain kind of person that will first stab you in the back, then ask your help finding your wallet.” —F. Scott Fitzgerald As...

Battling the Ban In the course of my natural movements, I've managed to speak with a dozen bartenders and bar owners, and 75 percent report...

The Battle for the Bars Sweet mother of Jesus, these are difficult times for drunks. Every time I turn on the TV, some new treachery...

Local publications and pundits have long found pleasure in labeling Denver a Cow Town, an oversized burg with big-city pretensions but lacking the sophistication...

Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7 is a simple reminder that some things just never change. And shouldn’t. This is the old-time whiskey made as...