THE BEER: Snake Juice from Short’s Brewing Company. SHORT’S, YOU SAY. Yes’m. After a series of mutterings about b...
Ask a Bartender: What Order Triggers an ID Check?
Welcome back to Ask a Bartender, where a simple question somehow inspires service industry professionals to take out all of their frustrations on inno...
“A mule? A MULE?”
It’s… Six or seven minutes ago. So 7:30 pm. My bartender is painstakingly making a Bloody Mary, the most hated of cocktails, ...
Buy This: The Hangover Mug
Via Geekologie… behold the Hangover Mug, a spill-free vehicle for rehydrating your poor body after an evening of debauchery. Or for assimilating...
Ask a Bartender: What Drink Do You Most Hate to Make?
Welcome to Ask a Bartender, wherein the mysteries of the tavern are explained by the professionals who get us drunk. Today’s query: What drink d...
Instant Beer Review: 3rd Sign Forest IPA and Sumatra Coffee Mild Ale
THE BEER: Forest IPA from 3rd Sign. THE PLACE: Octopi Brewing’s taproom. I’M CONFUSED. Don’t be. Octopi aims to contact brew for oth...
Fake Craft Beer Gets Superbowl Ad, Eh Who Cares
Shock Top, the mediocre faux witbier that people begrudgingly order only when they can’t find Blue Moon at the airport bar, is apparently gettin...
This Day in Beer History: Gottlieb Heileman Born
On this day in 1824, Gottlieb Heileman was born in Wurttemberg, Germany. In 1858 he formed the City Brewing Company, later renamed the G. Heileman Bre...
Instant Booze Review: The Old Pal. Or is it a Boulevardier?
I strolled into the bar in a sour, sour, mood. “I’ve been relatively sober for the last two days,” I said. “I think it’s...
Booze News: Mainly Swing-Top Caps
AB InBev may be selling Peroni and Grolsch. Peroni I’m more or less indifferent to, but Grolsch has those cool bottles with the sweet swing-top ...