Another afternoon at the bar. A fellow in this early 60s is muddling his way through the lunch menu. He’s wearing a blazer over a weird polo-ish...
Booze News: Ballast Point Purchased for ONE BILLION DOLLARS
Because a week without a massive brewery buy-out is like a day without Twinkies, Constellation Brands has just purchased San Diego’s Ballast Poi...
Booze News: JUNIPER AT RISK! GIN PANIC!
Gin! When made with skill and care, it’s the finest of the spirits, delicious and refreshing. When made cheaply, it can taste like chewing on a ...
Buy This: PicoBrew Pod-Based Home Brewing
Is your consumption not quite conspicuous enough? Behold the PicoBrew Pico, which utilizes prepackaged pods to makes beer much like a Keurig makes ind...
Overheard Customer Interactions: System Error
A couple in their 50s sits down at the bar. The gentleman begins flipping through the drink menu while the woman flags down the bartender. WOMAN: What...
Drinking in the Funny Pages: His Head Will Rot Within Days
Wizard, magic, potions, whatever. I guess it sort of makes sense within the whimsical shamanistic nonsense of this strip. I’m actually quite imp...
Lightning Round: Six Bartender One-Liners
Bartenders, in addition to being magical and made entirely of pixie dust, are also the sources of many a fine turn of phrase. Behold six quick hits fr...
Booze News: AB InBev Plots SABMiller Takeover
AB InBev, the world’s number 1 brewer, wants to buy SABMiller, the world’s number 2, creating a mega-brewer with annual sales of $55 billi...
Booze News: Charity Brews, Tied House Woes, and a Dutch Invasion
Beers brewed for charity is enough of a thing now to warrant a survey from USA Today. Green Flash’s Treasure Chest IPA and Scuttlebutt’s K...
Overheard Customer Interactions: Random Wedding Party Moments
Random scenes from a recent afternoon, as wedding parties invade the bar… YOUNG FEMALE PATRON: Can I get a brandy old fashioned sweet? BA...