OH HEY HOW’S IT GOING HOLY HELL WHAT IN GOD’S NAME IS THAT? It’s a taster of Hi-C Ecto Cooler! THAT STILL EXISTS? It’s back, b...

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...

Instant Booze Review: Old St. Nick’s Egg Nog
WHAT THE CRAP IS THAT? It’s nog! Sweet, glorious, soul-healing nog! ON A NOG KICK, ARE YOU? It’s the most wonderful time of the goddamn ye...

Instant Booze Review: Libertine House Manhattan
(Composed on a recent pre-football evening) THE DRINK: The “House Manhattan.” THE PLACE: The Libertine in, lord almighty, Green Bay BACK I...

Collaborative Booze Review: BuzzBallz
George approached me excitedly. “I have something we need to try. It’s going to be awful.” “Dear god,” I replied. “...

Instant Booze Review: Old Fashioned, Up North Style
From the North Woods Desk: THE PLACE: The Pines on Crooked Lake. THE DRINK: Bourbon old fashioned sour. With mushrooms. LOOKS… PINK? Probably th...

Instant Booze Review: Bloody Beta Carotene
THE DRINK: A “Bloody Beta Carotene.” THE PLACE: The Old Fashioned Tavern & Restaurant, because it’s a day and I’m alive, ...

Instant Booze Review: WhistlePig Rye Whiskey
THE BOOZE: WhistlePig Rye Whiskey THE PLACE: The Old Fashioned Tavern & Restaurant, which just snagged a supply. WHISKEY, NOT WHISKY? So it seems....

Instant Booze Review: The Breakfast Boilermaker
THE BEVERAGE: “The Breakfast Boilermaker” THE PLACE: The Old Fashioned Tavern & Restaurant THE OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION: “Bartender&...

Instant Booze Review: A Medicinal Botanist Gin Beverage
I felt the sniffles coming on. I’d been trapped in a car with two ill coworkers, and one, god help me, is a parent. God only knows what unholy d...