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In order to put the price into perspective, we've created a handy chart of what ...

Guinness Deep-Sea Bar Offers Sleek Underwater Sips

The Irish brewery commissioned a custom submarine bar to transport contest winne...

First Person: The Last Voyage of the Lusitania

Pondering a journey at the bar

by Adam Rothstein in Culture

A night at the bar, a painting, and thoughts about a voyage....

A Swig of Pig: Drinkable Bacon

Bacon takes on the shape of its container in beer, spirits and more

by Felicia D'Ambrosio in Culture

Rogue Ales may be the best-known outfit dabbling in the grease of our totem anim...

Aerosol Spray Gets You Instantly Drunk For a Few Seconds

A Franco-American scientist has come up with a mouth spray that makes you instan...

Growler Man Offers Artisan Growlers for Your Craft Brew

Good beer deserves a good vessel

Growler Man provides growlers that are crafted with as much care, skill and atte...

May the 4th Be With You: Win a Han Solo Ice Cube Tray

Drink the dark side away

May 4th marks the annual May the fourth be with you holiday geek extravaganza ot...

Mac Power Adapter Works as Beer Bottle Opener

Thanks to graphic designer Eva Giselle, we have another tool to use for opening ...

Brewer's Cow Beer-Infused Ice Cream Available Online

When you're craving a beer, but also something rich, refreshing and sweet, there...

Kids Are Drinking Hand Sanitizer

Just... please don't

The LA Times is reporting that during the past two months, California emergency ...

Shake, Stir, Pour Coming in July: An Interview with Author Katie Loeb

Fresh homegrown cocktails

by Danya Henninger in Culture

Loeb is of the opinion that she and her fellow bartenders aren't specially anoin...

Good Ad/Bad Ad: Newcastle Pokes Fun at Traditional Beer Marketing Campaigns

No bollocks

The "No Bollocks" campaign includes tongue-in-cheek TV spots and print ad placem...

Beercamp 2012 Rocks A Pop-Up Book Website

We're not entirely certain what BeerCamp is, but what we do know is this: it has...

The Eight Kindes of Drunkennes

Elizabethan denizens were also well aware of the myriad reactions people show af...

Good Ad/Bad Ad: Van Damme, Coors Light & Leopard Underpants

Have you ever seen the way a man penguin walks after an intense mating season? N...

Thanks, Conan: White Russian Cereal Milk Milkshakes

we happened to catch an episode of Conan last night where Momofuku Milk Bar mist...

Beyond Boozehound: Jason Wilson Holds Forth on a Career in Drinking

by Dan Packel in Culture

With an impressive body of writing on in all categories of drink, it makes sense...

Christmas Web Traffic: Time for a Drink?

Family gathering + day off = search for a bar

We had a huge traffic spike on Christmas Day, which exploded in the late-afterno...

Dispatch from CES: New LG Fridge Chills Beer in Record Time

Good news from Las Vegas for last-minute beer and wine shoppers. ...

Pictures of Cats Drinking Beer (14 photos)

The holidays are over and it's time to get back to work... almost....

The Drink Nation Gift Guide: Spirited Fun

Something for everyone

We've come up with a list of spirited gifts perfect for each person in your life...

Roger Barth's Chemistry of Beer: Best Science Class Ever & New Book

by Danya Henninger in Culture

Professor Roger Barth is more readily recognized than many of his colleagues in ...

James Beard Foundation Gets Into Drinking

For the first time this year, bartenders and bar managers can vie for glory with...

Drinkify Your Music, Kinda

Three developers put together a site that asks what artist you are listening to,...

Thanksgiving Eve, the Biggest Drinking Night of the Year

There aren't any conclusive studies that Thanksgiving Eve is the biggest drinkin...

Strawberries Protect the Stomach from Alcohol

A team of European researchers confirmed that strawberries have protective effec...

How To Order A Beer in 42 Languages

The folks at the Esperanto League for North America have put together a handy li...

Free Beer Used to Trap Criminal Suspects

UK police used the bait to trick several people who had evaded arrest into comin...

Fast & Easy (& Pricey) Spheres with Cirrus Ice Ball Press

The Ice Ball Press lets you make a perfectly-shaped ball in under a minute....

Thanks for the Extra Hour at the Bar, Daylight Savings Time!

Who says we can't go back in time?

When the clock strikes 2 AM on Saturday, it is suddenly 1 AM, again. Presto, tim...

Do We Have PBR to Thank for Dirty Dancing?

If you swooned over the class-crossing romance between Baby and Johnny Castle, s...

7 Billion People Means We're Going to Run Out of Beer

Today the world's population will hit the 7 billion mark, and we've calculated t...

Drunken Punkin Cookies

Mmmm, beer. Mmmm, cookies.

by The Drink Nation / Amanda Gee in Culture

Make good use of the flavors of fall by combining pumpkin and pumpkin ale in the...

Booze Themed Pumpkin Carvings

When you're a kid, Halloween is the ultimate holiday. How can adults add some ex...

Mini Wine Tsunami at Wisconsin Liquor Store

A thirty-plus-year-old shelf holding nearly 7,000 bottles of wine spontaneously ...

Our National Anthem Came from an Old English Drinking Song

To Anacreon!

Next time you hear the soaring words about the land of the free and the home of ...

Have Your Cake and Drink It Too

Each and every confection offered at Lush Confections features alcohol, combined...

Free My Drink?

Is state-run liquor socialist?

Are state-run liquor sales socialist? A new website from the conservative Common...

Han Solo Ice Cube Tray

You could win one of these excellent Han Solo in Carbonite ice cube trays....

Good Ad/Bad Ad: Miller Lite vs. Dos Equis

Which is which? Place your vote.

In this feature, we take a look at two beer, spirit or wine ads or marketing cam...

Solo: Party in a Cup

Take a look at the history of the Solo cup. You know the one, the red plastic ve...

Ever Wonder What Christopher Columbus Drank?

More than 500 years ago, in search of new trade routes, Christopher Columbus pac...

Karen Eland Paints with Beer

What isn't beer good for?

Oregon artist Karen Eland is not afraid to try new things. She paints with beer....

8-Bit Oktoberfest

Cubies here, Cubies there, Cubies everywhere (with beer)!

In the spirit of the season, we present "8-Bit Oktoberfest" featuring the Cubies...

Ken Burns' Prohibition Delves into the Noble Experiment

PBS aired Ken Burns' documentary Prohibition over the past few days, and all thr...

Keith Wallace: Corked & Forked

by Danya Henninger in Culture

The trifecta of drinks, food and writing comes together in happy synergy in Keit...

19-Year-Old Beer Burglars Arrested

Don't drink & steal

Last week, three 19-year-olds were apprehended in L.A. County after allegedly st...

Great American Beer Festival: Preview

The country's biggest beer fest starts this week

by Philly Beer Girl in Culture

That noise you hear? It's the sound of beer lovers everywhere getting ready for ...

What Do States Get from Your Boozing Habits?

Fun with sin tax data

A data visualization lets you browse through the 50 states and see who charges w...

The Republican Primary Debate Drinking Game

Politics is fun!

Whether your goal is to decide who you're going to vote for, discover new fodder...

Chick Beer: Hot or Not?

Do pink packaging and perky prose go with beer?

There's a new beer in town, and it's here to kick butt -- though after a glance ...

Yuengling Expands to Ohio; Produces First Oktoberfest

This year, Yuengling is expanding to its 14th state (Ohio) and producing its fir...

Good Ad/Bad Ad

Which is which? Place your vote.

In this feature, we take a look at a beer, spirit or wine ad or marketing campai...

Good Ad/Bad Ad

Which is which? Place your vote.

In this feature, we take a look at a beer, spirit or wine ad or marketing campai...

How Big is 'Big Beer'?

A visualization to wrap your head around.

A Michigan State professor mapped out all the brands owned by the top 13 beer co...

Labor Day Treat: Watermelon Beer Popsicles

CraftBeer.com has a great recipe for these frozen, buzzy snacks using 21st Amend...

Custom Drinks with Google's New Recipe Search

Google's new recipe search tools allow you to search for a cocktail, then refine...

Breweries in the Path of the Storm

Just how many breweries are in the path of Irene? Take a look at our map of seve...

Beer With Awesome Labeling

With a bottle that is minimal, sleek, and gorgeous, this Cleveland brewery knows...

Bar with the Most Taps in the World

While it's not recognized by the Guinness Association, the Yard House in Long Be...

Alcoholic Dessert Treats

The weather continues to stay warm so we continue to search for ways to stay coo...

Counting Calories

The website www.getdrunknotfat.com shows you a rather thorough listing of assort...

Wine Ties Beer in US Popularity

For only the second time in two decades, wine has tied beer in popularity amongs...

Glass Chills from Room Temp to Zero in Five Minutes

Heineken's Magical Glassware

Heineken recently used their financial power to create a special type of double-...

Wine Reduces Risk of Sunburns

A recent study from the University of Barcelona and the Spanish National Researc...

Craft Beer in Cans: Why Brewers Are Switching

A little while ago, Sixpoint announced that they would start running some of the...

NYC Experiences a Rice Wine Bootleg Boom

New York City is experiencing a boom of bootlegged rice wine, a staple of Fujian...

Homebrewers Association, Top 50 Beers

The Homebrewers Association of America has recently compiled a list of the top 5...

Word of the Week: Hops

Each week, we pick a basic term in the drinking industry and talk a little more ...

Booze Bartering: A Post-Apocalyptic Guide

Because our gov't can't get its @#$% together

When our money doesn't work anymore, what do we use to buy and trade? Our booze,...

Sunoco Stations Fill Your Growlers

Sunoco Stations in Western New York have recently opened up the "Craft Beer Exch...

Shark Week 2011 Drinking Game

Sharks are soooo sweet

Shark week starts July 31st, and what better way to celebrate than with the seco...

GIRLS LIKE PINK BOYS LIKE BLUE: Molson Makes a Beer for Women

Molson Coors has announced plans to launch a new beer in the U.K. that will be a...

The Perfect Excuse

Each year, beer mega corporations such as MillerCoors and Anheuser-Busch InBev s...

Uses for Wine... in Space

Recent studies at the University of Strasbourg in France revealed that a compoun...

Homework: How to Taste: A Guide to Enjoying Wine

We're all about starting with the basics to learn how to fully appreciate what w...

AB InBev Trademarks 215, Threatening Craft and Local Beer Market

Following the success of the Goose Island 312 Urban Wheat Ale, AB InBev has rece...

U.S. Fast Food Restaurants to Sell Beer

In an attempt at making their food more palatable (or boost sales to compete wit...

Shipwrecked Wine Sells for $43,000

Two-hundred year old champagne was recovered, sold, and imbibed!...

Wisconsin Breweries Get the Cold Shoulder

A bill in Wisconsin could spell trouble for its 66 craft breweries....

American Wines Beat French Wines in Bottle Shock

by Melissa Auman Greiner in Culture

Bottle Shock is a 2008 movie that details the day American Wines beat French win...

Homework: What to Drink With What You Eat

This book examines exactly what the title claims....

Soju For You!

Justin examines Soju, a distilled beverage native to Korea....

Lot18 Expands to Sell Food, Travel, and Spirits

Online wine-purveyor Lot18 has announced that they will be expanding their offer...

Small Brewing Gets a Voice in Government

The Senate Small Brewers Caucus has been established!...

Homebrewing for Newbies

by Joel Hommes in Culture

One of our resident homebrewers discusses the ins and outs of homebrewing....

Father's Day Suggestions

Here's a list of ideas for Father's Day!...

More Reasons Why Beer Is Good For You

Justin went hunting for more (healthy) reasons to drink beer....

Mead is a Magical Thing

Mead is one of the oldest beverages in the books, and it's only right that you k...

Obama Drinks Guinness In Four Sips

President Obama visited a Moneygall pub in Ireland, where he downed a Guinness i...

Two Ad-executives Raise Money Through Crowd Sourcing to Buy Pabst

We Only Tried To Buy PBR Ironically

Two ad executives tried to buy a beer company using "crowdsourcing," with incred...

Wine Sales Increase, Marking An Economic Upswing

Liquor stores and restaurants are reporting higher wine sales, marking an improv...

British Pubs Turn to Food as Beer Sales Decline

In Britain, pubs are closing at an alarming rate of 25 per week. In the past ten...

Brews for Man's Best Friend

Because we've all wanted a safe way to give our dogs beer at some point or anoth...

Carlsberg Releases Gender-Neutral Beer

Copenhagen releases a "gender-neutral" beer to try and reach the 25% of women in...

Beer Tasting 101: The Basics

Justin goes through the simplest of beer tasting techniques....

Breckenridge Brewery Educates with Humor

Breckenridge Brewery has released a series of amazing commercials, pointing out ...

Man Mistakes 911 for Beer Delivery Service

A man called 911 three times in one day in an attempt to have police purchase be...

Washington's Homebrew

Bruce discusses the beer that George Washington drank....

Coors Introduces Two Stage Cold Detection "Technology"

Editorial

by Kam M in Culture

Coors took initiative and pulled out all the stops to make it as easy as possibl...

Part-time monk finishes his 46 day beer fast

A man fasted on beer and water for 46 days, and lived to tell the tale....

Personal Beer Robot

A Virginia Tech grad built a robot that fires beer cannons from across the room....

Space Beer is Finally Here!

Space beer is finally here!...

Happy National Beer Day!

April 7th, 1933 signaled the end of Prohibition!...

Troegs and Brew Works Battle Over Elves

In a trademark battle, two delicious craft beers duke it out....

Survey Says: 3 in 10 Americans Drink Once a Week

A study showed that 29% of Americans consume alcohol at least once a week....

Beer Vendor Uses Twitter to Simplify Ordering

A beer vendor in Seattle has started taking orders via Twitter to provide faster...

Brewmasters Officially Cancelled

Is Big Beer to Blame?

We recently received several confirmations from local sources that Brew Masters ...

$13,000 Beer Bike Brings the Party

Metrofiet Cargo Bikes designed a $13,000 bicycle that sports room for pizza, keg...

Americans Drinking More Wine Than Ever

America has ousted France as the number one consumer of wine in the world....

Bi-Partisan Beer Bill Strengthens the Future of Craft Brewers

Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and John Kerry (D-Massachusetts) have introduced l...

Drinking on a Calorie Budget

by Melissa Nally in Culture

Drink Philly offers some suggestions about drinking while on a diet....

Robots Really Are Our Best Friends

Asahi made a beer robot. Hooray!...

Molson Canadian to Become Official NHL Beer

Molson Canadian has just been signed to become the official beer of the NHL....

Ancient Egyptians: First Medicinal Use of Beer?

Ancient Egyptians may have used beer for its nutritional and medicinal propertie...

Drink Gadgets: Part Deux

Here at Drink Philly the only thing we love (almost) as much as drinking, is gad...

Mobile Drinking Apps

by Philly Beer Girl in Culture

No matter where you fall on the drinking spectrum - from novice to experienced -...

Beer Nutrition Labels

Diageo, the world's largest spirits, beer and wine company, is currently leading...

Want a Healthy Heart? Drink Beer!

A new article released by the ADA Times aims to dismiss the notion that wine is ...

Home Brew at the White House

This past Superbowl Sunday, White House Super Bowl guests were served a special ...

2011 Super Bowl Beer Commercials

Even if you aren't a sports fan, it's likely that you watch the Super Bowl for t...

Snow Traps 7 People for 8 Days Inside UK Pub

Best snow day ever?

While drinking at the Lion Inn this past November, snowdrifts trapped five staff...

Beer Gadgets from CES 2011

The Future Shows Promise

There isn't much that excites us more than beer gadgets, and we are always tryin...

Finally, A Machine That Pours Beer For Us

Robots will rule us all

Meet the Bottoms Up Dispensing System for beer, which the company claims is the ...

Alcohol: Actually Healthy For You?

Finally...

While we celebrate the end of the year, we look back at an important paper relea...

Starbucks New Chain to Sell Beer

Really?

The first of the stores to serve alcohol opened in Seattle and is named after th...

What to get the person that has everything? How about a Beer Bath?

Holiday Gift Ideas

If simply introducing beer into your body internally by drinking it isn't enough...

December 5th: Repeal Day - A True American Holiday

Drinking in History

December 5th this year falls on this coming Sunday and is the 77th anniversary o...

Beer Losing the Good Fight: Only Third Most Consumed Beverage on Planet

America. We Are Disappoint

Studies show that Beer is currently the third most consumed beverage on the plan...

Drunken Punkin Cookies

Recipes

by Amanda G in Culture

The sweeter, spicier characteristics of pumpkin Ales make them great for cooking...

Scottish Invent Bio-Fuel From Whisky

Green Whisky

by Kam M in Culture

From the inventors of cloned sheep and golf comes another absolutely brilliant b...

Flugtag: Yes, People Actually Do This

Red Bull's Crazy Marketing

The rules are simple: build an aircraft that meets Red Bull guidelines, launch y...

Shark Week Drinking Game

Sharks Are Sooo Sweet