alcohol

Man Buys PBR for $250 Million

Maureen O'Connor · 05/26/10 01:25PM

After the IRS ordered Pabst's owners to sell, the brewer of blue-collar beverages languished on the market for years. Then something remarkable happened: hipsters discovered it. So now the guy who owns Vlasic pickles plunked down $250M to buy it.

Kenya's 'Kill Me Quick' Moonshine Actually Kills People

Jeff Neumann · 05/14/10 01:22AM

Prohibition and "sin taxes" push many Africans to drink cheaper, locally produced moonshine. Some of it sounds pretty good, too, with 40% alcohol! But mix in some feces, cockroaches, and jet fuel, and you could wind up blind or dead.

Butt-Chugging: What Is It, and Who's Doing It?

Elaine Moran & Frank Cozzarelli · 05/12/10 01:45PM

Young people will stop at nothing to get messed up. YouTube is flush with videos of misguided youths introducing alcohol to their nether regions, so we went to Union Square to get to the bottom of this mysterious trend.

Smart People Drink More Alcohol

Ravi Somaiya · 05/07/10 03:21PM

Some data fiend decided to see how data on drinking habits correlated with all sorts of other fun factors like religion, education and politics. Educated godless liberals with large vocabularies, it seems, enjoy a beverage more than most.

Patrick Kennedy Cut Off After Six Vodka Shots

Jeff Neumann · 04/28/10 05:57AM

Handling your liquor in public can be hard. But it can get really tough right after giving a speech about your personal history of substance abuse. Just ask Rep. Patrick Kennedy; he tried and was cut off at the bar.

The 10 Best Commercials to Get You to Drink Responsibly

Matt Toder · 04/12/10 11:00AM

Contrary to what you might think, not every commercial for an alcoholic product features guys acting like jerks to each other in order to secure an extra sip of Budweiser. Some are interesting stories told well.

Today on The Doctors: Fun With Hidden Flasks

Jill Lawson · 03/29/10 02:08PM

Ever since Lindsay Lohan ruined the vodka-in-a-water bottle trick, teenagers everywhere have been searching for a new and better way to hide their alcohol. Watch as The Doctors give them all sorts of hints about how to do just that.

Bill Murray Bartends at SXSW

Etan Berkowitz · 03/25/10 03:23PM


Bill Murray became a guest bartender at the music festival South by Southwest. As the way-too-excited guy at the beginning of the video will tell you, Bill Murray refused everyone's order and only poured tequila.

Dave Attell on Weed v. Alcohol

Etan Berkowitz · 03/19/10 08:00PM

Every comedian loves talking about alcohol or weed. Dave Attell tackles both issues and why he thinks being and alcoholic is better than being a pothead.

Learn to Pour the Perfect Pint of Guinness

Frank Cozzarelli · 03/17/10 01:07PM

Guinness brewmaster Fergal Murray waxes poetic on how to pour the perfect pint. It's all about the two-part pour. And mavelling at the "glorious surge." And the wonderful, creamy head. "You want to drink it with your eyes." Mmm, yes!