Neatorama posted an Origin of Booze that provides a quick summary so that you can get your facts straight when called upon to deliver a history lesson at the bar.
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Neatorama: The Origin of Booze

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If you live in New York, or plan to visit anytime soon, AND you like beer, this is for you:
Beer Menus.com
These guys have put together a database of bars and beer menus, mashed-up with Google maps to give you all the info you need to plan your next NYC Pub Crawl.
Has anyone seen this for […]

I had a craving this weekend for banana vodka, but apparently this is not sold in my local liquor store. I assume SOMEONE makes this, but I haven’t really seen it. So how did I get this craving? Not sure, but it was raining outside and I couldn’t got to the zoo […]

Its not really news anymore, but here’s a friendly reminder that drinking saves lives.
Guardian Unlimited: Help your heart with exercise - and booze
“Moderate drinkers are at 30% lower risk of heart disease than teetotallers, according to a study of nearly 12,000 people. And those who combine a mild tipple with regular exercise are even less […]

Researchers at Pennsylvania State University ran an experiment with male Fruit Flies to study the effects of alcohol on sexual inhibitions. The researchers build a custom fly lock-down booze facility called the ‘Flypub’ in which to run the trials. There is a video too, for all you fly-voyeurs out there.
Randy flies reveal […]

Forget about chocolate and wussie pictures behind doors! Check out the Brew Site, and their holiday feature: The Advent Beer Calendar 2007. Its 21 days in and I’m just finding out about this, so it will be a stretch to catch up before Christmas, but challenges are what keep a man in prizes. […]

I came across the following headline and thought it would be something funny: Clinton ‘hostage-taker’ wanted help with drinking. Now how many other people would have assumed it was a story on some poor, lonely dude who couldn’t find someone to drink with him, and had to resort to taking booze hostages? I […]

A recent study has shown that one in three Canadians has kept some old-school fridge around, probably in their basement or garage, in order to store beer. Admittedly, I can’t think of any other good reason to keep an old fridge around other then to maybe provide a suitably cold death trap for the […]

Moonshine Attack! Continuing with the attack theme, here is proof that moonshiners can be just as vicious as monkeys, except moonshiners attack with fire extinguishers and chainsaws. Now, I wouldn’t take this as proof that moonshine is bad, but maybe its best consumed alone. Oh wait, that would make you an alcoholic…
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The plan to turn the Matador into a parking lot has been canceled. This late night dump has been the scene of all kinds of fun over the years and now will continue to be.The whole stink was really about its status as a late night booze can. Well it is a booze can, with […]