There’s the party foul of spilling a beer at the party, then there’s the party foul of spilling 42,100 pounds of beer out the back of your truck. A semi-truck did the latter in the second week of July in Colorado after his brakes went out on a particularly tricky mountain road. No one was […]
I scream, you scream, we all scream for boozy Häagen Dazs ice cream. The storied ice cream brand is venturing into alcohol with a “Spirits” line of ice cream: Rum Vanilla Caramel Blondie, Whiskey Chocolate Truffle, Irish Cream Coffee & Biscotti, Vodka Key Lime Pie, and Rum Ginger Cookie. Essentially Häagen Dazs just made a […]
Jury duty can be a drag. It’s our civic duty and privilege as Americans to serve on (and be judged by) a jury of our peers, but it’s time consuming and often tedious. Just don’t try and ease the boredom with a beer. A 23-year-old man in Tyler, Texas, learned that the hard way after […]
Traveling through the airport can be a hassle. There’s security, lines, security, more lines, then (not all the time but far too often) there’s delays. So packing light is a necessity so you have to check as little bags as possible. One Australian man took that advice to heart and packed the number one thing […]
It’s hard to trust extremely old wine bottles (wine fraud is rampant), but museum workers in New Jersey think they’ve had a breakthrough — literally. Workers at the Liberty Hall Museum in Union, New Jersey broke down a Prohibition-era wall and found more than 50 bottles and 42 demijohns (narrow-necked jugs that hold three to […]
The only thing better than a cold alcoholic beverage on a hot day is a frozen alcoholic beverage on a hot day. And as of July, there’s one more option out there. Pimm’s, the cult gin liqueur from the U.K., came out with a lemonade, cucumber, strawberry, and mint popsicle to solve all of your […]
Lava lamps defined a decade, and now they’re defining people’s drinks. At The Honeywell in Harlem, New York, a cocktail called the Funkadelic is served out of a functioning lava lamp for the ultimate 1970s vibe. The Honeywell is a 1970s-themed cocktail bar in upper Manhattan with a distinctly 70s feel. The Funkadelic cocktail, however, […]
Whiskey, the liquid that powers your night, can now power your car, too. In early July, researchers held the first successful test run of a car run on a biofuel made from whisky (the Scotch kind, without the ”e”) residue. The fuel is called biobutanol, and it’s made from the barley kernels (called draff) that are […]
Your favorite lager may just get a little tastier. According to Phys Org, University of Manchester researchers have uncovered a new species of yeast that could aid in the creation of better lagger. The discovery comes in collaboration with the NCYC (National Collection of Yeast Cultures), who have identified the new yeast as a member […]
