Think back to about 15 months ago when there was a shortage of Knob Creek Bourbon.  Some say it was a manufactured crisis as some areas had plenty and never ran out and other places didn’t have any on the shelves for almost 6 months.  We talked about it here.  Well, that is ancient history […]

Earlier this week we shared an important scientific fact that you already knew: Caffeine and anti-inflammatories (you know, coffee and Advil) can help alleviate the symptoms of a hangover.  Really, Professor Obvious? Well, on the heels of that groundbreaking research comes another startling fact: People get drunk at sporting events.  Who knew?!  Oh, that’s right, […]

There was a time in the history of spirits that the can was the sole receptacle of fizzy yellow beer.  Sure they had it in bottles too, but beer in a can was a lager, or perhaps a pilsner and it was made by a few huge breweries.  So the can got a bad name.  That […]

…exactly what many of us have been doing all along.  According to a recent study by Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, the best hangover cure is aspirin and coffee.  I’d add a big greasy breakfast to that as well, but according to the study it doesn’t make a difference. And they call themselves scientists!  

I love Jimmy Russell.  Yes it is a bonified mancrush!  I mean, how can you not love a man that has spent his life making great bourbon for the masses?  Jimmy, for those of you who don’t know, is the Master Distiller at Wild Turkey bourbon distillery, where he has been making great bourbon since […]

I’ve been under the weather lately with a bug that just won’t let go.  It started as a head cold, turned into a sinus thing, and then got bored with my nose and decided to check out my lungs.  It’s not anything that’ll kill me (I’m with Jim Henson on this), but it’s annoying to […]

Lately I’ve been doing some re-discovering of many of the whiskeys I have in the bunker.  That is a big benefit of being the brother that does the bulk of the whiskey reviews, once you do the review you still have lots of whiskey left for sipping and enjoying later.  I currently have about 30 […]

My brother Jim has a tradition whenever his Jets make it into the playoffs.  He will watch the game and make sure that he drinks at least one Southern Tier Oat beer, the fantastic Oatmeal Stout from the brewers over at Southern Tier in New York State.  He actually did a post about this last […]

Well it is January and it is one of the happiest and saddest months for pro football.  If you are  football nuts like Jim and I you are happy because the playoffs are here, and if your team is in them so much the better, and if they didn’t make it, so what it is […]

Happy Friday everybody!  We’ve seen a lot of new faces around here lately, so I thought it’d be fun to dust off some of our most-popular infographics for folks who haven’t seen them or would like to see them again.  They are a great way to goof around, no?  Enjoy, and happy Friday!

Our buddy John over at The Droid You Are Looking For brings the science on this one, with a series of infographics showing how his level of inebriation affects his willingness to watch different kinds of films.  The results are funny and very insightful. 

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Well the New Year is here, and I’m in the mood for change.  Not change for change’s sake, but change for the better.  Here’s how I plan on being a better, more sensible beer nerd in 2011: 

Milwaukee!  At least according to The Daily Beast, who recently published a list of America’s Top 40 Drunkest Cities.   Milwaukee residents drink about 13 adult beverages each month on average, nudging those teetotalers from Fargo, North Dakota by about four ounces of hooch a month.  It makes sense that Milwaukee is the winner as […]

It’s back to work today after a long holiday weekend, made longer by the two feet of snow that was dumped on my part of the world Sunday night.  Looks like that white Christmas I ordered arrived a day late.  No worries, as the kids and Daisy the Wonder Poodle had an awesome time playing […]