First, let’s clear something up. Not every sparkling white glassful of booze is champagne. Unless it was actually produced in Champage in France, it’s correctly labeled as “sparkling wine.”
Champagne tends to be higher quality, although their are some good sparkling wines out there. True Champagne tends to be more expensive and is the classier choice [...]

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According to a report from marketingvox.com, the 21-30 crowd is choosing classier bottles than preceding generations. A study conducted by The Nielsen Company shows that millenials are reaching for more premium spirits and fine wines.
Although beer makes up 47 percent of millenials’ beer spending, their attention to imported beers and craft beers sets them apart [...]

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Today marks the 75th Anniversary of Prohibition’s repeal and while there’s plenty of reason to celebrate, one has to ask what the world might be like without this insightful legislation.
There would be no bars. Let’s think about that for a second. How many of our parents met at bars (or, furthermore, how many of us [...]

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Weight gain is an unfortunate and inescapable side effect to the otherwise wondrous world of drinking. But there must be ways to be health-conscious without being a teetotaler.
Many people have claimed that the lightest way to drink is to go for a clear liquor–no muss, no fuss, less calories. Others say that light beers hold [...]

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The Wednesday before Thanksgiving has become known as one of the biggest bar nights of the year, and thus it qualifies as an official boozebuzz alcoholiday.
So, this begs the question: what is drawing us all out on this terrific night? I would say that it’s the next morning. Here’s the top ten reasons to hit [...]

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I ran across an op-ed piece on ASU webdevil titled “Beer: It is delicious.” Of course I agreed and read on.
In the piece, fourth-year student Melissa Mapes describes her frustration with students who only slam cheap beers as a way to increase their b.a.c. and find one another interesting or witty.
“Remember, if you are going [...]

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For the second year in a row, Miller LLC is releasing a limited edition of High Life in camouflage cans, reinforcing the notion that nothing mixes quite like cheap beer and firearms. Too bad that combination doesn’t mix with class.
From beverageworld.com:
“We received a lot of positive feedback from the launch of last year’s limited-edition, blaze-orange [...]

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In this month’s edition of Esquire, David Wondrich writes that the problem with rum is that we either use it to make fruity drinks with tiny umbrellas or we cover it in coke. That seems to suggest that even wanting a premium rum is pointless–you’re planning to squash the taste anyway.
“The upshot is that few [...]

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Top Ten Reasons that Halloween is a Superior Alcoholiday:
10. Parties have a ready-made theme and everyone dresses up.
9.  This joke : What did the ghost say about his Halloween get-together?
Bring your own boooooooze.
8.  You toy with the idea of handing out pocket shots instead of candy.
7.  Ladies’ Halloween costumes.
6.  There’s a myriad of scary movie [...]

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After another long sports weekend with plenty of revelry all around (and, I might add, a resurgent performance by my Tigers), I got to thinking about what exactly it is about beer that makes it the best choice for any fandom.
I won’t say I’ve never gone the wine and cheese route while watching a game, [...]

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