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Your Personality Can Dictate What Kind of Drunkard You Are

Nick Lee — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:30:40 +0000

We all know people who when drunk turn in to the “I love you man”or the “I’m drunk so let’s fight” person or even that person who will sleep with anything that moves. Well it turns out that our brain chemistry has something to do with how we act when we’re drunk. According to the [...]

Would You Drink A Cocktail With Semen Or Breast Milk In It? [POLL]

Jay Sanin — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:31:52 +0000

Alcohol is good. I like alcohol. Most people of legal age would agree with me on both of those points. Consuming bodily fluids? Probably not something that as many people (myself included) enjoy. However, a trend is emerging where people are mixing the two. First, a man by the name of Paul Photenhauer came up [...]

Insane Russian Music Video: "Everyday I'm Drinking" [NSFW]

Wes Styles — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:00:35 +0000

Russia, the motherland of Vodka and one of the craziest places on earth (next to Florida). The following music video (NSFW) will leave you wondering what exactly you just watched. The video by Little Big, set to a dubstep style beat, has everything from crazy little people, dudes dressed up a bears, psycho clowns, and [...]

What's the Best Hangover Cure?

Nick Lee — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:00:54 +0000

If you partied too hard for St. Patrick’s Day, a bachelor party, or just a night out with your bros, you might be feeling it the next day. Lucky for you we drink too – and we are always seeking the best hangover cures, so we thought we’d share. Feel better! Blowfish Blowfish [...]

Drink Up – Heavy Drinking Means More Brain Fuel

Wes Styles — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:00:05 +0000

Over and over again it seems someone is warning you against drinking more then the "standard maximum" when it comes to alcohol, which is 2 per day for men and 1 for women. Seems simple right? Maybe even a buzzkill? Get ready for new research to tear away at the "maximum". The Journal of Clinical Investigation released a new study on March 8th that says heavy drinking can boost your "brain's fuel."

Presidential Beer History

Bryen — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:27:30 +0000

In observance of President’s Day we take a look back at how much those who have held the office of President appreciated beer. As a matter of fact, beer was considered safer than water when the Pilgrims arrived, and they landed where they did because they were running out of beer. Starting with our founding [...]

The Three C's of Pairing Beer + Food

Bryen — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:06:37 +0000

Beer. It’s your buddy at the game, with a slice of pizza, on the lawnmower, between frames, and sometimes standing around the grill. It should be your buddy elsewhere too and with just a tad bit of knowledge you’ll be able to have your bff beer with you more often than you do now. When’s the last time someone asked you (or you asked) what wine goes with chicken, or pasta, or any other meal? Forget the wine - bring on the beer!

Guy Chugs Pitcher Of Beer In 8 Seconds [VIDEO]

Adams — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 01:30:22 +0000

Seriously though, this dude is welcome at any party I throw. Not that I’m into throwing parties, but If I were, he would be invited. Honestly, I wouldn’t invite him for his ability to down a pitcher like it’s his job. I would rather take bets on how long it takes before he’s passed out [...]

What Town Is About to Make Drunk Driving Legal?

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:00:12 +0000

Know when to say, ‘I’ll have another.” Ireland’s Kerry County has approved a proposal which would essentially allow some people to drive drunk. Yup, you read that correctly. Lawmakers have agreed to pass a measure letting local police hand out a get out of jail car to motorists in rural areas whose blood-alcohol level is [...]

Why Does My Beer Smell Like a Skunk?

Mike Adams — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:20:18 +0000

It does not take the well trained nose of a beer aficionado to determine if a beer has gone bad or not. No sir; upscale brew connoisseur and backwoods drunkards alike know that there is only one word to describe the putrid scent of beer gone rotten – and that is “skunk.” A skunked beer [...]

MIT Student Invents Ice That Tattles on Binge Drinkers

Donald Deane — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 05:05:45 +0000

When it comes to ice, we only want it to do one thing -- make our drinks cold. We certainly don't want it to snitch to our friends after we've had one too many. But a MIT student has invented exactly that -- digital ice that monitors how quickly someone is drinking and sends out an alert when they've hit their limit.

Drunk Naked Students In UAlbany Elevator [VIDEO]

Dalton Castle — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 12:30:51 +0000

Call the National Guard, we are under attack by space manatees… oh wait never mind, it’s just naked drunk kids.College life is the best, you’re meal comes from a card, you don’t have to worry about paying rent or electric bills and you find random acts of romance around every corner. I swear to you [...]

Alcohol Sales Increase In New York Prior To Hurricane Sandy

Jay Sanin — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 18:31:37 +0000

According to a report from the Village Voice, New York City beer and liquor distributors have noticed an increase in alcohol sales in preparation of Hurricane Sandy, with some of the biggest increases including rum sales, making it possible that people are going to be making hurricanes during the hurricane!

The story also says that it is more than just young people who are stocking up to drink up during the storm. Clerks at several grocery stores in the area note that old women and businessmen have also been empty

Cures for a Hangover – Last Man Standing

Carl Pettit — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 08:38:28 +0000

It’s going to happen, probably more than once or twice in your life. You’ll be out with your buddies, on the town, cruising the bars, knocking back beers and shots of tequila and whiskey. Or perhaps someone will challenge your drinking prowess, and you defend your honor with a booze-guzzling contest. Whatever the reasons may be, you’ve overdone it, and you wake up in the morning with a raging hangover.

When Beer and Tech Meet – Tech Tuesday

Big Rich — Tue, 01 May 2012 14:30:53 +0000

Beer is God's way of saying he loves us. And technology as a rule, improves on it's self sometimes with small steps, and other times, with great leaps. This is one of those great leaps, and brings the 2 together. Mike Wakerly created the Kegbot back in 2003. It's a free, open-source project to turn your beer kegerator into a computerized drink tracker. Now it's been improved by Google employee Paul Carff, using Google technology.

Rejoice! Beer Can Actually Make You Smarter , Sort Of

BJ Ragone — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:07:59 +0000

According to a new study, drinking beer can actually help your creative and problem solving skills. All those drunken ideas don’t seem so stupid now, do they? AskMen posted the results of a new study done by the University of Illinois that proves that being drunk can actually make you smarter. Without getting into to [...]

Fake IDs Could Cost Saratoga Teens Way More Than Beer Money

BJ Ragone — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:45:01 +0000

When you’re young, all you want to do is get your hands on some alcohol. Some Saratoga teens are finding out that it may come with a very high price. Who among us can admit to not drinking before you were old enough to? ”No one” is the correct answer. New York State has tried their best [...]

A Sexy Drinking Game To Play At Your Next Party

BJ Ragone — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:00:15 +0000

We have taken part in a drinking game or 10, but it’s when the games turn from harmless drunken fun to sexy is when we really start to take an interest. So, you are planning a party and want to make sure that things get a little extra playful? Well then, perhaps a sexy drinking [...]

Do You Qualify As a Binge Drinker? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:30:29 +0000

According to a survey involving about 450,000 adults, 17 percent of Americans are binge drinkers. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention describes binge drinking as consuming four or more alcoholic drinks for a woman, and five or more for a man. There has been a two percent uptick in the percentage of Americans who report binge [...]

Your Health Can Benefit From Drinking Beer

BJ Ragone — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:36:01 +0000

If you enjoy beer than it turns out that all that drinking may not be in vein because as it turns out there are actually health benefits from drinking a cold one, or 30. How many times have you been told when drinking beer that you are doing damage to your body? Well turns out [...]