How to Drink a Pint Like a Man (And Find a Pub to Do it In)

Nearly 60,000 people have pledged to drink a Guinness this St. Patrick’s Day, to help set a world record for the World’s Largest St. Patty’s Party. (Get in on it here. and use the reference code BACH.) Some of you have been asking where you can find a bar or pub...
Posted On 14 Mar 2012

How to Pour the Perfect Pint

With St. Patty’s Day around the corner, and many of you signed up to participate in the World’s Largest St. Patrick’s Day Party (details here), I thought it might be a good idea to know how to pour the perfect pint. So I spoke with Fergal Murray, the Master...
Posted On 08 Mar 2012

Take a Quick 6-Question Survey, Enter to Win an Xbox

Ever had a beverage? Then you qualify. A “major beverage company” and I need your help, and all you have to do is fill out the short, 6 question survey after the jump. Fill it out and you’re entered to win an Xbox. That’s it: Two minutes of your time for a...
Posted On 07 Mar 2012

Pledge to Party on St. Patrick’s Day, Be Part of a New World Record

Guinness is looking to set a Guinness World Record. And you get to be a part of it. The best part is, you don’t have to risk life and limb with some crazy stunt, eat a bunch of live crickets, or balance anything heavy on your head. You don’t really need to have any...
Posted On 21 Feb 2012

The Angels Took Their Share, Now It’s Time for the Devil’s Cut

If you’ve been around the world of spirits (and by “spirits” I mean liquor, not ghosts), you’ve heard the term “Angel’s Share.” When distillers put their precious liquid in barrels for aging, a certain amount gets evaporated or soaked...
Posted On 24 Jun 2011

Seeing Wine with the Mind’s Eye

I’m not a huge fan of wine, and I can’t profess to know that much about it. For me wine is a bit like golf. I just don’t get it. Besides, my beer-drinking schedule leaves very little room for deviation. What I can appreciate, however, is a good story and Alex Elman Wines has just...
Posted On 24 Jun 2011

Add Some Summer Sweetness to Your Warm Weather Cocktails With Cruzan Strawberry Rum

As I’ve said many times before, it’s always a good idea to include some sweeter, fruitier drinks at the pool party or barbecue, for the ladies who want to imbibe but aren’t in the mood for your famous bourbon and Coke, or shot gunning beers. Not that it’s...
Posted On 24 Jun 2011

Treat Dad to Rare Beer and Manly Cupcakes

The Samuel Adam’s Utopias MMXI has just been released, and beer aficionados across the country (except for the states in which it’s banned), are scrambling to get their hands on one of the rarest beers brewed in the United States (A bottle will set you back $150). Just in case...
Posted On 18 Jun 2011

Show Dad He’s in Charge With a Pisco Capitan

If your dad tends to lean more toward the less-than-usual side, toasting him this Father’s Day will require something more than beer. Or even the usual vodka or whiskey. If that’s the case, you might want to reach for a bottle of Pisco Portón. The native spirit of...
Posted On 17 Jun 2011

Toast Dad. Be Patriotic. Help Veterans.

When you crack open a few beers over to Dad’s this weekend you can do more than just celebrate Father’s Day… To celebrate national flag week and the patriotic season leading up to July 4th, Budweiser has altered its iconic can by creating a red, white and blue...
Posted On 16 Jun 2011