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Jan 15
3 min

Absinthe is Just Weird

Absinthe is strange medicine, born of strange times: Tonic, narcotic, subject to poetry and mob panic.

Dec 31, 2020
4 min

A Long, Lingering Lunch at the End of the Universe

The long, lingering lunch cannot be replaced with zoom. Get well, bring it back.

Dec 22, 2020
7 min

Crapulus Sum

The one Latin phrase I learned at Christian Brothers High School that has stuck with me over the years is "Crapulous Sum": I’m Wasted.

Dec 17, 2020
2 min

Winter is Here. So is Laphroaig

if you live in the South, it’s hard to reach for that bottle of Laphroaig during the sweltering summer. Or spring. Or fall.

Dec 15, 2020
3 min

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Christmas this year will be weird, but it’s hard to drag an anchor like holiday tradition out of the mud. And it should be.

Dec 11, 2020
3 min

The Drinking Man's Timetable

Drinking is an inherently social exercise. One of the first questions they ask a suspected alcoholic is “Do you drink alone?"

Dec 4, 2020
1 min

An Apple a Day...

The guys might give you hell for hoisting a pint of cider, but sometimes the guys need to be told to get bent.

Nov 27, 2020
2 min

Your Holiday Beer and You

To wit: the 4717 guide to what your holiday beer choice says about you.

Nov 25, 2020
5 min

A Thanksgiving to Forget

The Puritans up in Plymouth Rock ever had a happy gathering around the table. With anyone, least of all the Native Americans.

Nov 20, 2020
2 min

Suntory isn't a copy of anything...

Japanese markets – while inventive – rarely seem to come up with much on their own that has a shelf life longer than the pre-teen fad.

Nov 18, 2020
1 min

Action Beer!

The beer for when beer isn't the point of the exercise.

Nov 13, 2020
3 min

How To Make Grog

We’ve all heard the term, and vaguely associate it with drunken sailors, but just what is grog?

Nov 7, 2020
3 min

The Only Whisky That is Talisker

Talisker, as its makers point out, is “made by the sea on the shore of the Isle of Skye.” And so it be.

Nov 5, 2020
1 min

Talking Trees and Local Beers

Dropping in on world-class Crystal Bridges museum, I checked out the local beer for the Memphis Flyer.

Oct 27, 2020
1 min

Chocolate Rye Porter

With the seasons changing, this is a great fall beer - a local favorite when the weather turns a little cooler.

Apr 29, 2020
2 min

The Viking Scotch

Granted, the branding seems a little off at first. But why not?

Apr 15, 2020
8 min

Hemingway Never Drank Here

About 30 foreigners were surrounded by every university student in Europe, all of who had been drinking for about twenty consecutive hours.

Feb 4, 2020
3 min

Drinking Lebanese Beer in Iraq

Iraq's Shi'a south looks like you think it will unless you haven't watched the news for a decade. Then it's hard to explain.

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