Oops, Powdered Alcohol Was Actually Approved By Mistake?

Oops, Powdered Alcohol Was Actually Approved By Mistake?

You may have heard about a weird and wonderful new thing called Palcohol coming soon to a store near you. Except, psych! The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) is now saying the powdered alcohol product was approved in error—all because of a labeling discrepancy.

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Raise Your Glass for the Dragon Slayer

Raise Your Glass for the Dragon Slayer

Around the world, but especially in America, the feast of St. Patrick—the patron saint of Ireland—on March 17 is celebrated with a pint (or several) of Guinness. Meanwhile, St. George’s Day on April 23, when we could be raising a glass to the dragon-slaying patron saint of England, tends to pass by without a mention, let alone a drink.

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A Brief History of Beer

A Brief History of Beer

Beer brewing and drinking are activities that have been part of the human experience seemingly since the dawn of civilization. Around 10,000 years ago, mankind began to move away from living life as nomadic hunter gatherers, and began settling down in one spot to farm the land. Grain, a vital ingredient in beer making, was cultivated by these new agricultural societies.

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8 of the World’s Most Phenomenally Nerdy Beers

8 of the World's Most Phenomenally Nerdy Beers

Beer might come with some pretty brotastic connotations, but as with everything else in life, it’s the nerds who really do it right. Because when the same passion that gave us NASA and Lord of the Rings is applied to booze, the results are phenomenal, delicious, and (most importantly) geeky as hell.

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Never Forget Where Your Booze Came From With This Lovely Whiskey Chart

Never Forget Where Your Booze Came From With This Lovely Whiskey Chart

Our friends at Pop Chart Lab love tracing down the tangled, tortuous branches of the family trees connecting some of our favorite things. They’ve done it for beer , and now they’re switching to the hard stuff, with a lovely taxonomy of the world’s many types of whiskey.

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Is It a Good Idea to Vaporize and Inhale Alcohol?

Is It a Good Idea to Vaporize and Inhale Alcohol?

Vaporizing, and then inhaling alcohol has gained a lot of attention lately. In the 1950s it was introduced as a treatment for excessive fluid in your lungs, called pulmonary edema. It’s now gained popularity as a way to quickly become intoxicated. Proponents of this process-to-become-plastered, tout several benefits compared to drinking it. Many claim you get drunk without any calorie intake. Some state, because you bypass the liver, you can eliminate the alcohol quickly and avoid the dreaded alcohol hangover.

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A Weekend Of Dark Beer With The World’s Greatest Stout Glass

A Weekend Of Dark Beer With The World's Greatest Stout Glass

It’s just not fair: every single grape varietal and wine style, including some that no one has ever even heard of (Kalterer See Auslese, anyone?), has its own specially designed glass. Even Coca-Cola now has one . But, for beer, your standard mouth-delivery vehicle is the same, whether you’re drinking the wateriest Bud Lite or a limited edition, quadruple-hopped, barrel-aged brew: either a shaker pint glass (so-called because it was designed for making martinis), or, if you’re super classy, the bottle itself.

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These Brand New Bitters Bring Biodiversity to Your Cocktail

These Brand New Bitters Bring Biodiversity to Your Cocktail

By day, Rachel Meyer is a plant evolutionary biologist researching crop genomics at NYU. But, by evening and weekend, she is on a mission to get more botany into your cocktail—and she’s shared an exclusive new drink recipe with Gizmodo to show how.

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The Best Refreshing Beers for the First Weekend of Spring

The Best Refreshing Beers for the First Weekend of Spring

It’s the first full day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, which calls for celebration. Yesterday, on the equinox itself, you may have balanced eggs on end, danced in a circle with bells on your legs, or simply admired the animated horticultural Google doodle. Today, however, it is time to update your Happy Hour beverage to match the season.

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Amazing St. Patrick's Day Cocktails: Don't Stoop to Green Beer

Amazing St. Patrick's Day Cocktails: Don't Stoop to Green Beer

Listen, friends don’t let friends drink green beer. We’re talking about cheap light beer, plus green. Yum. Is this what your Irish grandfathers and grandmothers worked their fingers to the bone for? No! It’s possible to make a drink that pays homage to The Emerald Isle without compromising your dignity in the process. Here are a few great ones.

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