Back when there weren't variants you used to be able to randomly find it on the shelf pretty much year round in Chicago until about 6 years ago or so. The variants and the Black Friday release started back before A-B fully bought them and they were still controlled by the Halls, so this isn't just an AB/InBev… Read more

My favorite beer of all time but after this year's clusterfuck attempt to get any, I don't know if anything is worth the effort. I'm not blaming you beer newbies for making it impossible to get much more than a four pack anymore (LOL at getting variants!), but seriously: it's all your fucking fault. Read more

My cousin had some of this at Thanksgiving, the 2013 version. I had a few sips and it was very good. Could hardly tell it was 12% abv Read more

I drove right by Spirit Haus and the Hangar on Black Friday, and returned home with no BCBS. God dammit. Read more

We had these at the brew pub (where I was chef until last August). Bunch of cases in the basement that didn't sell well (I didn't do the liquor order, just the food), so I decided to try some. I drank a couple as I worked one day, but it's pretty potent, overwhelming stuff — and needs some food to go with it for sure.… Read more

A positive Yuengling review? That took a lot of guts, son. Read more

Absolutely. Admittedly I was very flattered by the offer and it truly tied the whole experience together. Read more

On gay bars: last time I went to one, a man in a dress offered to let me fuck his face. I'm straight, so I politely declined, but that incident aside, it was an absolute blast. Read more

The gay bar in my college town is one of my favorite bars to go to. Almost zero frat douchebags, great place to meet women, and I feel way more comfortable busting a move on the dance floor than at any other bar. Read more

One I haven't seen mentioned is the Steakhouse Bar. A really good Steakhouse Bar is great. They tend to be pleasant spaces; the bartenders know how to make a good old-school cocktail but you also avoid a lot of the vests-and-infusions crowd you get in the 21st Century cocktail bar; they'll have a couple good beers;… Read more

I love casino bars, as long as the bar is actually on the casino floor. You can play video poker right there at the bar, or do some great people-watching. Read more

I once berated my favorite bartender (the owner) of my favorite bar (dive, old, and practically on a college campus) for not having The Band on the jukebox (cash only). The next time I was in, he'd added the greatest hits, bought me a shot, and sold me a three pack of Christmas beers for $3. If you arrive early enough… Read more

As a bar owner, I can say without a shadow of a doubt, there is no debate, that the best kind of bar is a bar that makes fucking money. Read more

My favorite place to have a beer is on the Terrace at UW-Madison's Memorial Union after a fall Badger game, such a beautiful spot.

Airport bars the best because its perfect acceptable to have a beer at 7:30 am without any sideways looks. Read more

#1 rule of karaoke: Never bring 4 people up to sing a solo song and then spend the entire time laughing and accusing each other of not singing, instead of singing. Anti-bonus points for doing this after picking a really good song. Read more

I would prefer to travel by train everywhere and the bar car is part of the reason. Read more

What? No, don't agree with him, that's precisely what makes this a useful test: the fact that it feels like an eternity even though the kids' time isn't worth shit. Read more

Extra Strength Excedrin. My wife is an ibuprofen junkie, for similar reasons as yours, but has recently had good success with Extra Strength Excedrin, not the Excedrin Migraine stuff. Too much caffeine in that one for her. And she hardly ever drinks, so less worry about the liver...her liver, that is. Read more

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