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Why yes, that is a squirrel in a top hat eating a cucumber.

Hendrick’s Clever New ‘Streaming’ Service Offers Videos of Creeks, Brooks, and Other Trickling Waters

Hendrick’s Streaming is for anyone who just wants some peace and quiet—and also maybe a gin cocktail.

Fried Beer Exists—and We Have Texas to Thank (or Blame) for It

Forget deep-fried Oreos and deep-fried butter—thanks to Mark Zable, you can now have your beer and eat it, too.

A wine window in Florence's Via Santo Spirito.

Florence’s Plague-Era Wine Windows Are Back in Business

Florentines understood that when the threat of infectious disease is omnipresent, easy access to wine is a must.

Celebrate International Tiki Day by Saving 16 Percent on These Pop Culture-Inspired Tiki Mugs

From now through August 10, you can get 16 percent off your purchase of two or more pop culture-inspired tiki mugs from Toynk.

This Board Game Teaches You to Blind-Taste Your Wine Like a Sommelier

With Sommify, you can combine the sophistication of wine-tasting with all the competitive spirit of a drinking game.

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Queen Elizabeth II Approves of Buckingham Palace's New Official Gin

Drinking this Buckingham Palace gin is the closest most of us can get to spending happy hour with the Queen.

This Insulated Growler Keg Lets You Pour Carbonated Beer, Soda, and Cocktails on the Go

With the uKeg Go from GrowlerWerks, you can keep beer fresh, cold, and carbonated for weeks at a time.

Gene editing techniques like CRISPR are upending thousands of years of wine-making tradition.

How Gene Editing is Changing the Future of Wine—and Making it Less Likely to Give You a Hangover

Scientists are making ancient French grape vines less susceptible to diseases—and less likely to cause hangovers—through gene editing.

This man had too many dry martinis at a business lunch.

How the Scientist Who Invented Ibuprofen Accidentally Discovered It Was Great for Hangovers

It all started when Dr. Stewart Adams took too many vodka shots the night before speaking at a Moscow conference.

Cracker Barrel Adds Booze to the Menu for the First Time in Its History

After testing wine, beer, and mimosas at several locations, Cracker Barrel is expanding its drink menu to more stores.

Move Over, Mister Softee: Margarita Trucks Are Bringing Cocktails to Your Doorstep

The only thing better than spotting an ice cream truck is spotting a similar vehicle that serves tequila.

There might be fresh bread in there. Or wine.

9 Surprising Things You Can Make in Your Instant Pot

Now’s the perfect time to branch out from soups and stews to fresh bread, homemade wine, and DIY lip balm.

This dog can turn a foster home into a forever home with one slobbery smile.

Busch Is Donating Three Months’ Worth of Beer to People Who Adopt or Foster Shelter Dogs During the Coronavirus Pandemic

If getting to play with a lovable pup isn’t enough of an incentive to foster or adopt a shelter dog, Busch is throwing in a bonus.

Being a brewmaster is about more than just sampling beer and coming up with new recipes. Maintenance and sanitation also play a huge role in the job.

10 Secrets of Brewmasters

Brewing beer for a living sounds like a dream job. Mostly, it is. Unless you get beer sludge on your pants.

These wine soaps are made to smell like chardonnay, cabernet, pinot noir, and pinot grigio.

Wine Isn't for Everyone—but Wine Soap Might Be

This set of four wine-scented soaps makes for a brand-new kind of bubbly experience. Relax in luxury with soap inspired by chardonnay, pinot noir, cabernet, and pinot grigio.

Wine pairing towels on sale at UncommonGoods.

Trick Your Friends Into Thinking You’re a Sommelier With This Wine Pairing Towel Set

Need help pairing your wine with dinner? Just look at these illustrated kitchen towels for inspiration.

Gollum and a Ringwraith loom near Bilbo's hobbit hole at Replay Lincoln Park's Lord of the Rings pop-up bar.

Party Like a Hobbit at Chicago’s Lord of the Rings Pop-Up Bar

Take “second breakfast” shots with Gandalf, Frodo, and the rest of the fellowship of the ring (in cardboard form).

These glasses of wine might've been cheaper than usual.

Wine Prices Are Dropping—Here’s Why

Happy National Drink Wine Day! No matter what type of wine you’re drinking, it might be cheaper lately—here’s why.

Naples, Florida, Resort’s Bottomless Bloody Mary Bar Costs $35 and Offers 48,000 Flavor Combinations

The Bloody Mary bar at The Catch of the Pelican restaurant in Naples, Florida, is more like a buffet, with egg rolls, jalapeño poppers, and fried ravioli included as toppings.

Inventor Elijah McCoy is may or may not be "The Real McCoy."

Who Is 'The Real McCoy'?

The popularity of the surname McCoy makes it difficult to pinpoint one origin on the phrase, but here are the leading theories.

Museum of Hangovers Opens in Croatia, Just in Time for New Year’s Eve

Sometimes, the best hangover cure is realizing that your pounding headache is nothing compared to waking up with only one eye.

The Real Reason Bartenders Rinse Already Clean Beer Glasses Before Using Them

Luckily for all of us, especially during flu season, bartenders aren’t counting on glass rinsers for a thorough clean.

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Fargo Brewing Company's New Beer Cans Feature Adoptable Shelter Dogs

The special beer cans from North Dakota's Fargo Brewing Company feature photographs of rescue dogs that are looking for their forever homes.

The sheriff of Orange County, California, dumping bootleg booze during Prohibition

50 Facts About Prohibition

How do you buy alcohol in the United States during prohibition? If you're Winston Churchill, you've got a doctor's note.

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