Mixers and Beer: Best of Both Worlds

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$10! (Editor Note: Maybe where YOU are … it’s $4.25 in this proud metro area …)

I’m not a mathematician or anything, but for that kind of money you could get at least 20 beers (depending on brand and quantity). In these hard times, it makes sense that a person would want to avoid making it rain in the club (i.e. dropping loads of cash on beverages with .002% alcoholic content) and would rather use what he or she has at home.

The options for home brewing may consist of orange juice and a can of Keystone from two years ago, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get creative and come up with a whole new drink that could be better than anything you’ve had at a bar.

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Newcastle Heals the Soul

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I assumed the devil’s position again last night. Bellied up in a seedy dive on an uneventful Monday, staring at a mesmerizing hockey game in which I had no rooting interest - only watching because I swear the television doubled as a tractor beam.

Welcome to Buffalo, New York, and welcome to my life.

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When Beer Pong Goes Horribly Wrong

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We generally don’t get too excited over a beer pong. Unless, of course, we’re winning. Then we start narrating our highlights like Stephen A. Smith on a coke bender, comparing ourselves to the great SLAVA MED-VE-DEN-KO.

However, some folks take it just a bit too far. Suburban Philly was rocked by a ridiculous slaying stemming from … a beer pong game.

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50 States, 50 Beers: Idaho

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We’ve never been to Idaho.

Ok, we admit it. Our closest experiences with Idaho include a friend of an ex who moved to Boise to follow her therapist before moving back to Buffalo, and then to New York, before getting engaged after three weeks of dating to a 32 year-old man who lives with his parents, mostly because he wanted to cash in on her $1.3 million dollar disability settlement.

By the way, she never had a disability.

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The Sloshiest Sampler Pack

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A great way to enjoy an expressively interesting array of brews is by investing in a sampler pack.

Sampler packs consist of 12 beers, generally of somewhere between three and six varieties. They work wonders for parties, when guests and pick and choose what type of beer is right for them.

One such sampler pack does it better than the rest, and is the perfect summer accompaniment on picnics … provided you’re not driving (or grilling).

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Proper Wedding Drinking Etiquette

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It’s wedding season!

Once upon a time, we went to a wedding.

We had just recently turned 21. We met our dad and a few of our closest friends in the lobby of the RIT Conference Center, which sounds infinitely less romantic than it truly is. Nope, it’s still not very romantic.

We loaded up on beers prior to taking a seat at our table, and since dinner hour was “dry” (at a wedding? Really?), we ventured up to the hotel room, grabbed about two cases of Labatt for the table and trudged back down to scarf our meal. Hey! This is normal, right?

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Five More Awesome Drinking Games

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I stopped playing competitive HORSE a long time ago.

The constant downpour of three-pointers and fadeaways transferred over to one mean game of beer pong. The soft touch and flawless arc didn’t hurt either. In the words of Asher Roth, singer of the infamous “I Love College”, “I am champion at Beer Pong, Allen Iverson, Hakeem Olajuwon.”

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Beer Skool: Lesson 2 - ABV

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We wuz da pride o yo skoolz back in tha dizzay. Ya know … peep dis. Awww yeeeah … you fillin’ that?

So, becoz we wuz da pride o YO skoolz, now we bout to skool you! And clizass is in session, my neezies. Sit’ yo punk selfs down. Today, we gon learn bout ABV.

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Five Reasons I Love that Heineken Commercial

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Commercials aren’t usually something I enjoy.

The five minutes in between shows seem like a time waster to me and I can’t wait to change the channel as soon as an advertisement for the North Carolina NCAA Championship package comes on. The need to view the T.V. guide changed when I saw the new Heineken commercial. The opportunity to see grown men shrieking at the sight of a walk-in refrigerator full of (you guessed it) Heineken beer was all I needed to have a good start to my day.

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When Good Beer Goes Bad

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There’s nothing worse than getting a bottle of nasty beer.

I was at this little corner bar around the way from my house last night, and found myself parched. The place could be a front for a major drug-trafficking operation, how else do they keep their mixed drink prices at a Sub-Saharan Africa level?

As is per usual when I walk into the hole, I order the best brew they have in bottle, since I don’t quite trust the taps. What followed is something I’d like to describe to you in brutal, effective detail.

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