Booze
House Promises to Vote on Liquor Privatization
The state House of Representatives is supposed to vote on liquor privatization and the liberalization of beer sales next week. The plan would call for […]
McFadden’s Named the Douchiest Bar in Philadelphia
In case you were planning on going out for a drink or four, but wanted to avoid the sweaty masses fist-pumping to LMFAO, or irritating […]
The Jersey Shore Cast Stayed Sober for First Outing of Season 6
The Jersey Shore gang is back in Seaside Heights and went out last night for the first night of Season 6. Oh, and they stayed […]
This Is the PLCB’s $100,000 iPhone App
The folks at Philadelphia Weekly spent some time tinkering with the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board’s iPhone application. It was recently reported that the PLCB dropped […]
PLCB Says Minors Served Booze at Xfinity Live
Since Xfinity Live opened up about a month ago, pretty much everybody in the city has been to—or at least hear of—the excitement spurred by […]
Philadelphians Prefer Their Booze Cheap
The PLCB releases statistical information detailing how the citizens of Pennsylvania choose to get drunk every year. They break the information down by sales numbers, […]
Penn Students Get Their Booze Delivered
Back in the day, Penn students were able to pick up their Tortilla Gold and Vladimir at a state store at 41st and Market. Since […]
Yuengling Lager: From the Largest American Brewing Company
Yuengling has always boasted of its status as America’s oldest brewery. Now, they’re the country’s largest, too. A few years ago, Anheuser-Busch was purchased by […]
PLCB Votes to Raise Liquor and Wine Prices
Your drunk just got a little pricier. Today the PLCB voted unanimously to end the 18-month freeze on state liquor prices, which means that 313 […]
Remember When An NBC Reporter Got a DUI After Drinking With Jerry Sandusky’s Lawyer?
Jay Gray—and NBC television reporter—was in State College, Pennsylvania covering the Jerry Sandusky scandal when he was stopped for driving erratically. Gray explained to the […]
The Top 12 Beers of Christmas
I’m a beer guy. And for 10 months of the year, I am first and foremost a hops man. Go bitter or go home is […]
Greatest Hits and What You Missed: Talula’s, Tashan, $1 Beers and Philly’s Official Cocktail
Booze. That’s what this week was about: booze, booze and more booze. Sure, we covered some news (a new chef at Talula’s Garden, Tashan’s opening, […]
Cook News: October Schedule, Gin Hangovers and Surviving the (Official) Opening Night
On Tuesday, Cook (the collaborative kitchen, classroom and experimental food lab from Audrey Claire Taichman) had its unofficial opening night–a kind of friends-and-family, pre-sold, not-exactly-open-to-the-public […]
Philly Needs A (New) Cocktail
In November, we here at Philadelphia magazine are going to be rolling out our drinking issue. There’ll be bars and stories about bars, tales of […]
Greatest Hits and What You Missed: Joey Vento, Fried Chicken, Jose Garces and Lots and Lots of Gin
Yes, there was some other big news this week, but we here at Foobooz World HQ have never let little things like floods, earthquakes and […]