Booze
Liquor Privatization Bill Passes in House
Tom Corbett is halfway to reaching one of his major campaign promises: privatizing liquor and wine sales. Tonight, the House passed a bill to phase […]
Chesco Father and Son Tag Team to Throw Debauched St. Paddy’s Day Party
This is certainly not how my father and I bonded. Drunken teenagers, the smell of marijuana, a partygoer passed out and covered in vomit, and […]
UPDATE: PA Liquor Privatization Passes House Committee
The Inquirer reports: The House Liquor Control Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing Monday to consider Gov. Corbett’s privatization plan, which calls for auctioning […]
Video: Union Chief Goes Berserk Over LCB Privatization at State Capitol
Mayor Nutter wasn’t the only one getting interrupted this week. Yesterday, state liquor employees union chief Wendell Young IV loudly and repeatedly heckled a pro-LCB […]
It’s Official, “Always Sunny” Folks Opening a New Bar in Rittenhouse
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia husband-and-wife team Rob McElhenney and Kaitlin Olson, along with a gaggle of fellow alumni of St. Joe’s Prep, are teaming […]
Bryn Mawr Students Trash Dorm; Dean Demands Payback
Gawker has the scoop from a Bryn Mawrette: Yesterday, the school’s Undergraduate Dean sent out a blistering email describing a series of infractions recently committed […]
Will State Liquor Stores Die A Quick Or Slow Death?
CBS Philly reports: “The state House majority leader says his chamber will vote later this month or early April on legislation that would change the […]
Let’s Play “Adult ADHD: The Drinking Game!”
A study released this week by Boston Children’s Hospital and the Mayo Clinic offers clinical evidence of something plenty of folks with ADD/ADHD already […]
Philadelphia Brothers Sue Budweiser For Watered-Down Beer
Serves them right for not drinking Yuengling, Yards, 0r any other local beer. Gawker reports that two Philly brothers are suing Budweiser for watering down […]
PA Wine Label Once the “17th Most Popular in the U.S.”
Remember those complaints last month that state-owned liquor stores were giving prime shelf space to the PLCB brand of Table Leaf wine? Well, during his […]
12-Year-Old Writes Newspaper Op-Ed Decrying “State Patty’s Day”
The cynic in you is thinking, “yeah that’s because she can’t drink.” But hear out Katie Maguire’s Daily Collegian op-ed on State Patty’s Day, the Bud […]
Don’t Be a Dick, Dick Yuengling
There was a time back in the ’90s that a portion of my nightly prayers were dedicated to asking God to make Dick Yuengling adopt […]
Destined for Demolition, the Best Western’s Bar Keeps Serving Drinks
For reasons that aren’t entirely clear, Brian Coyle fucking hates the Eagles. It’s a Friday night in January and the ruddy-faced Navy vet is sitting at […]
Your Official Guide to Superbowl Food and Drink Specials
Unless you’re like me and refuse to watch this year’s Super Bowl, check out this comprehensive list of Philly bars featuring superduper Super Bowl specials, […]
Obama Blocks Mega-Beer Merger to Keep Your Beer Cheap
The Department of Justice is suing Budweiser’s parent company to prevent it from buying the Modelo Group, which makes Corona, in order to control more […]