Booze
New Hope Bartender Body Found in What Could Be Copycat Crime
At 6pm last night, it appears the body of bartender Sarah Majoras was found beneath the frozen D&R Canal. Majoras was walking home early Saturday […]
Memo to Drunk Readers: State Police Suspend Breathalyzers
Are you a frequently drunk driver? Good news! The state has temporarily suspended the use of its breathalyzer tests, after it was found that the […]
The State of Pennsylvania Is Coming for Your Fake IDs
As if it weren’t hard enough for college students to get their hands on liquor in this state, a PA state lawmaker (guess which party?) […]
Police Use Facebook to Charge 8 Penn State Students for Cheerleader’s Fall
Police have charged eight PSU students for furnishing alcohol to Paige Raque, the 19 year-old sophomore who fell five stories out of a screen window […]
Pabst Blue Ribbon Might Just Save Twinkies from Oblivion
These are a few of our favorite things…Fear not, lovers of Hohos and Twinkies, the beloved, beleaguered, bankrupt brand Hostess may soon be resuscitated by a […]
He’s Doing It! Corbett Plan to Privatize State Liquor Stores Imminent
Says the Inquirer of the plan: “It will be big, and it will be bold.” Corbett, fresh off a completely non-controversial and universally loved plan […]
State Rep. Cherelle Parker Found Guilty of DUI
Nearly two years after being pulled over in Germantown for driving the wrong way down a one-way street (symptoms: glassy eyes, trouble standing. Likely culprit: […]
LCB Stores Giving In-House Brands Prime Placement
You know what sounds really unappealing? Liquor and wine produced by the state of Pennsylvania. Maybe that’s why the state has been sneaking its “in-house” […]
CHART: Drunk Driving Not Really a Thing in Philly
According to one mapmaker, Philly and New York are the two major U.S. cities that have incurred the fewest drunk driving incidents and fatal car […]
How America Went From the Five-O’Clock Martini to Butt-Chugging
This week, when Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert referenced the uber-viral video of Tennessee University’s Pi Kappa Alpha frat brothers standing stoically while their lawyer […]
Sandusky’s Other Lawyer Runs a Tab for College Students, Says “Coeds Appreciated”
Karl Rominger, the man not named Joe Amendola who is representing Jerry Sandusky, was at Zeno’s, a hipster beer bar in State College on Monday […]
Yuengling Looks to Expand, But Probably Not in Pennsylvania
Since ye days of olde, Pennsylvanians have had the great pleasure of quenching their thirst with the delicious taste of Yuengling Lager. Over the past […]
Former PLCB Chairman Quits Board Amid Investigation
P.J. Stapleton III has stepped down from his spot on Pennsylvania’s Liquor Control Board after 15 years with the organization. A confidential report from the […]
Coming Soon: Beer at Farmers’ Markets?
On Tuesday, Pennsylvania’s state House passed House Bill 2429 with a vote of 175-20. The bill, if enacted into law, will allow for craft brewers […]
What Your Bar Tab Says About Your Political Preferences
The folks at NationalJournal‘s Hotline on Call took a look at Scarborough Research data to determine the political leanings of beer drinkers. Their findings indicate […]