alcohol

Football season is coming up, and that means the Cowboys on TV on Sunday afternoons, steaks on the grill, and perhaps an adult beverage in hand.  What's your booze of choice?  If your tastes are changing you're not alone.

Crystal Springs Liquor Beer Wine is one of the biggest alcohol retailers in East Texas (Smith County), and they've made a decision that may benefit Texas distilleries. No more Russian Vodka!  What's happening?

It's no secret that alcohol strips away inhibitions.  Maybe there are a few things that you can't do sober, but once you have a few beers you're an expert and ready to enter a national competition. Like pool.  I don't drink much anymore because it gives me migraines, but back in the day I was a pool sharp-shooter after a few rum and Diet Cokes.  Without any alcohol at all I was terrible at pool.  

In an attempt to not be tortured and burned at the stake by their customer base, executives at Maker’s Mark have announced that the distillery no longer plans to cut their world famous bourbon with water.

For anyone who has ever sat down to a hot fudge sundae and thought, "You know, this is really delicious, but I really wish it could get me drunk," we give you SnoBar, the new alcohol-infused ice cream and ice pops with a full shot in every serving.

With liquor sales always a hot topic due to a consistent revenue stream for the state, for those looking to purchase "the hard stuff", a Sunday visit to your favorite establishment may be looming in the near future.

The bare-knuckle spirit of the American boozehound can now hold its head up a little higher: a new study has discovered that being under the influence of alcohol may increase a person’s chances for survival in the event of an accident.

Here are ten liquors you'll probably be spitting out in disgust this holiday season.

Never drink alone again! A new website called Drinkify.org is a godsend for budding alcoholics — and casual drinkers too, we suppose — looking for the perfect cocktail to accompany their latest musical preferences. The concept is simple: Enter the name of the band or artist you are currently listening to, and Drinkify comes up with the boozy elixir to best compliment your soundtrack.

A pill that eliminated all the effects alcohol on lab rats may one day be available to humans. Researchers fed the rodents — who react to alcohol similarly to how people do — the new drug after having them consume enough booze to stumble and fall down. Then they measured the rodents for balance and reflexes, finding that the rats on the drug tested as if they were still sober.