Heroic Smuggler Nearly Snuck 48,000 Beers Into Saudi Arabia Disguised as Pepsi

Saudi Arabia’s alcohol laws are notoriously strict—so strict that a 74-year-old British man just finished a year in a Jeddah prison and nearly faced 350 lashes over possession of homemade wine. Knowing the risks, one heroic man recently tried to smuggle 48,000 beers into the country dressed up as Pepsi cans.
Amazon Announces One-Hour Alcohol Delivery May God Have Mercy on Us All
Amazon, the modern-day Moloch Machine that makes it perilously easy to buy a $75 Natalie Imbruglia single while blackout drunk, revealed a plan on Tuesday to remove the bleary-eyed middleman and bring the stupid juice directly to their customers’ doors. http://gawker.com/dont-forget-th…
Snoop Dogg Sues Pabst Brewing Over Endorsement of Gross "Malt Beverage"
On Monday, Snoop Dogg filed a lawsuit against the Pabst Brewing Company, alleging the company violated his 2011 endorsement deal for Colt 45 Blast, the Associated Press reports.
Man Sues MillerCoors for Pretending Blue Moon Is a "Craft Beer"
A San Diego beer drinker is suing massive alcohol conglomerate MillerCoors, the second macro-est macrobrewer in the world (behind Anheuser-Busch Inbev), for false advertising because he’s been buying Blue Moon all these years, believing it was a “craft beer.” Did he actually drink any of it? Because that probably…
Bud Light Puts "No" Back in Its Vocabulary After Idiotic Slogan Trashed
Piss beer overlords Anheuser-Busch InBev have removed a rape culture tagline from their beer bottles after the web collectively erupted over it Tuesday afternoon.
Undercover Sting Busts Minnesota Bar for Selling Rare Wisconsin Beer
New Glarus Brewing’s Spotted Cow beer is a Wisconsin institution, an easy-drinking cream ale that several reviewers say would be their regular summer beer ... if they could get it outside the state. The brewer is only licensed to distribute its limited supply of beer within Wisconsin, and the beer cops in neighboring…
There Should Be Two Lines at Bars: a Manifesto
As people waste our time debating how much to tip baristas (the correct amount: the small pile of coins they give back to you after your transaction is complete) and bartenders ($1 per drink), a second, much more significant beverage problem has once again been overlooked: the frustrating delays caused by people who…
This Guy's Pet Rabbit Brings Him Beer on a Tiny Cart
Rabbits! You could keep one as a pet, but cats exist, so ... why? Here is one reason, courtesy of a guy who trained his girlfriend's pet bunny, Wallace, to deliver a beer to him on a teeny-tiny little beer cart. Perhaps we have been drastically underestimating rabbits.
The Way We Get Drunk Now
There goes the neighborhood (bar): the New York Times reports that in these particularly health-conscious and civilized times, many alcohol consumers have stopped getting hammered on good ole 190 proof grain alcohol, but are instead opting for lower alcohol and lower calorie beverages. Party time.
Whale Testicle Beer? Hard Pass
A micro-brewery in Iceland has announced that they will be releasing a limited edition beer that is made with smoked whale testicles from the endangered fin whale. The beer is intended as a celebration of the fourth winter month in the Icelandic tradition, Thorri.
America Too Fancy For Budweiser All of a Sudden
America, "The World's Fanciest Nation," loves beer, it's true. But now it seems that you all want "good" beer. What ever happened to good old-fashioned bad American beer?
This Beer-Fetching Dog Is an Adorable Little Enabler
We've long relied on our canine friends to provide boozy sustenance in our times of greatest need, ever since 16th-century St. Bernards revived snowbound Alpine travelers with mini-kegs of brandy. Actually, that's almost entirely made up. But hey, this dog can fetch beer from the fridge on command!
Texas Highway Shut Down for Hours Following Gigantic Beer Can Spill
Houston Police spent five hours this morning cleaning up a highway covered in beer after an 18-wheeler carrying dozens of cases of Busch beer and a car collided on the Katy Freeway. KHOU reports that the 18-wheeler jackknifed and rolled over, spilling the hundreds of beer cans across multiple lanes of the highway.
Town With Butt in Its Name Not Pleased With Bud Light Party Invasion
Residents of Crested Butte, Co.—a real place—discovered recently that their fair domain had been elected by Bud Light to be the host of a grand "Whatever" party over the the first weekend in September. Many are not pleased with this awesome, unprecedented surprise masquerading as an ad campaign. WHY.
Do You Love Cornholing Like Paul Ryan Loves Cornholing?
Today, the American Cornhole Association will crown a new world cornholing champion in West Virginia. Do you love cornholing as much as Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.)? Because he really loves it. Like, a lot.