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Happy Hour: Three Beer-Based Recipes For The Boozy Chef

Shocking revelation: humans like beer! But if all you’re doing is drinking it, you’re missing out on some of life’s greatest beery pleasures. Don’t let wine have all the fun; try these delectable beer-based recipes that will bring your love affair with booze to mouth-watering new heights.


Developers Cubed: This Is How Thorsten Heins Now Pays His Bar Tab

Gizmodo’s Developers Cubed series offers a behind the scenes look into Australia’s up and coming dev scene. This week: Greg Taylor from Clipp explains how paying bar tabs can get a lot easier with the right app.


5 Delicious Green Cocktails To Do St Patrick’s Day Right

Do you know what’s great about green beer? Absolutely nothing, you filthy animal, that was a trick question. To help you rise above those green-toothed suckers swilling down their flavorless lagers, we tapped a few of the country’s top bartenders and got recipes for some truly delectable cocktails that just happen to be green. Get ready to blow some minds.


New Nanocapsule Medicine Could Sober You Up In Seconds

Anyone who’s ever had a couple of drinks knows that as fun as it can be, sometimes it’d be nice if you could just make all that haze go away, right away. There’s no solution for your average drunk yet, but researchers at MIT have managed to put together an injection that can turn a party mouse into a stone-cold sober one practically on the spot.


The Bone Luge: Gross, Weird, But More Than Just A Gimmick

There’s a growing trend among boozers in some parts of the world: sucking down shots through beef marrow bones. Yes, the Bone Luge sounds macabre, savage, disgusting and fratty, but don’t let the name fool you. It’s a high-end (read: expensive) affair, but all the pomp isn’t just for show. It’s actually, you know, good.


How To Make An Ice Luge In A Hotel Room

Sometimes it’s fun to challenge ourselves. I’m in Aspen covering the Winter X Games, so I’ve got ice on the brain. I’ve never made an ice luge before, but I started thinking, “How could I make one in my hotel room with basically no tools?”


Drinkmaster Hoodie Keeps You Warm And Drunk On A Night Out

They say it’s a poor carpenter who blames his tools, but sometimes the right gear can make all the difference. So if you find yourself completely sober at noon on a weekend, maybe you need to seriously think about upgrading your wardrobe with a Drinkmaster Hoodie designed specifically for maximising your libation enjoyment.


Bottle Cap Launcher Lets You Be A Jerk Before You Even Start Drinking

Can’t wait until you’re good and drunk to be obnoxious? When you use the Cap Zappa to crack open a bottle, its spring-loaded mechanism can then be used to launch the cap up to five metres, letting you easily anger and annoy your fellow drinkers.


Do You Really Get Drunker At High Altitude?

There’s a phrase people like to repeat in Denver: “Be careful when you drink here.” The claim is that the altitude (elevation 1600m) makes one drink between 1.5 and three times as potent. If you visit the area to ski, the city officials will even warn you about it when you get to town. Is there any thing to it?


Laser-Etched Champagne Flutes Bubble Forever, Or At Least Until Empty

Your 2013 New Year’s Eve celebrations are definitely over, but if you want to add some pizzazz to your next party 364 days from now, grab a set of these special champagne flutes that feature a laser-etched sparkling point on the bottom producing a non-stop stream of bubbles.


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