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1. It didn't become legal until 1978.

Mint juleps began as medicine.

The mint julep is the official drink of the Kentucky Derby—but the cocktail's history dates back to long before the famous event was even conceptualized.

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Craft beer gets personal.

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Glory days.

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Researchers say people who had sniffed alcohol-soaked pads scored lower on an impulse-control task.

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Celebrate National Drink Beer Day with a local brew, no matter where you are.

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Some are family names, and some just name themselves.

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Today is New Beer's Eve—time to pick out a brew for tomorrow's National Beer Day!

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Turns out this expression of unbridled hedonism isn't so modern after all.

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Scientists say an unpredictable climate is changing the way wine grapes grow and ripen.

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Make prettier drinks.

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Prohibition may have banned booze, but there was one way you could legally imbibe back then.

Brian Kinsman is creating the "best dram in the valley.”

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The world's oldest people might be hiding the most literal of life hacks—the secrets to living a really long time.

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If you're going to enjoy a delicious brew first thing in the morning, grab something appropriately themed.

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When life hacks fail, why not try difficult, labor-intensive, and/or dangerous methods?

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It may be the most famous American lager. You probably know how it tastes and that it’s now owned by Belgian brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev, but how well do you really know the King of Beers?

Proof that it only takes a second for alcohol to totally mess with your body.

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Settling on a cheap bottle of booze doesn't mean you have to sacrifice on taste.

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There comes a time in every drinker’s life when combinations of booze and soda no longer cut it.