Modern Drunkard Magazine

Does a drink cadged from a stranger taste far superior to one earned by the sweat of your brow? Are you immune to the slightest...

There comes a time in every man’s life when he suddenly realizes that he has entered a new phase. He finds himself in his thirties,...

Helmsman of the notorious publishing company Feral House,  Adam Parfrey has been called “America's Most Dangerous Publisher.” Mr. Parfrey would prefer, however, to be...

What's the word? Thunderbird! How's it sold? Good and cold. What's the jive? Bird's alive. What's the price? Thirty twice. —1957 radio jingle Maverick, Silver Satin, Triple Jack:...

June 1 Latrobe Brewing Co. founded (1939). The “33” on Rolling Rock bottles is an homage to a copywriter's typo. Rolling Rock. 2 Vandals sack Rome...

Booze News A Rare Victory Against the Rising Tide of Neoprohibitionism Not only did the recent 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans flip that cursed Food Pyramid...

It seems a grave betrayal, doesn't it? You unpocket a wad of cash to rescue those drinks from a purposeless existence and give them a...

 Religious Nutjobus Characteristics: While their plumage is usually well-preened, this Dry moves in a strangely stiff and awkward manner. Don't let his aggressively friendly smile...

I wasn't aware until fairly recently that there are some people out there—grown-ass adults, even—who have never had themselves a Bloody Mary. That's wrong. And...

“Hospitable” was once a high-ranking compliment, one of the nicest things you could say of people, redolent of all sorts of related traits like...

It’s the end of the line. Notorious screw-cap wine Night Train Express, once a big seller for E & J Gallo Winery, has been discontinued. Gallo...

You love your wife dearly, but you need to get out to a bar once in a while for your own good and hers....

It’s a flat-out fact that alcohol, and those of us who like to imbibe it, are reviled by a healthy percentage of Americans. Since the...

Slovenia is an oft-overlooked nation of two million people in central Europe. Among its contributions to humanity are dazzling architecture, fine pastries, and a...

Somebody… Somebody… Somebody put somethin'  In my drink.  —The Ramones Over the course of humankind's long, lovely relationship with liquor, various persons have, at various times and for various,...

A butcher, a baker, and a candlestick maker Walk into a bar. A bloody mary, a buttery nipple, and a hot damn Coming right up Two clocks get...

I'm standing here at the bar trying to ignore these two hot chicks who I'm fairly sure have been staring at me for the...

Weekends were once the sovereign territory of the working stiff. Every tick and tock between the Friday exodus and Monday was consecrated ground, where a...

The rush of the night hits. I'm singing I Fought the Law while slinging a hula hoop around my waist and juggling five burning...