Legal Battles

Two popular Austin bars sued for over-serving alcohol

By KVUE.com

06.04.13 | 3:45 pm

KVUE — Two popular Austin bars are being sued for over-serving alcohol to drivers who were then involved in fatal accidents. Our exclusive content partners at the Austin America ...

I'll drink to that

Make beer not war: I'd rather drink on the street than pack heat

By Claire St. Amant

12.25.12 | 12:00 pm

One of the joys of my time in Eastern Europe was the ability to drink in public. Window shopping and train riding are greatly enhanced by sipping spirits. Yes, some people took advantage of the ...

Liberty Tavern Hosts Formula 1 Watch Party

11.25.12

Grand Prix fans can gather to watch the F1 race circuit as it wraps up the 2012 season in Brazil. Cheer on fan favorites Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton and more as the action fro

Drink Up

Local craft spirit Genius Gin prepares to make its widespread Austin debut

By Shannon McGarvey

11.20.12 | 11:43 am

When it comes to Texas-made gin, there’s a new sheriff in town. Mike Groener and Charles Cheung, respective CEO and COO of Genius Liquids, LLC, are among the newest gin producers in Austin, j ...

Rolling Roadshow: The Ultimate Klown Experience Canoe Trip

06.30.12

  Drafthouse Films invites you to join Lars Von Trier's favorite comedians Frank Hvam and Casper Christen -- stars of the upcoming "raunchy, fearless & awesome" (Indiewir

A Dry Coffee State

No wine for you! Starbucks gets into selling alcohol, but turns its nose up at Texas

By Whitney Radley

01.26.12 | 1:30 pm

Starbucks is often the first place that comes to mind for a quick jolt of caffeine. But will it transform into an evening hangout for a post-workday, alcoholic pick-me-up? The Seattle-based cof ...

To your health

Drink up, everyone (except you, ladies): A toast helps heart health, but hurts breast health

By Jeffrey Kreisberg

11.20.11 | 9:00 am

People have been arguing about the benefits and consequences of booze for almost as long as we've been drinking the fermented beverage—just about 10,000 years, really. But depending on ho ...

New river rules

Voters opt to "ban the can" on New Braunfels rivers; beer stays, but disposable containers must go

By Karen Brooks Harper

11.09.11 | 6:48 pm

Trade in the six-pack for a pony keg and some creativity, and you can still bring your party on the Comal River—even after a much-ballyhooed ban on disposable containers was overwhelmingly ap ...

university research

Study sheds light on alcohol’s mechanisms in the brain

By Leila Kalmbach

07.25.11 | 5:25 pm

For as much as Austinites love their alcohol, there’s surprisingly little known about the actual mechanisms of how alcohol affects the brain. However, a recent study by Rebecca Howard, a post ...