Read more alcohol stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/811/alcohol.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:49:40 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74546/twitter-crack-and-other-web-equivalents.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWe all have our favorite Internet time-wasters; now, Patrick Moberg gives us their equivalents in real-world vices: Twitter is crack cocaine: “Fucking ANYONE is your friend. Yuppies do it on their iPhone. Cheap. Short. Fruitless.” Tumblr is a bottle of wine: “A quiet night in with a couple friends …...http://www.newser.com/story/74546/twitter-crack-and-other-web-equivalents.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 22 Nov 2009 13:28:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74401/alcohol-good-for-mens-hearts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDrink up boys, it’s good for you—or for your heart at least, says a new study. Drinking cut heart disease risk by 35% to 50% in the survey conducted in Spain. It followed 15,500 men and 26,000 women, and found that daily heavy drinking did wonders for...http://www.newser.com/story/74401/alcohol-good-for-mens-hearts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 10:59:43 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74413/alexandra-kerry-charged-with-dui.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJohn Kerry’s daughter was arrested this morning in California in a suspected DUI. Alexandra Kerry was pulled over at 12:40am, and refused to take a preliminary alcohol screening test after her field sobriety test, police sources tell TMZ . Though her blood alcohol level was ultimately found to be under...http://www.newser.com/story/74413/alexandra-kerry-charged-with-dui.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 10:27:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74017/fda-demands-safety-data-on-energy-drinks-with-alcohol.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe FDA has taken action against companies that make alcoholic energy drinks, giving the firms 30 days to provide evidence to support their claim that caffeine and booze are a safe combination. A group of concerned scientists have said there is no evidence to support the claim that the drinks...http://www.newser.com/story/74017/fda-demands-safety-data-on-energy-drinks-with-alcohol.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Nov 2009 18:20:35 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73318/beer-gets-boozier.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStates are raising caps on the alcohol content of beer, setting limits as high as 16% by volume in moves to appease the microbrew industry. Alabama and West Virginia raised their limits this year, while Vermont and Montana adjusted theirs last year; and lobbying is under way in Iowa and...http://www.newser.com/story/73318/beer-gets-boozier.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 14:33:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73189/kiefer-racks-up-700-bar-tab-by-1pm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOh, to be a celebrity. Kiefer Sutherland recently racked up a $700 bar tab in just one morning—yes, morning. After wrapping up a recent 24 shoot, Sutherland and the crew hit a California bar, where he bought drinks for all 30 people in the establishment from 7am to 1pm....http://www.newser.com/story/73189/kiefer-racks-up-700-bar-tab-by-1pm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 8:02:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73059/what-your-beer-says-about-you.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPeople tend to be picky about beer, so "psychographic" research firm Mindset Media conducted surveys to match brands to personality trends. Here's what researchers found, according to Ad Age : Budweiser: Sensible and practical drinkers, but with an anti-authoritarian streak. Bud Light: Unlike regular Budweiser fans, these imbibers are risk-takers, but...http://www.newser.com/story/73059/what-your-beer-says-about-you.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 2:36:50 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72864/americans-skip-bar-buy-booze-at-grocery-store.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRecession-strapped Americans are hitting the bar less and less, but they’re not giving up drinking: sales of beer and wine at grocery and convenience stores have ballooned, prompting many shops to start offering alcohol. Between September 2008 and last month, the number of stores selling beer shot up by 2,...http://www.newser.com/story/72864/americans-skip-bar-buy-booze-at-grocery-store.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Oct 2009 17:27:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72792/drug-czar-needs-to-look-beyond-worthless-laws.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn a chat with new czar Gil Kerlikowske, George Will notes that the war on drugs, as it has been waged, is an utter failure. Harsh drug laws have done nothing to reduce drug-taking, he writes, and incarcerating drug users is looking more and more wasteful to strapped states. “Not...http://www.newser.com/story/72792/drug-czar-needs-to-look-beyond-worthless-laws.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Oct 2009 10:38:54 CDT