Colin Joliat
Colin Joliat is the 2nd best person to ever come from Flint, Michigan, behind only Andre "Bad Moon" Rison. He covers the alcohol industry with two parts information, one part comedy, and one part WTF is wrong with this guy. When not passing off drinking as research, he can typically be found in parks trying to trick people into believing he's funny. Follow him on Facebook.
Articles by Colin Joliat
Gadgets
7 technological advancements that are actually terrible
Technology is constantly and rapidly progressing, and companies love nothing more than having the newest and coolest features.
Alcohol
Trail of beer cans leads to robbery suspect
A new man has entered the race for criminal of the year. After smashing a liquor store window and stealing a 30-pack of Miller Lite, Robert Owen Ray, Jr. left an easy trail for Officer Hansel and Detective Gretel to follow and arrest him.
Alcohol
Beer Jousting at Stagecoach
We’re still waiting for Kentucky Derby videos to start rolling in, so until then Stagecoach will have to do. There was certainly no shortage of drunk people there, and drunk people play the best games. Beer jousting may be one of the finest.
Alcohol
An inhalable alcohol spray has finally been invented
A new inhalable spray developed by David Edwards makes you feel drunk without the pesky task of drinking. Just a few spritzes and you feel intoxicated but won’t suffer the consequences with which we are all familiar.
Alcohol
Weed and wine have finally come together in one product
Marijuana wine not only exists, but it is regularly being produced in California. It is exactly what it sounds like, a bottle of wine laced with marijuana. But how is it made, and does it work?
Alcohol
10 fun facts about tequila for Cinco de Mayo
Most people have drunk more than their fair share of tequila. Even still, it remains a mystery spirit to many. If you're like me, you know that it comes from Mexico and causes you to make bad, or awesome, decisions. Here are 10 facts to help educate you beyond that.
Alcohol
How to make a Mint Julep
May 5th isn’t only Cinco de Mayo, it’s also the Kentucky Derby. And nothing says run for the roses quite like a glass full of bourbon and mint.
Alcohol
9 new Cinco de Mayo cocktails to try this year
People often celebrate Cinco de Mayo by drinking a Corona (Sol in my case) or mixing margaritas. This year, why not spice things up a bit? Here are nine cocktails you can make to turn your siesta into a fiesta.
Alcohol
55-year old bottle of Glenfiddich scotch sold for £42,000
A rare bottle of 55-year old Glenfiddich was just sold for £42,000, or as we Americans call it, $68,000. This was the 7th bottle from the “Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve” collection. If that name sounds familiar, it should.
Food
McDonald’s crowd-sourced 5 burgers and they look delicious
McDonald’s offered their fans in Germany a chance to crowd-source a burger. Five winners were chosen, and each of the burgers are being offered for one week.
Alcohol
Time lapse of New Belgium’s oak aging tanks being built
Barrel aged beers are all the rage right now. Many breweries use steel tanks with wood chips in lieu of wood barrels to age theirs, but New Belgium is using the real deal. These giant foeders took three days each to build.