Raising the Bar: Summer Beers

Most men will tell you that there’s absolutely nothing better than spending a relaxing Summer afternoon in the backyard, watching the clouds roll by and enjoying your favorite bottle of malty brew. Obviously, these guys have never seen a nipple in their day-to-day life, otherwise they’d know that there are far better things out there than pissing away your day for no good reason.

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Raising The Bar: The Worst Bars In America, Part 1

There are a lot of awful bars in America. Here is one of them. This is the first part in a many part series. If you have a suggestion for the worst bar series, please email them to me at lukaskaiser AT gmail.com. Booya.

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Raising the Bar: 11 Cities Where It Pays to Be an American

Sometimes you have to wear a maple leaf patch on your forehead just to avoid a flogging.  But sometimes, being American is just the piece of flair you need to pique the interest of a foreign bombshell.  Check out the eleven cities where going bar-hopping can prove rewarding for the American man.

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Raising the Bar: Absinthe

Or, a Short History and Summary of the Most Talked About and Formallly Illegal Liquor From When My Mom Paid for My Backpacking-Through-Europe Trip

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Raising The Bar: Tail-Tending

Anyone who's attended a bar on a busy Friday night has thought about getting with the hot female bartender. Some of us will try to get her, most of us will fail to get her and a select few will get lucky... a few times. But let's face facts -- more often than not, you ain't getting that. If you wanna get laid in the bar, there's a better way... become the bartender. Welcome to Tail Tending.

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Raising the Bar: Beer Bong Girls

These are the hottest photos of girls doing beer bongs we could find. We searched Flickr, Webshots, Google, Yahoo, College Humor and more. Oh, and you're welcome.

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Raising The Bar: The 10 Worst Beers Ever Created

When I was asked to write about the ten worst beers ever made, I figured that it was just a confirmation of my ex-girlfriend’s belief that I am a raging alcoholic. However, it was actually based off of the exquisite taste I've developed over the years. Here is my list of the top ten worst beers ever made.

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Raising The Bar: The 7 Best Alcohol-Related World Records

My original plan was to just write about alcohol-related world records, not to do it in list form... but I got a bit excited, had a couple of beers... and now it's about 4 AM and I'm pretty smashed. So you get an awesometastic list instead. (BURP)

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Raising The Bar: Manliest Girly Drinks

In most cases, men and mixed drinks just don't... well... mix. However, because we like it when our readers have their bases covered, and because showing your softer side through flavored alcohol is easier than writing a poem, we at Double Viking HQ have gone through the "trouble" of researching which girly drinks are the manliest. 

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Raise The Bar: How To Sneak Booze At Work

We at Double Viking are all about figuring out ways to improve our readers' lives. Today, we examine ways in which we can convert you, the deprived budding alcoholics of today's workforce, to full fledge rum runners. The following are sure-fire ways to sneak booze on the job without getting caught.

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Raising the Bar: Manly Drinking Games

Some of these drinking games you may know, some you may not.  What they all have in common, though, is the ability to ruin your mind and the ability to cause a forest to grow on your chest.  I'm not talking about hair, either.  This is going to be an actual forest.

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Raising the Bar: Great Foreign Food/Foreign Beer Pairings

A quality beer to go with a tasty meal can make for a good night. Hell, it can turn a week around.  Obviously taste is an extremely subjective matter and there are millions of possibilities when it comes to pairings, but -- taking that into account -- there are a couple of foreign food/foreign beer pairings we wanted to recommend for the next time you’re out on the town or out of the country.

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Raising The Bar: Situations A Wingman Should Never Be Put In

Being a Wingman is tough. Having to be put in the worst of the worst situations is a Wingman's worst nightmare. Here are five situations a Wingman should NEVER find himself.

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Raising the Bar: Must Have Beer Toys

Just drinking beer isn’t enough these days. OK, really it is... but, what the hell, these gadgets and toys make it all the more fun. It makes us wonder what those poor saps during prohibition did. Suckers.

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Raising the Bar: Bar Etiquette

Believe it or not, getting into a bar is a privilege and not a God-given right. We have no idea why the Right to Bars isn't in the Constitution, but it isn’t. Apparently, there are even signs posted in some places saying they “reserve the right to refuse service to anyone.” Some bars and clubs even have the balls to charge us just to walk through the door. Seriously, no bar is that cool. But that’s a whole other story.

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Raising the Bar: 8 Reasons Why Tequila Should Be Your First Drink, Not Your Last

Tequila is a staple at any bar or party. It's strange, because people continue to purchase Tequila despite the fact that its consumption almost always results in an absolutely horrible story that you'll be reminded of for the rest of your life.  The fact of the matter is that starting out the night with Tequila will save yourself a lot of embarrassment and pain and can actually be beneficial, so behold—if you are going to take on the 'Quila, make sure to get it out of the way early.

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Raising the Bar: Five Beers You Shouldn't Be Afraid to Try

The general public and consensus of beer drinkers in the United States drinks domestic, mass-produced beer. We’re talking the likes of Budweiser, Miller Lite, Coors etc… While there’s nothing wrong with kicking back at the ball game or a back yard function with a domestic brewski, sometimes drinking something that resembles real beer instead of water is in order. 

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Raising the Bar: Drinks to Avoid Like the Plague

If you’ve ever gone to a bar, your good time has invariably led to this, the most fateful of statements: “Hey, let’s do a shot!” These infamous words can lead to a blurred night of various shenanigans, hi-jinx, memory/judgment lapses and even -- especially if you're a sitcom character -- marriage.

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Raising The Bar: Diary of a Bavarian Beer Tent

Resident DV writer Mike Samways has done what great writers from F. Scott Fitzgerald to Hemingway have done before him--chronicled a great night of drinking. Burrrp.

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Liquor Essentials

It’s the time of year for back-yard barbeques, cookouts and general entertaining. So you’re going to want a bar. Or at least any self-respecting alcoholic in training would. So the next question is; what are some bare essentials I’ll need for my bar?  Look no further. 

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