Alcoholic drinks

Playing Rocks Amphitheatre can be the pinnacle of a musician’s career. But the world-famous venue also offers a thirsty, hungry mass market for brands that are trying to reach the nearly 2 million people expected there this season. As an all-day, every-day operation from April through November, the crews at Red Rocks are constantly prepping for and cleaning up after shows, 200 of which are scheduled for 2024 — a new record. Most are sold out, or expected to sell out, and with a 9,545-person capacity, that’s a lot of food…

New research may eventually help solve a mystery relevant to holiday drinkers. Scientists at the University of California Davis and elsewhere believe they’ve figured out why some people quickly develop headaches after drinking red wine but not other alcoholic beverages: too much of a particular flavonoid that mixes badly with alcohol. The team is already set to conduct a small clinical trial to further test their theory.How to Know If the Heat Is Making You SickAlcohol can be a specific headache trigger for some people,…

Is April Fools for pranks or not anymore? Yesterday, Asus revealed that the Steam Deck competitor it joked about over the weekend is apparently real, and now Nothing’s following suit by actually producing the craft beer it teased for the internet’s worst holiday.What Was Your First Experience with Super Mario Bros? | io9 InterviewNothing describes its “Beer 5.1%” as an “unfiltered rice lager,” and its store page says it’s got just five ingredients and is being made in collaboration with an independent Welsh micro brewery.…

The Gagon Cucumber.Image: Courtesy of Hendrick’s GinI must admit, I’m not a big fan of cucumbers. However, I certainly don’t want to see cucumbers go the way of the dodo. That’s why,when Hendrick’s Gin informed me that it had “brought some of the most rare and peculiar cucumbers from around the globe back from the brink of extinction,” I thought it was cool. “Good for you, Hendrick’s Gin!” I thought, thinking that these cucumbers were going to a special garden or whatnot to ensure they were protected. Alas, it was…