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Is champagne stronger than non-bubbly alcoholic drinks?
By Isobel Whitcomb published
Do you need to exercise extra moderation with the champagne this Valentine's Day?

Squirrel beer, ant gin and poop wine are served up in Disgusting Food Museum's new exhibit
By Mindy Weisberger published
Visitors to Sweden's Disgusting Food Museum can now discover odious alcohol from around the world.

Live Science podcast 'Life's Little Mysteries' Episode 48: Mysterious Beer
By Live Science Staff published
This alcoholic beverage has quenched thirsts for thousands of years and is one of the oldest chemistry experiments in the world.

A woman's bladder 'brewed' its own alcohol, tripping drug test
By Rachael Rettner published
Microbes in the woman's bladder were fermenting sugar into alcohol, causing her to test positive on a urine drug test.

Nuclear fallout exposes fake 'antique' whisky
By Mindy Weisberger published
Fallout from nuclear bomb tests could help experts detect fraudulent whiskeys that are purportedly more than a century old.

A Man Kept Getting Drunk Without Using Alcohol. It Turns Out, His Gut Brews Its Own Booze.
By Nicoletta Lanese published
A man with auto-brewery syndrome would become drunk after eating carbs.

Watch Supersonic Shock Waves Launch from a Bottle of Champagne
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
The split-second pop of a champagne cork is created by a quick escape of high-pressure gas long stuck in the bottle's neck.

Is It Safe to Drink Moonshine?
By Mindy Weisberger published
What you don't know about moonshine can definitely hurt you.
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