Alcohol

The cold is coming - don't wait out in the parking lot. Try one of the best bars at Gillette Stadium before your next Patriots game.

Every penny helps when it comes to savings, so finding out that this state is the least expensive place on average to buy a bottle of wine is quite the fun fact.

New England states made the naughty list.

We have all experienced that dreadful, nauseating, head-pounding hangover that we cannot shake. Here are some of the best places to beat that hangover on the coast of New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts.

Margarita donut inspired hard seltzer, anyone?

It's no surprise to anyone that Mainers have drunk more during the pandemic. For many of us, it's the reason we are carrying around an extra 10 pounds these days. But the effects of Mainers alcohol use, and misuse, especially during the past year, have led to some unfortunate consequences. We know that nationally 32% of people were binge-drinking in 2020 and that 60% of us increased our daily consumption of alcohol. In 2020, 584 Mainers had an alcohol-related death. That's a 28% increase from 2019 and a 75% increase from 2015. The State of Maine recently released a brief on alcohol use in Maine. It's certainly worth a read. Here are some key findings:

For the first time in more than 60 years, Brunswick's Fat Boy Drive-In will stay open for the winter and will roll out a new ice rink and alcohol tent

When alcohol sales dried up during Prohibition, Maine ingenuity kicked in and the concoction known as Applejack was invented

Despite the circumstances, there were plenty of good April Fools' Day jokes in Maine that went viral. Here's five of the best.

Fireball retains the top spot for the second year in a row as Allen's slips to third in Maine alcohol sales behind another new challenger

Utopias is so strong that it's banned in 15 states.

A bill proposal in front of the Maine legislature would raise taxes on specific kinds of booze by as much as 67%

After nearly two decades of dominance, Allen's Coffee Brandy has been unseated by Fireball Whisky as Maine's most popular liquor brand

Let's just say this deal isn't going to...scare anyone away!

First let me just say that I was not 'buzzed' when a fellow patron showed me this cool piece of memorabilia at my bar.

If you've been enjoying the comparable prices of booze in Maine to other states, specifically New Hampshire, then you better stock up while you can. According to Scott Thistle of the Portland Press Herald, prices in Maine are about to go way up...