We’ve written about our sushi-making friends over at Kuroshio before, and I just got wind of another fine deal worth passing on. This Thursday, April 24th they’ll have a certified Sake Master (or Tōji) there from 6pm-8pm to give you the scoop on numerous glasses of premium sake. All for only $3. If you’ve never been to a booze tasting before, I highly recommend it, as it really helps you gain a new appreciation for the stuff even if you’ve been drinking it for years. And if you haven’t, it turns you on to new and exciting ways to get blasted. Everyone wins!

Following the tour they’ll be hosting a comedy show from 8pm-10pm. While I’ve never heard of any of the people featured, they all look funny, so I guess that’s a plus (minus Brooke Cochrane, who looks mighty cute [Editor's note: Still a plus]). The best part? Due to Cobb county’s backwards happy-hour/drink special laws, they’ll be featuring a $3 sake tour special all day. So you might as well sit around and oggle Brooke laugh your ass off and drink sake for a few more hours on the cheap.

Bonus Drink Special!: They’ll also be featuring $1.50 Miller Lite pints.

And as always…tell ‘em DrinkPlanner sent ya!

UPDATE* I just got word that Kuroshio is now carrying Dogfish Head’s 90 Minute IPA! If you haven’t had this fantastic super-hopped craft beer before, it’s quite the treat. Not only that, but they’re selling the bottles in the $5-5.50 range (I wasn’t able to nail down an exact price) while most places are selling them in the $7-7.75 range.

via:: Kuroshio Sushi

Pop quiz!

Group of people sitting around a table, each with cards in their hands, and there’s a pile in the middle. If I throw a card down on the table from my hand and it’s a 4 of anything…what happens next?

If you said “Social!” then take comfort, you’re among friends. If you didn’t know, drink 2 for not knowing…and go get us some more beer.

Today I came across something that I couldn’t believe someone hadn’t done before, given how huge card-based drinking games are (and have been for YEARS). I found the well-designed packs of cards offered by Drinking Decks, which offer decks of cards that are all-in-one good for games of Asshole, Circle of Death (aka Kings or King’s Cup), Ride the Bus…and probably for whatever other drinking game you could think to use them for. Honestly, these are some good looking cards, and very reasonably priced for cards this specialized and sexy. Your friends are sure to oohh and aahh the first time you slap these down on the table, checking out the baddass custom designs for each number and face card.

It’s genius really. I mean…what more could you ask for? The card for “social” says social. The card for “give 8″ says give 8. They’re stupid-easy, which is important when you’re playing a drinking game. They look great, and best of all, if someone spills a beer on them (I’m looking at you Amber), they’re cheap and easy to replace.

We here at DrinkPlanner Headquarters are definitely looking forward to ordering a few packs of these and sitting down with some beers and some friends and getting tore up for a few days hours.

Drinking Decks via Jake

So we just missed it, and we’re ashamed to say it’s all our fault. Yesterday, April 7th, was the 75th anniversary of the end of prohibition here in the U. S. of A. A notable day indeed, when F. D. R. came to his senses and realized the teetotaling jerkwads of the time were, in fact, completely wrong. A day when we boozers and members of the responsible drinking public earned our respectability and honor by the President saying in no uncertain terms that yes, we who chose to imbibe now and again (or daily or even hourly, if we so choose), are upstanding and of equal (if not greater) caliber than the average U. S citizen. That our effort through bootlegging and backcountry moonshine distilling and bathtub gin making were not in vain, that we were –nay, ARE– the lifeblood of this great nation, and that we as a country are better with our participation in this grand experiment of democracy.

We are the blood that pumps through the working man as he labors endlessly. We are the 3-martini break in the high-powered executive’s workday. We are the shot snuck from the flask by the everyman in the cubicle as he (or she) makes their way through the 9-hour grind. We are the refreshing splash of a cold beer against the back of the throat of every person working for the weekend. We are America, damnit, and we’re here to drink and enjoy it.

So raise a glass, damnit, and drink one for the glory of America!

Imbibe, via :: Dethroner