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When the mercury creeps past 90, nothing beats a cool scoop of ice cream. Except maybe ice cream floats and shakes. If you’re having a party or just want a fun and yummy dessert on a hot day, try out one of these awesome ice cream and booze combos. Come by Liquor Barn for a wide selection of liqueurs, spirits, and beer to mix with your favorite ice cream, or visit our online store. Here’s five of our favorite boozy ice cream milkshakes for the summer.Salted Caramel and Bourbon MilkshakeSalted ca …

Summer and wheat beers pretty much go hand in hand. The reliably citrus and floral taste of a good wheat beer such as Hefeweizen are perfect for a hot day at the beach or an evening barbecue. A unique wheat beer from Germany that’s recently found its way into stores such as Liquor Barn is Gose (pronounced like the word “goes”). If you’ve never heard of it, now’s the time to learn!Gose is a beer that originated in the German city of Goslar, Lower Saxony. It was first brewed in the early 16th cen …

Everclear has quite the reputation—there aren’t too many commercially-available 191 proof grain alcohols in the USA. There’s actually nothing inherently dangerous about Everclear, as long as you use it the way it was intended: as a clean, neutral slate for homemade infusions.You can find 190 proof Everclear at Liquor Barn—and lots of incredible infusion recipes on their website. Here are some of our favorites, perfect for the summer. The one ingredient besides Everclear you’ll need for these rec …

Are Jackalopes real? Do hybrid bear-rabbit-human beasts roam in the forest? Is that a yeti on your beer can? No, definitely no, probably yes.Jackalope brewing company, based in Nashville, TN, has a thing for brewing intriguingly hopped beers and naming them after fantastical creatures. The next time you stop by Liquor Barn, ask one of our friendly associates if we have any Jackalope brews in stock (and if not, maybe plan your next vacation to Nashville so you can pay pay this mythical brewery a …

There’s a great English tradition that happens every July: Wimbledon. Women put on their nicest sun dresses and big floppy hats, men wear all-white, and everyone gathers around to watch the best tennis players in the world smash a small fuzzy ball across an immaculate grass court with savage fury. What do they drink on this special occasion? Pimm’s. You can find this national treasure at Liquor Barn. What exactly is Pimm’s and how do you drink it? That’s the subject of this week’s blog.A man nam …