Dive Bar Tasting Labs Results & Photos

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photo by Scott Beale

At last night’s Dive Bar Tasting Labs, we gathered a frightening array of cheap booze from which many experiments were conducted, data collected and taste buds runied. Our conclusion? Cheap Vodka, even when processed twice through a Brita filter, still tastes like shit. Here’s my photographic documentation of our evening of perverted science and alcoholism, complete with post-apocalyptic backdrop.

Dr. Duncan D’Nuts cautions:

Under no circumstances should these substances be taken while operating heavy machinery or stolen police vehicles. Nursing mothers should exercise caution if unfiltered alcohol is to be ingested along with a prescribed smoking regimen. May cause drowsiness or death. Clinical studies indicate that “Night Train is a mean wine.”

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Scott Beale
Scott Beale

Scott Beale founded Laughing Squid in 1995 in San Francisco and is currently based in New York City. When not running the blog, Scott can be found posting on Bluesky and sharing photos on Instagram.