The BEST episodes of Drinking Made Easy season 1
Every episode of Drinking Made Easy season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Drinking Made Easy season 1!
HDNet follows Lamprey as he completes a 53-city national comedy tour (also named "Drinking Made Easy") in which his entourage travels the US in search of the local drinks and drinking customs that have contributed to the birth, growth and distinction of our great country. Definitely a road trip unlike any other, visiting everywhere from the country's oldest brewery, Yuengling, to (arguably) the country's oldest bar, Jean Lafitte's Blacksmith Shoppe Bar. Hop on the tour bus and ride around from bar-to-bar from the comfort of your living room. Drinking Made Easy will be your guide to everything drinking-related in America.
#1 - New York City
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/2010
Zane Lamprey visits the Big Apple. He drinks at one of the city's oldest bars, the longest bar, and a bar that's location is a secret.
#2 - Chicago
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/22/2010
Zane visits Al Capone's own Windy City. He drinks a 'French 75' at the Green Door Tavern, has a $200 Cloud Gate Martini at Tavern At The Park, and an Apricot Margarita at Chicago's most intimate bar, The Matchbox.
#3 - Denver
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/26/2011
Zane Lamprey visits the Mile High City. He visits the home of Fat Tire, hits his limit at Rio Grande, and watches his buddy Steve compete in a bull ball eating contest.
#4 - Salt Lake City
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/2/2011
Zane Lamprey visits the SLC. He visits Utah's oldest bar, dispels the myths about drinking in Utah, and learns the difference between vodka and whiskey.
#5 - Napa
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/23/2011
Zane Lamprey heads to wine country. He makes fresh Limoncello, visits Rubicon Estates to meet with a Master Sommelier, and has a grape leaf eating contest with Steve.
#6 - Las Vegas
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/9/2011
Zane Lamprey visits Sin City. He drinks a bacon martini, eats deep-fried Oreos at Aces & Ales, and hits the tables in Planet Hollywood.
#7 - San Francisco
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/2/2011
Zane Lamprey visits the City by the Bay. He meets with Fritz Maytag, who lead the craft beer revolution, drinks Fernet Branca upside down, and drinks on a mobile island.
#8 - Los Angeles
Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 4/13/2011
In the final episode of season one, Zane returns home to Los Angeles. He drinks out of fruit at Paradise Cove, takes a flight at Blue Palms Brew House and stops by Musso & Franks, a Hollywood institution.
#9 - St. Louis
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/12/2011
Zane visits the 'Gateway to the West'. He drinks at the Famous Bar on Route 66, Chuck Berry's hangout 'Blueberry Hill' and tests his vodka knowledge at Sub Zero Vodka Bar. He tops it off at St Loius' first dessert bar called Bailey's Chocolate Bar, with a Hot Chocolate Martini and a Cinnamon Stout Shake.
#10 - Florida
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/2010
Zane hits Miami Beach, Florida, where it's time for some fun in the sun. He makes 40 mojitos in a minute at Lario's on the Beach, taps a cask of ale at premier beer bar Red Light Red Light and tries to cool off with liquid nitrogen at the Ritz-Carlton, South Beach.
#11 - Milwaukee
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/29/2010
Zane hits up 'Beertown' He goes to 'The Bomb Shelter' where he downs Turkey Gizzard Shots, sips a 'Pink Squirrel' at Bryant's and nails some strikes in America's oldest bowling alley at Holler House. He finishes up by 'Closing Wolski's'
#12 - Portland
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/16/2011
Zane Lamprey visit's Rose-City. He drinks at a converted elementary school, has an avocado margarita, and drinks in the city's oldest restaurant.
#13 - Boise
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/9/2011
Zane Lamprey visits B-Town. He has a 10-minute martini, visits a micro-distillery, and challenges Steve to a French fry eating contest in the back of a car.
#14 - New Orleans
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/3/2010
Zane drinks his way through the Big Easy. He suffers a brain freeze at Lafitte's Blacksmith Bar Shop, the oldest bar in the U.S. He tries a Hand Grenade, supposedly the strongest drink in NOLA. Finally he faces down a Hurricane at the world-famous Pat O'Brien's.
#15 - Boston
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/2010
Zane Lamprey visits Bean Town. He tries beer that's brewed with fruit, drinks mead, and has a beer where everybody knows your name.
#16 - Santa Fe
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/13/2010
Zane visits Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he meets a master margarita maker, drinks a beer that can kill chickens and eats some of the hottest chili pepper sauce in the state.
#17 - Atlanta
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/17/2010
Zane visits Atlanta, Georgia, where he gets a personalized beer tap, finds out what 420 is all about and meets a backwoods moonshiner. It's Drinking Made Easy, Atlanta.
#18 - Virginia
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/24/2010
Zane heads to Virginia. He downs an Orange Crush at Waterman's Surfside Grille, a Virginia Pony and a Wasabi Martini at Empire Little Bar Bistro, and a Patrick Henry at where else but Patrick Henry's Pub And Grille!
#19 - Philadelphia
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/2010
Host Zane Lamprey travels to Philadelphia, where he drinks beer from Presidential recipes, visits the oldest bar in the city, and discovers the temple shot.
#20 - Kansas City
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/19/2011
Zane Lamprey visits the Paris of the Plains. He tries edible cocktails, meets the creator of the Bergin Malt and squares off in a Kansas City BBQ eating challenge.
#21 - San Diego
Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 4/6/2011
Zane Lamprey visits San Diego. He drinks at Noble Experiment, a hidden speakeasy, drinks schooners or beer at the Shore Club, and hangs out with an Arrogant Bastard.
#22 - Austin
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/20/2010
Zane rolls into Austin, Texas, where he infuses vodka with fruit, drinks the hottest bloody mary in town and tries his hand at an Austin tradition, spiking a watermelon.
#23 - Phoenix
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/6/2010
The series premiere takes Zane Lamprey to Phoenix, Arizona. He meets an illegal tequila moonshiner, makes a monster margarita and invents the ranch dressing beer-bomb.
#24 - Dallas
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/27/2010
Zane visits Dallas, Texas where he mixes a spicy margarita, tries some of Mama's mixes in a Double Wide and gives his competition the boot at Dallas Cowboy Stadium.