Hello you barons of beer, clinkers of cocktails, warriors of wine! The weekend is upon us, and it’s a special one as we (most of us) get an extra hour of revelry this weekend.  Here are our top pics for libation-full links from our friends this week. Cheers!

TastingTable rounded up the best cocktails of 2011.  Having tasted several of these (hooray for Breakfast Of Champions!), we have to agree with them.

Cocktails and facial hair go together like whiskey and vermouth. It’s Movember. Check out the best moustaches, and perhaps donate to the cause, here.

An interesting proposal is on the table, to allow the USPS to handle alcohol shipments. Now if we could only get shipping open to every state…

Beeradvocate alerted us to Flying Dog Brewery’s latest brew: Pearl Necklace Oyster Stout. Cue the giggles. But seriously, this sounds delicious.

And in case you haven’t noticed, the Mad Hatter Grand Tasting is today (I write you this from beneath a fabulous Goorin Bros. hat, clearly ready to get the party started).  We’ll keep online ticket sales open until 2pm so come and get ‘em before they’re $30 at the door!