BREAKING NEWS
A FITTING BOTTLE FOR THE CHAMPAGNE OF BEERS
Champagne dreams but a beer budget? Miller High Life has the solution to that. Sort of. The self-proclaimed “Champagne of Beers” will be available nationally through the holiday season in limited-edition 750ml Champagne-style bottles. Suggested retail price is just $3.49, si ... Read More »
November 09, 2018
PABST BLUE RIBBON EASY
This crisp and refreshing session beer from Pabst has 11O calories and is 3.8% ABV. Available in 12-pack cans and 6-pack 16-ounce cans AVAILABLE FROM Atlas Distributing, Burke Distributing, Colonial Wholesale Beverage, Commercial Distributing Company and ... Read More »
November 01, 2018
FEATURED ARTICLES
STOCK THIS STUFF
By Kirsten Amann ‘Tis the season for gifts and shameless commerce! The busy shoppers flocking to your store don’t have time to be trolling the web for unique gifts for their wine, cocktail, and beer loving friends – for that matter, neither do you! There’s mulled wine to be sipped and ... Read More »
November 02, 2018
TWO SOULS AJAR: DOS ALMAS: ITALY IN CHILE
by HARVEY FINKEL The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience. -EMILY DICKINSON In the 15th and 16th centuries, Europeans invaded and subjugated what is now called Latin America, not at all benefiting the residents by these trans-Atlantic attentions. Mar ... Read More »
November 01, 2018
ENDANGERED COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH: THE RUSTY NAIL
by PINK LADY ‘Tis the season for warm sweaters and full-flavored drinks! It’s roughly ten years since we started penning this column and we can hardly believe we’ve not mentioned the Rusty Nail, the grandpa of all Scotch classic cocktails, and (for some among us) a total dad drink. Th ... Read More »
November 01, 2018
CHANGING SEASONS, CHANGING FLAVORS
by ANDY CROUCH As fall slips into the early days of winter, beer drinkers slide from the maltiness of the Oktoberfest season into the arms of something more bracing. For some, this change in the seasons calls for whiskey or strong wine. For others, imperial stouts, barleywines, and do ... Read More »
November 01, 2018
CABERNET THE GREATS of 2O13
by SANDY BLOCK, MW Before the wines even finished fermenting 2O13 was widely hailed as a legendary almost picture perfect vintage for Cabernet Sauvignon in California. In this, yet another in a succession of drought years, the Cabernet vines produced ultra-concentrated grapes that bal ... Read More »
September 27, 2018
BURGUNDY WEST?
by HARVEY FINKEL The answer to the query posed by the title of this piece is a clear “no,” despite Oregon’s most important grape variety being Pinot Noir. The wines are not the same, even if both regions, the Willamette Valley of Oregon and the Côte d’Or of Burgundy, share the distinc ... Read More »
September 27, 2018
THE BAMBOO COCKTAIL
By Pink Lady Sherry and vermouth are two delightful types of fortified wine that became woefully misunderstood during the cocktail’s Dark Ages in the 197Os and ‘8Os. When we first stepped behind the bar sherry was understood as something sweet and cloying, associated with little old l ... Read More »
September 27, 2018
UNDERSTANDING THE MYSTERIOUS AND COMPLEX SAISON
By Andy Crouch Saison is one of those underrated styles that has the ability to impress everyone who drinks it without leaving a lasting impression on most consumers. It is an enigma wrapped in a sketchy back story with dashes of style confusion mixed in. At its core, saison should ne ... Read More »
August 31, 2018
ENDANGERED COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH: THE GOLD RUSH
By Pink Lady In this, the second Golden Age of Cocktails, it seems there’s a great drink to be found on every corner – what a time to be alive! Many of us began bartending before fresh juice was even available in most bars, and can trace the evolution of this moment down to indi ... Read More »
August 31, 2018
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