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May 1, 2017

DRINKING THE DOURO DRY

by HARVEY FINKEL FOR A SMALL COUNTRY, Portugal is prolific and complex in its wine production.  While it is among the most pleasant places I’ve visited, the difficulties of the spoken language and the unfamiliar legion of indigenous grape varieties can be initially daunting, until meeting the accommodating people and...
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RUM THE MANUAL

RUM THE MANUAL Dave Broom Mitchell Beazley/Amazon.Com $19.99 THIS BOOK is about how to drink rum of all kinds. It’s about classic rums and new-generation rums, about rhum agricole and about premium aged rums, about rums from all over the world. It’s about rum enjoyed with cola and ginger beer....
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THE LAST WORD

PINK LADY’S ENDANGERED COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH THE LAST WORD 3/4 ounce of gin 3/4 ounce of Chartreuse 3/4 ounce of maraschino liqueur 3/4 ounce of fresh lime Shake ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. SPRING SURE TOOK its sweet time arriving this...
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U.S. AND U.K. LEAD CRAFT BIZ

THERE’S SOME healthy competition in the craft beer industry between the US and the UK. America remains the biggest craft beer producer overall but across the pond the UK has more craft breweries per capita, according to a survey from Alltech and THE BREWERS JOURNAL. Both have seen an increase...
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EDIBLE BEER CAN HOLDER

PLASTIC SIX-PACK rings are one of the biggest threats to marine life. When tossed into the ocean, the rings are often mistaken for jellyfish and swallowed by larger fish, while smaller fish and birds can easily become tangled in their loops. The Saltwater Brewery in Florida has come up with...
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CRAFT BEER SUBTLE SLOWDOWN

CRAFT IS STILL GROWING, and more popular than ever, but there’s been something of a slowdown to its epic growth of the last few years. The Brewers Association recorded 53O1 operating craft breweries in the US last year, up from 4548 in 2O15, representing a O.1% market share increase from...
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German Hefeweizen

by ANDY CROUCH SPRING HAS ARRIVED but as I write this snow is falling lightly out the window, promising another backbreaking afternoon of shoveling. The thought of summer is fleeting at best. But soon the summer beer drinking season will be in full swing. For my money, there is no...
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