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/09 Nov 2018
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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, significantly cheaper than virtually any sparkling wine. The bottles, which...
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/01 Nov 2018
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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 Merrimack Valley Distributing.
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/03 Feb 2016
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LOIRE VALLEY SAUVIGNON BLANC

ORIGINALLY FUELED BY EXCITEMENT over the wines from the Marlborough district of New Zealand, Sauvignon Blanc’s multi-year surge in popularity has only accelerated over the past year or two. Once shunned, the grape is now a fashion statement. It’s understandable that consumers have also shown a renewed interest in the...
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/31 Dec 2015
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A DRINK WITH SHAWN WESTHOVER

BEVERAGE DIRECTOR • PAPA RAZZI-BURLINGTON + NEWPORT RESTAURANT GROUP SHAWN WESTHOVEN of Papa Razzi Metro in Burlington is what you’d call a beverage academic. Not only does he study classic Italian brands and cocktails, he teaches his staff and guests how to appreciate them. Rooted in reviving the traditional Italian...
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/31 Dec 2015
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AFFORDABLE CÔTES DE BORDEAUX

IN KEEPING with the theme of last month’s column about the Médoc’s Cru Bourgeois, here is a look at another group of affordable Bordeaux wines – the Côtes de Bordeaux. These châteaux produce wines with unmistakable Bordeaux character. In fact, sometimes they might be preferred to their more celebrated, and...
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/31 Dec 2015
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The American Craft Beer Industry

FROM HUMBLE ORIGINS of homebrewing in California garages to selling to a multi-national corporation for a cool billion dollars, the American craft beer industry offers the unlikeliest of underdog stories.  For more than 3O years, a small cadre of upstart brewers slogged in an unlikely fight against a system built...
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/15 Dec 2015
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RYAN McGRALE – A BARTENDER’S LEGACY

    RYAN McGRALE – A BARTENDER’S LEGACY THE BOSTON MIXOLOGY COMMUNITY lost one of its brightest stars last fall with the sudden and untimely passing of bartender Ryan McGrale on November 14, 2O15. Ryan cut his teeth at No.9 Park when Boston’s cocktail culture was in its relative infancy,...
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/01 Dec 2015
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THE CORPSE REVIVER

CHAMPAGNE MAKES EVERYTHING BETTER Wouldn’t you agree? There’s nothing like the pop of a cork to turn festivities into an official party, be they ringing in the New Year or celebrating any given Tuesday night. Champagne on the rocks in a pint glass with a straw can up your brunch...
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/01 Dec 2015
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Stock this Stuff

TIS’ THE SEASON for holiday shopping! Every year it seems to get busier and busier – meaning time is of the essence as customers dash through your aisles pre-holiday fête. Behold our carefully curated list of items to stock this season, sure to spark a twinkle in the eye as...
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/01 Dec 2015
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Cru Bourgeois

THE THOUSANDS of wines of Bordeaux, particularly the reds, need no introduction and little explanation. In recent years, however, we need abundant disposable assets to acquire any of the five dozen Grands Crus Classés at the apex of the hierarchical pyramid, and then would need to wait many years for...
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