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Yuengling Marks 190th Anniversary With Year-Long Celebration

D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc., America’s Oldest Brewery, is celebrating 190 years and six generations of family brewing. In 2019, Yuengling will commemorate its 190th anniversary by offering fans exciting packaging, promotions, special beers, and celebratory events throughout the year. Since it was founded in 1829, America’s Oldest Brewery has...
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Newcastle Brown Ale Is Reborn With Lagunitas Brewing

Heineken USA has announced the March 2019 relaunch of Newcastle Brown Ale brewed by Lagunitas Brewing Company, a new brew that celebrates the Altogether Uncommon by bringing together a unique blend of pale and roasted malts with American hops. “Lagunitas Brewing Company is one of the most recognized and respected...
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ENDANGERED COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH: THE OLD PAL

Valentine’s Day arrives this month, the first holiday to officially call for eating and drinking since our New Years’ shenanigans were put to bed last month. It’s said to be the busiest day of the year in restaurants with couples arriving in droves, turning an otherwise sleepy winter evening into...
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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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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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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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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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