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Virginia Brewers Come To Hospitals' Aid To Fight COVID-19

Virginia Brewers Come To Hospitals' Aid To Fight COVID-19

Beer that helps provide lifesaving supplies for healthcare workers—it’s even better than clapping!

Featured, BeerPhil GalewitzJune 18, 2020covid, beer, craft beer, microbreweryComment

Canned Beverages To Tote On Your Summer Hikes

Canned Beverages To Tote On Your Summer Hikes

Quench your thirst during fresh-air pursuits with these 11 packable potables.

Cocktails, Beer, Wine, FeaturedKelly MagyaricsJune 17, 2020new york international spirits competition, bourbon, whiskey, tequila, rum, vodka, gin, cachaca, chardonnay, mourvedre, syrah, merlot, to goComment

Wise Bird Takes a Bet on Kentucky Heritage Cider

Wise Bird Takes a Bet on Kentucky Heritage Cider

Authentic European-style cider in the heart of bourbon country

Featured, BeerSara HavensJune 15, 2020cider, apple cider, new york international cider competitionComment

Choose Your Own Sipping Adventure With These Three Summery Cocktails

Choose Your Own Sipping Adventure With These Three Summery Cocktails

These cocktails are easily adaptable to suit your pantry, and your palate

Cocktails, FeaturedAmanda SchusterJune 11, 2020cocktails, strawberry, gin, tequila, rum, whiskey, 101Comment

Pints of Depiction: Pairing Beer With BBQ

Pints of Depiction: Pairing Beer With BBQ

Different types of grilling require different styles of beer

Beer, FeaturedEm SauterJune 5, 2020beer, beer pairing, craft beer, microbrewery, bbq, wheat beer, apa, pale ale, ale, light beer, session beer, new york international beer competitionComment

7 Alcohol Subscriptions To Break Lockdown Monotony

7 Alcohol Subscriptions To Break Lockdown Monotony

These internet alcohol subscriptions switch things up at home, or make exceptional gifts for someone else’s

Beer, Spirits, WineAndrew TobiaMay 29, 2020orange wine, giftsComment

12 Inspired Takes on the Sour Cocktail

12 Inspired Takes on the Sour Cocktail

All you need is citrus + sweet + booze to make one of the world’s most riffable cocktails

Featured, CocktailsKelly MagyaricsMay 27, 2020cocktails, berlin international spirits competition, bourbon, whiskey, tequila, gin, london dry gin, peach, pisco, rum, sparkling wine, new york international spirits competition, upComment

Beer Review: 18th Street Brewery DIPA Double

Beer Review: 18th Street Brewery DIPA Double

Tasting King Reaper and Where It’s At - a pair of double IPAs from 18th Street Brewery

Beer, FeaturedKevin GibsonMay 26, 2020beer, craft beer, microbrewery, double ipa, ipa, india pale ale, ale, hopsComment

Professor Spotlight: Kelly Magyarics

Professor Spotlight: Kelly Magyarics

Get to know one of our most traveled professors!

Featured, Cocktails, WineAmanda SchusterMay 15, 2020cocktails, wine, wine educationComment

Pairing Classic Books With Cocktails

Pairing Classic Books With Cocktails

Mix up a drink and find a comfy spot for a literary sipping escape

Featured, CocktailsSara HavensMay 14, 2020cocktails, cocktail pairing, cocktail parties, bourbon, new york international spirits competition, vodka, gin, absinthe, tequila, book, pairingsComment

Your Cocktail Could Kill You

Your Cocktail Could Kill You

Avoid deadly homemade tonic water recipes, and other seemingly harmless ingredients

Featured, CocktailsMatt AgonoyMay 11, 2020cocktails, covid, tonic, cocktail history, gin, 101Comment

Love In a Can, and Other Expressions of Italian-style Imbibing

Love In a Can, and Other Expressions of Italian-style Imbibing

Sipping Italian style while in lockdown, spontaneous musical interludes optional

Featured, CocktailsLeilani VellaMay 8, 2020cocktails, sparkling wine, new york international wine competition, prosecco, bitters, vermouthComment

New Ways the Bar Industry is Raising Funds for Unemployed Staffers

New Ways the Bar Industry is Raising Funds for Unemployed Staffers

These are fun and easy ways to help the hospitality community at a time that is neither fun nor easy

Cocktails, FeaturedGabrielle PharmsMay 7, 2020cocktails, covid, cocktail bars, hospitality industry Comment

Even in Tough Times, Breweries Give Back

Even in Tough Times, Breweries Give Back

Charity brews and craft beer collaborations in the age of Covid-19

Beer, FeaturedKevin GibsonApril 30, 2020beer, craft beer, microbrewery, covid, imperial stoutComment

Barflies and Boulevardiers

Barflies and Boulevardiers

History of the Boulevardier cocktail (a.k.a. “Whiskey Negroni”), and ways to mix one up yourself

Featured, CocktailsKeith AllisonApril 29, 2020cocktails, cocktail bars, whiskey, bourbon, rye, travel Comments

Independent Distillers and Brewers Pivot Production As They Fight To Stay Alive

Here’s a regional guide to some of the micro distilleries and breweries that have kept on keeping on

Featured, Beer, WineAndrew TobiaApril 27, 2020covid, beer, craft beer, microbrewery, micro distillery, new york international spirits competition, new york international beer competition, whiskey, gin, denver, profileComment

Professor Spotlight: Brian Petro

You’ll learn a lot from this Q & A with one of our resident booze historians

Featured, CocktailsAmanda SchusterApril 24, 2020cocktails, cocktail historyComment

Virtual Travel Through Songs and Drinks to Pair With Them

Virtual Travel Through Songs and Drinks to Pair With Them

Escape right now without leaving home - all you need are these cocktails and streaming music

Featured, CocktailsKelly MagyaricsApril 23, 2020cocktails, covid, new york international spirits competition, daiquiri, rum, travel, tequilaComment

Beer Review: Bell's Lager of the Lakes

Beer Review: Bell's Lager of the Lakes

Here’s a widely available, easy-drinking lager beer that isn’t too hoppy

Featured, BeerKevin GibsonApril 22, 2020beer, craft beer, microbrewery, lager, session beer, beer reviewComment

Pints of Depiction: Pairing Beer With Pantry Comfort Foods

Pints of Depiction: Pairing Beer With Pantry Comfort Foods

Which beer goes best with frozen burritos, mac and cheese or cupcakes?

Beer, FeaturedEm SauterApril 10, 2020beer, beer pairing, lagerComment