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Beer Napa
The waiter at the Top of the Hill Tavern (“TOPO”) in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, was pleading his case for an IPA called Assist. I…
Is Blue Wine Real? Spain Winery Gïk Fined For Violating Alcohol Regulations
Click here to view original web page at www.ibtimes.com Blue isn’t typically a color used to describe wine, and it never will be if Spain’s…
Four reasons to drink beer with your breakfast
Click here to view original web page at www.latimes.com Bloody Marys and mimosas may be typical go-to tipples during boozy breakfasts and brunches, but…
What is ‘wild’ yeast, and why is it all the rage in wine, beer and cider?
CRYSTAL LUXMORE Special to The Globe and Mail Published Monday, Feb. 27, 2017 3:13PM EST Last updated Monday, Feb. 27, 2017 3:13PM ES Click here…
This Day in History: The First Canned Beer Was Sold
Today is a great day to crack a cold one — a canned cold one — because on this day in 1933, the world was…
A Brewery Founded By MIT Geeks Releases a New Sci-Fi Rock Album on Beer Cans
When was the last time Pabst Blue Ribbon released a beer based on a sci-fi concept album about transdimensional travel? Never, that’s when. But Aeronaut…
The Best Beers To Try on Each Continent
For many of us, sampling local drinks is one of the things that we look forward to most about traveling. And if your favorite beverage…
Politicians Make Bootlegging Great Again
When Prohibition ended in 1933, my great-grandfather, Giuseppe Marano, thought his money-making glory days were over. Having made a good living selling alcoholic beverages to…
Pot, Peyote, and Snakes: the Rise of Northern Mexico’s Best Drink
Click here to view original web page at roadsandkingdoms.com BY ALEC JACOBSON I am lost in Juan Aldama, a small town where fine dust blows…
Fears for some of California’s top vineyards as record storms drown grape-growing land under feet of water – and more is yet to come
California’s wine industry suffered a blow over the weekend as Sonoma County – home to 60,000 acres of vineyards and more than 425 wineries –…
Beer column: Brewers get creative with distribution
The LCBO, Beer Store and select grocery stores are all decent ways to discover Ontario craft beers. But many interesting small batch special brews are…
A Spirit for the Dry Season
Newly available in Canada, Seedlip is a distilled spirit flavoured with trendy botanicals. It’s pricey, smooth, served in…
Winemakers Target Genders With Grapes of Math
SYDNEY—When Constellation Brands Inc. rolled out a new wine range recently, it relied on a strategy that doesn’t always mix well with consumers: gender-based marketing.…
The “drunken monkey” hypothesis might explain why humans enjoy alcohol
Drinking and producing alcohol are among the most universal of human behaviors. On the face of it, there is no obvious connection between today’s casual…
The Best Beers of 2016
What the hell is the “best beer,” anyways? For us, it’s gotta be Kickmouth Brewery’s Slop House barrel-aged stout. Just kidding, we made that up.…
