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Grocery Stores Open Tap On In-Store Bars

Drink while you shop or pull up a stool, these bars-within-grocery-stores are steering a welcome trend.

Featured, Lifestyle, Beer, WinePhil GalewitzJanuary 7, 2019 Comment

Beer Review: Central Waters Satin Solitude Imperial Stout

A hearty winter beer to start the year.

Beer, FeaturedKevin GibsonJanuary 2, 2019stout, beer, craft beer, imperial stoutComment

Holiday Flavors for Warm Winters

How to capture the essence of a toddy, and other classic winter drinks, when it’s just too schvitzy to drink one.

Beer, Wine, Keep Reading, CocktailsTrevor HagstromDecember 20, 2018drinkwire, new york international beer competitionComment

Beer Review: Tyranena Brewing Company Rocky’s Revenge

This dark Wisconsin beer celebrates a creature of local legend.

Featured, BeerKevin GibsonDecember 17, 2018beer reviewComment

Top Shelf Boozy Library Essentials

Noteworthy 2018 releases and timeless reads to drink in.

Featured, Spirits, Beer, CocktailsBrian PetroDecember 14, 2018drinkwire, classic cocktails, cocktail history, bartending, cocktail techniqueComment

Field Trips: Blue Moon Brewery

From the Sandlot to making wine-beer hybrids, barrel aging and iced coffee brew in the River North District, Blue Moon’s journey is to go… smaller?

Featured, BeerNora McGunnigleDecember 13, 2018drinkwire, beer, wheat beer, fruit beer, travel Comment

In Dry Gujarat, Liquor Industries Fight Over No-Alcohol Beer

Two beer companies begin the fight for liquid supremacy in a dry Indian state.

Beer, Featured, Non-AlcoholicKaya JohnsonDecember 6, 2018dry, non-alcoholicComment

Beer Review: Goose Island Reserve Bourbon County Stout 2018

This limited edition was aged in some of the last of the Elijah Craig 12 Year bourbon barrels.

Beer, FeaturedKevin GibsonDecember 4, 2018beer, craft beer, beer reviewComment

Yorkshire Square Brewery is Leading the Cask Rebellion

This brewery is producing a fully proper version of British style beer rarely found stateside.

Beer, FeaturedTrevor HagstromNovember 27, 2018beer, craft beer, drinkwire, pale ale, stoutComment

Breweries Turn Toilet Water Into Beer—And it Sells!

Boise goes green with their new sustainability initiative, and drinkers are loving beer and cider made from reclaimed water at breweries around town.

Beer, FeaturedPhil GalewitzNovember 13, 2018beer, craft beerComment

Beer Review: New Belgium Oakspire Bourbon Barrel Ale

Newly released Belgium Oakspire Bourbon Barrel Ale is aged in Knob Creek barrels and can satisfy both beer and bourbon fans.

Beer, FeaturedKevin GibsonNovember 8, 2018new york international spirits competition, beer, craft beer, beer reviewComment

Beer Review: Burial Beer Resurrection of Riches

Reviewing Asheville, N.C.’s Burial Beer Co.’s latest brew Resurrection of Riches.

Beer, FeaturedKevin GibsonOctober 29, 2018craft beer, beer, beer reviewComment

Beer Review: Anchor Brewing California Lager

A review of Anchor Brewing California Lager, golden- to copper-colored brew with a clean, bready aroma and a fizzy, white head.

Beer, FeaturedKevin GibsonOctober 18, 2018beer, craft beer, lager, light beer, session beer, beer reviewComment

Beer Review: Duck-Rabbit Milk Stout

North Carolina’s Duck-Rabbit Milk Stout is a perfect brew for fall.

Beer, FeaturedKevin GibsonOctober 11, 2018beer, craft beer, milk stout, stout, beer reviewComment

Appreciating Beer At the Founders Brewing Taproom

Fall in love with delicious brews like Kentucky Bourbon Stout or the more recently-concocted Solid Gold at Founders Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids.

Beer, FeaturedKevin GibsonOctober 3, 2018beer, craft beer, drinkwireComment

Working Hard Down On the Hop Farm

Grueling work during harvest season keeps Michigan craft beer local.

BeerKevin GibsonSeptember 24, 2018beer, hops, craft beer, drinkwireComment

Field Trips: Copper State Brewing

Green Bay area brewery Copper State Brewing Co. has moved into Hinterland Brewery’s original location, and is bringing coffee and craft beers.

BeerKevin GibsonSeptember 7, 2018beer, craft beer, lager, fruit beer, ipa, india pale ale, double ipaComment

Beer Review: Old Nation Brewery M-43 N.E. IPA

Beer review of tropical and hoppy M-43 N.E. IPA from Michigan’s Old Nation Brewery.

BeerKevin GibsonAugust 13, 2018beer, craft beer, india pale ale, ipa, beer reviewComment

Diskin Satisfies Nashville's Cider Needs

A visit to Diskin Cider’s 8,000-square foot cidery and tasting room, the first and only one of its kind in Middle Tennessee.

BeerDevon TrevathanAugust 3, 2018cider, drinkwire, hard ciderComment

Drinkin' Cider in Bourbon Country

A visit and tasting at Pivot Brewing Co. in Lexington, Ky., which serves as Kentucky's only cidery.

BeerSara HavensJuly 25, 2018cider, drinkwire, flavored cider, hard ciderComment