Nov 23, 2022 – This annual Bourbon County release is something every suds savorer should be seeking out.   [This is the first part of a dual entry. In a few days I will be offering reviews on a number of these beers aging for years and tasted this month.] While...

Dec 1, 2022 – While conditioned to get beer as fresh as possible, the concept of aging styles might be a foreign concept. Not the case with Bourbon County Stouts. Last week I delivered a feature on the new series of labels from Goose Island Brewery’s Bourbon County Stout annual release. As a...

Dec 24, 2022 – For example, did you know the prolific Brad Slager writes about…the history of varied and sundry alcoholic beverages (see: Dipsology…

Jan 30, 2023 – A look at the history behind how the Bloody Mary is a brunch favorite and a favored restorative cocktail. Sundays frequently see the ordering of the Bloody Mary, whether it be an accompaniment of the brunch menu, or as a recovery effort from a Saturday night of over-indulged revelry...

Feb 21, 2023 – It is Fat Tuesday, so here are the Crescent City cocktails to celebrate your last day of revelry before Easter. Today is the biggest party day in New Orleans, as Bourbon Street will be packed once again after years of pandemic quiet. (And by morning, Rue Bourbon will have...

Oct 31, 2021 – Happy Day Of The Pumpkin Of course on Halloween, there need to be some themed elixirs to pour over, and one rises to the top with prominence and both longstanding stature and contemporary significance. It is a revered classic that has been popular for generations, and it touches on...

Nov 14, 2021 – While on the road, you should always find time to also be on a bar stool. The explosion in popularity of the craft beer market has been a boon in a number of ways. More types of beer are readily available to the market than ever before, with new...

Nov 13, 2021 – We continue to expand into the culture and other venues of society, including my regular column, Dipsology: Beyond The Basics, a guide…

Nov 22, 2021 – With Americans essentially telling Dr. Fauci to go chase himself and showing a willingness to enjoy a full family Thanksgiving, it is an opportune moment to lend some advice for potables to go along with this week’s feast-ivities. There are joyous options whether you are entertaining, or you are invited...

Nov 21, 2021 – Of course, Brad Slager has the libations angle covered, with his “Dipsology: Beyond The Basics” VIP column.…

Nov 28, 2021 – Some holiday ideas for the imbibers in the family. The holidays are now cresting the horizon and we are in between the consumer landmarks of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. When it comes to finding some creative gifts for select friends or family with an eye on spirits, to...

Dec 12, 2021 – A look at the origins and the variations of the Christmas drink known as eggnog. Watch TV for any duration this time of year and you are bound to see commercials for certain products that curiously only seem to arrive just before the Christmas shopping season. Sodastream beverage systems...

Feb 13, 2022 – It’s time for the Super Bowl, so as players are spiking the football, here are some options for you to spike drinks for your guests. It is the day of The Big Game, a phrase that sounds oddly distancing, but there is a reason for this level of coyness....

Mar 1, 2022 – In these trying times, you need to temper the anxiety with some spirit-lifting spirits lifting. There has been no shortage of reactions to the invasion of Ukraine by Vladamir Putin’s troops. One of those is a growing list of companies and organizations pulling away from, or pulling down, Russian...

Jun 5, 2023 – Something had always seemed off about “Drink Masters,” and the strained issue finally has been served to me. Last fall, Netflix delivered a new competition show that was right up my bar rail. Called “Drink Masters,” the show brought together top-flight mixologists from various parts to compete over numerous...

Mar 4, 2022 – Earlier this week in my column Dipsology: Beyond The Basics, I covered how there is a push to remove Russian vodkas from the marketplace…

Mar 14, 2022 – As the country opens back up, open yourself up to the varieties of suds in your destination of choice. The end of the pandemic is bringing a level of normalcy back to the nation. For months already, many parts of the country have reopened to something approaching pre-pandemic levels,...

Mar 31, 2022 – Challenge your barkeep with these NASA-Inspired drinks, but remember you are not in the zero-gratuity range. With NASA poised to return to manned space missions, it seems as if it is more than appropriate to delve into some throwback potables in honor of our space programs making a return...

Mar 24, 2022 – There is some work involved in making a Ramos Fizz, but the results are ever-so-divine. This being the national remembrance of the American effort that is the chemistry of leisure, mixing elixirs of the sprits realm, we take a long look at a true American classic. One of the...

Apr 7, 2022 – As the baseball season opens, we look at which stadium may throw out the first drunk. It is with relief that sports fans have seen a return to normalcy with their preferred league of choice in the somewhat-post-pandemic era. Even while the COVID scourge ebbed last season, the major...

Jun 28, 2023 – In Omaha this past week, a new record was set, and the way it was achieved — and why — is all the better. Monday night, a new champion was crowned at the College World Series, and I am not referring to the result of the game. Louisiana State...

Apr 30, 2022 – Taking a deeper look at drinking from the bottom of a glass. Despite the name of this column, I decided it was needed to look into one of the more basic components of our national imbibing culture, the beer that is the scourge of foam-sucking, Lite Beer. We are...

Oct 26, 2021 – There is a good chance you have been shoving a cart around one of the big box stores or bulk suppliers and come across beverages of mysterious origins. Beers with flashy graphics never before seen, or spirits on display with in-house labels. There could be anything coming to mind between...

Dec 31, 2021 – than once, I’ve referred you readers to the encyclopedia of drinking known as Brad Slager and his VIP column in these pages, “Dipsology … (See “Dipsology: Beyond the Basics — Some Champagne Options for Your New Year’s Revelry“) In his column, like the one he wrote about…

Dec 31, 2021 – Even if you do not like “bubbly,” these champagne cocktail options should make the drinking de rigueur palatable. As the mandated calendar flip takes place tonight, whether you are out at a party, at an event, or sedately celebrating at home, there is a likelihood that champagne is going...