While trendy this month, the fact is pumpkin beers are an American original.
The marketplace these Autumn days is awash with the annual inundation of pumpkin spice products. I recently covered some of the more ridiculous items being brought to store shelves, as what was once seen as a...
While it’s doubtful they will go broke, this politically woke whiskey release won’t erase deficits either.
Companies are slowly coming around to the concept that descending into politics in regard to their products and/or services is not exactly the wisest move. We have long cataloged the numerous times a...
You can have stars in your glass with these celebrity spirits worth a sip.
A story came out this week that struck a couple of chords with me; any time you manage to mix cancel into a shaker with the topic of cocktails my hackles are likely to be...
Taking a look at the drinking industries as we emerge from the shutdowns.
July 4th served as something of America’s unofficial coming-out party in 2021. In many parts of the country, the holiday served as the mark when society, in general, was permitted to open back up. As a...
Some new cocktail options to try as the nation celebrates reopening.
It is the 4th of July weekend, and in just about every corner of the country, we are back opened and somewhat back to normalcy. It is with dark irony, after a year of governmental shutdowns, that we...
With the advent of summer and the lifting of lockdown restrictions in most areas (sympathies to you prisoners of Southern California) Americans are venturing out anew, and many are partaking in the traditions of the season. Cookouts, road trips, blockbuster movies, and many other activities can once again be enjoyed....
In the brewing landscape, there is a simple way to get the ire raised in both the casual drinker or the intense zymurgist — bring up the subject of Anheuser Busch, and the macro-brewer’s products. The reactions are visceral and usually instantaneous, with acidic comments sure to flow faster than...
Today is International Beer Day, not to be confused with April 7, which is when the U.S. celebrates its own National Beer Day. This is in celebration of the passage of the Cullen-Harrison Act, a pre-emptive move towards repealing prohibition that allowed beer to be sold with an alcohol content...
Taking a look at how we got to the bubbling up of the hard seltzer market today.
Just about anywhere you may go to imbibe these days — bars, restaurants, liquor stores, grocers, convenience stores — you cannot avoid seeing some form of hard seltzer being offered up. If...
Just what might Andrew Cuomo be sipping to ease his troubled mind???
The recent, jarring announcement that Andrew Cuomo is finally facing too many scandals to endure and elected to step down from his perch as the ring-leader of New York is still fresh. The scion of New York...
For many of us, the 3st will mean a form of celebrating in one form or another, usually with a crowd, and most likely involving at least one midnight tipple of the celebratory drink, champagne (or one of the legally mandated varieties like “sparkling wine”). This has been the case...
Throughout the annals of human history, whenever mankind would explore new lands one of the initial practices – following the securing of a food supply — would be in the localized creation of potables in the form of beer, wine, and spirits. After bringing along a cache of drinks, the...
We just crossed over officially into summer, so as the temperatures rise, the desire to work decreases, and fun and thirst become predominant realities. Whether you are looking for a tropical refresher while at the beach bar or joining in festivities with friends, this is the time for breezy concoctions.One...
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...
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...
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...
There were some melodramatics at a museum in the Netherlands this week. Panic erupted at the LAM Museum in Lusse, Holland, when one of their artworks turned up missing. After an anxiety-filled search, they came to discover the work in a garbage bin and gratefully found that it had not...
A certain beer company experienced something deeply revealing in the weeks after the Super Bowl. Following a number of feature placement commercials during the game, and a 4th quarter spot involving the return of the iconic Clydesdales, Bud Light sales managed to take a dip in the days after the...
As a way of fighting off the cold, or battling the winter doldrums, it is a fine time to tap into the spirit of the tropics as a tonic. Why not divert your angst for a spell with some jaunty, flashy distractions in a glass? If you are to enter...
One of the purposes of this infrequent column is to bring an appreciation for the crafts of production with our recreational beverages. I am here today to hypothesize that I have failed in that mission. Not to suggest I am an influencer by goal, but it is still somewhat unsettling...
