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• Fri. 06 Nov '09

  Leopold Bros. restores the cranberry's cocktail cred

  When it comes to cocktails, cranberries have had a tough go of it. Last decade's... more

• Mon. 26 Oct '09

  A new guide to mixing organic, eco-friendly cocktails

  You don't want pesticides in your meat or vegetables--why shouldn't you set the... more

• Wed. 21 Oct '09

  Beers that get better with age

  Put a bottle of Heineken in your cellar and months later all you'll have is... more

• Tue. 22 Sep '09

  When it comes to brewing great beer, size doesn't matter

  While beer conglomerates like Anheuser-Busch InBev grow bigger every day,... more

• Fri. 11 Sep '09

  Celebrate National Bourbon Heritage Month with a Louisville bar crawl

  Recently, Congress declared September as National Bourbon Heritage Month. To... more

• Wed. 09 Sep '09

  Fever-Tree's new ginger beer adds a wallop of flavor to drinks

  Now that bucks, mules and the ever-popular Dark and Stormy have become cocktail... more

• Fri. 04 Sep '09

  Celebrate the harvest with these limited-edition beers

  In the early fall, brewers pause from their regular harvest duties to drive... more

• Fri. 28 Aug '09

  A Swedish potato vodka is converting the skeptics

  Vodka is the Coldplay of the spirits world: Cocktail experts like to decry it as... more

• Fri. 21 Aug '09

  Japan's power citrus is a welcome cocktail alternative

  Good bartenders know that the perfect cocktail is all about balance: Nothing... more

• Wed. 05 Aug '09

  A.M. meets P.M. in these coffee-flavored beers

  As we enter a golden age of Grade A coffee and beer (and peak iced-coffee... more

• Thu. 30 Jul '09

  Bigger is better for these supercharged, high-proof spirits

  When spirits top 80 proof (40 percent ABV), they're often throat burners about... more

• Mon. 20 Jul '09

  Soda cultists seek out "hecho en Mexico"

  Since 1985, when the Coca-Cola Company swapped out cane sugar for high-fructose... more

• Mon. 13 Jul '09

  Try Scandinavia's new wave of microbrews

  Here's a Viking invasion to celebrate. Historically, Scandinavian beers have... more

• Wed. 08 Jul '09

  Craft beer and whiskey form a spirited symbiosis

  All whiskey begins life as beer--or at least a beerlike liquid made from malted... more

• Fri. 26 Jun '09

  Flawless food-and-beer pairing online

  Wine sommeliers spend years sharpening their skills, sniffing and swishing... more

• Mon. 22 Jun '09

  First milk, then wine; now, water comes in a carton

  Nothing draws the ire of environmentalists like bottled water. But is all... more

• Fri. 19 Jun '09

  The Small Screen Network is a virtual bar school

  The Food Network has never given much play to cocktails (save for Sandra Lee's... more

• Mon. 08 Jun '09

  Finally, some gluten-free beer worth cracking open

  You might think the thing celiacs--or anyone on a gluten-free diet--miss most is... more

• Fri. 05 Jun '09

  A new reason to drink red wine all summer long

  Poor, poor red wine: Come summer, many of us pack you away with the wool... more

• Mon. 01 Jun '09

  A new gin blends two British favorites

  Is there a more quintessentially British drink than a gin and tonic? Perhaps not... more

• Wed. 20 May '09

  NOLA's latest cocktail destination challenges the status quo

  One is never far from a quality Sazerac or French 75 in New Orleans, but the... more

• Wed. 13 May '09

  Skip the extreme beers for equally flavorful, less-potent brews

  The high-alcohol beers sweeping the craft-brewing scene are great, but you're... more

• Wed. 06 May '09

  In-season coffee from Intelligentsia

  You wouldn't break out a can of Niblets in peak sweet corn season, but that's... more

• Mon. 20 Apr '09

  Bye-bye, backwoods: Moonshine has gone legit

  Moonshine is leaving the holler for the cocktail bar. Once a backcountry black... more

• Tue. 14 Apr '09

  Classic beer brands are reborn with their original formulas

  If you visited a Wisconsin beer store last summer, you would have spotted an... more

• Thu. 09 Apr '09

  Celebrate the season with an ABSOLUT® Mango Lassi

  Each spring, fruit lovers eagerly await the first crop of Indian mangoes to hit... more

• Tue. 07 Apr '09

  Charles Phan matches superb Chinese food with stellar cocktails at Heaven's Dog

  For years, The Slanted Door's Charles Phan has shown San Franciscans just how... more

• Fri. 27 Mar '09

  The sweetly sour world of Flemish red ales

  Flemish red. Flanders red. Belgian red. The distinctive sweet-and-sour ales of... more

• Tue. 24 Mar '09

  Crop to Cup goes beyond fair trade

  Maybe you've bucked the supermarket for the farmers' market, cultivated your own... more

• Tue. 17 Mar '09

  The best St. Patrick's Day innovation since the car bomb cocktail

  No other holiday inspires more innovative drinking and alcoholic derring-do than... more

• Thu. 12 Mar '09

  A nonalcoholic alternative we can get behind

  Finally, there's a nonalcoholic beverage that actually appeals to wine lovers.... more

• Fri. 06 Mar '09

  Brewers are rolling out the barrels for high-end beer

  In their constant quest for better-tasting beer, more and more brewers are... more

• Tue. 24 Feb '09

  A new book elevates the most essential beverage

  We applauded ourselves when we switched from canned soda to flavored water, but... more

• Fri. 20 Feb '09

  At Boston's new Drink, the bartenders get inside your head

  At Drink, a new Boston cocktail lounge, you have no choice but to get to know... more