Administrator, Author at CrushBrew

Whiskey’s Next Wave Is Lighter, Mellower, Made for Millennials
By Administrator on November 12, 2016
On a warm evening in June, the thirsty crowd milling about a Brooklyn event space might have gladly sipped glasses of white wine, or crisp gin...
How to Sip Wine Like A Connoisseur
By Administrator on November 12, 2016
Learning the art of appreciating fine wine is something that everyone should learn by the time they’re 22. The fact is that while guzzling a...
Papa Suntory and His 12 year old and younger offspring
By Administrator on November 11, 2016
Linh Do aka “Whisky Anorach” (“anorach” basically means “otaku”) Here’s a starting line-up for Suntory products that are NAS (“no age statements”) and 12 years of...
26 of the Best Fresh-Hop/Harvest Ales, Blind-Tasted and Ranked
By Administrator on November 10, 2016
It can’t quite help but show just how far Paste’s blind style tasting series has come when we do a “smaller” style, get a mere...
Creating a Texas Brandy Tradition
By Administrator on November 10, 2016
When you think of brandy, it’s hard not to think of an old man in an armchair, swilling his glass while simultaneously smoking a cigar....
A Brief History of IPA
By Administrator on November 9, 2016
Do you know the IPA origin story? Over beers one recent evening at my apartment, my friend, David, was recounting a party conversation that turned...
In Damascus, The Bars Are Packed And The Wine Is Flowing
By Administrator on November 9, 2016
The story has been done before: A Western journalist visits the Old City, checks in at a swinging bar and churns out a dispatch about...
Record Fine For Selling Faux Bordeaux
By Administrator on November 9, 2016
Record fine for selling faux Bordeaux to supermarkets François-Marie Marret, owner of four estates in the region, was this week given a two year prison sentence...
Which countries drink the most wine?
By Administrator on November 5, 2016
Which countries tend to drink the most wine every year? According to The Wine Institute, the Vatican City and Andorra drink the most wine per...
Wine Preference Linked to Genetics: Study Finds Liking White Wine is Associated With a Specific Gene
By Administrator on November 4, 2016
Many people tend to have a preference for either white or red wine, even if that preference is slight. Myself, I enjoy both, with my...
Alsace’s Tangled Path to the Avant-Garde
By Administrator on November 4, 2016
We are totally has-beens. We’re totally obsolete.” Jean-Michel Deiss and I are sitting in his dining room. I’d told him I was writing about the...
Anthony Bourdain: craft beer is turning people into zombies
By Administrator on November 3, 2016
TV chef and author Anthony Bourdain has blasted craft beer, likening the burgeoning scene to the sci-fi movie Invasion of the Body Snatchers. This is not a bar. This...
The Art of Tap-iness: What Makes a Good Tap Handle?
By Administrator on November 1, 2016
It’s happened to veteran bar fly and casual drinker alike: that moment of panic when the bartender asks what beer you want and you have...
Unlocking the Liquor Bottle Label Language | Part One of Four
By Administrator on October 29, 2016
What is the definition of hand-crafted? That is a big, and much discussed, question lately! At Murray’s Fools Distilling Co. we are on the side of...
BISTRO BEEF STEW & IL MOLINO DI GRACE CHIANTI CLASSICO
By Administrator on October 29, 2016
I have been beating the drum for years on the ease of pairing wines to the “comfort food” dishes that we enjoy everyday. For example,...