Drink
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How Creative Beer & Wine Labels Influence Our Purchasing Decisions
How many times have you walked into a store and purchased beer or wine based solely on the fun, creative label design that quickly grabbed...
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Colorado Distilleries Are Taking the Drinking World by Storm
Colorado has become the epicenter for craft distillers offering handcrafted rums, vodkas, whiskeys, eau de vie, gins and liqueurs. Many of these incorporate farm-fresh ingredients,...
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5 Basics for Wine & Food Pairings
1. Have fun! Really. That’s Number 1. Usually reserved for the end of a wine & food pairings guidelines article, I’m putting it out there...
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Craft Mixology Experiments with Beer Cocktails
The choice used to be beer, wine, or a cocktail. Now, cocktails created using beer are appearing on bar and restaurant menus everywhere you look....
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The Craft of Small Scale Winemaking
While homebrewing has become popular among beer lovers and even some spirit aficionados, winemaking still brings to mind large-scale production, gigantic wine plantations and a...
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The Real Tequila Story
What is “real” tequila? First what it’s not: it’s not a shot taken from a bottle with a worm in the bottom that many associate...
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It’s a Whiskey Rebellion and it all Started on a Humble Apple Farm in Hudson Valley
In 2003 Derek Grout, a former graphic designer in Boston, returned to the 200-acre apple farm that he had grown up on, Golden Harvest Farms....
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Meet Jennifer Balik: Cicerone Certified and an Expert in All Things Beer
Jennifer Balik — who works at Mims Distributing, a family-owned, Raleigh, NC-based beer and wine distributor – is one of few women in the country...
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Woody Creek Distillers, Craft Distilling at it’s Finest
Located just outside of Aspen in Bastel, Colo., Woody Creek Distillery is an example of craft distilling at its finest and most complete. From growing...
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Orlando Brewing: The Organic Microbrewery Where Age-Old Tradition and Contemporary Craft Beer Meet
Back in 1516, the Bavarians decided an official rule was needed to guarantee the quality and safety of German beers. Under threat of confiscation, brewers...
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Washington’s Long Tradition for Winemaking is All About Location
At first view, the explanation as to why Washington has such a strong tradition of winemaking is simple: all the environmental needs for growing the...
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Craftsman Brewing Pasadena
Like the unique craftsman housing style that dots Pasadena, Calif. just north of downtown Los Angeles, Craftsman Brewing Company is a Los Angeles tradition. In...
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Placer County Puts Award-Winning Boutique Wineries on California’s Map
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, California produced 3.9 million tons of wine grapes in 2014 – making the 2014 harvest the third largest...
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Sundog Cider – Hand crafted and Powered by the Sun in the Hudson Valley
How does an installer of solar panels and a manufacturer of magnetic products come up with the idea to make hard cider? For Jody Rael,...
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Coopering: The Art and Craft of Barrel Making
The art of handcrafted barrel making is known as coopering. Historically, barrel making can be traced back to the ancient Romans. Wooden barrels were a...
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Craft Beer and BBQ Pairings
Original article can be viewed here. By: AARON GOLDFARB There’s nothing quite like drinking a cold one by a hot grill or smoker. Forget mac ‘n’ cheese or potato salad,...
Warm Beer? Don’t Fear! Give CrushBrew Your Ear We’ll show you a 5min cooling method
By Sam Hill You’re headed to a pool party and you make a stop to pick up your favorite craft beverage to share with your pals. However, you live...
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