Beer is so much more than the mug emoji. You know the one: đș. Drinking a stout? đș. A hoppy red? đș. A sour beer brewed with local grains, fermented with wild strains of brettanomyces yeast, and aged on kaffir limes? đș. (Not all beers are frothy lagers in frosted mugs, Emoji! đ«) Here’s the […]
Named for the Sumerian goddess of fermentation, Ninkasi Brewing makes beer from the heart. Helmed by the humble Jamie Floyd, who had been brewing up small batches of beer at a local restaurant in the early 2000s, and Nikos Ridge, who returned to his (and the breweryâs) hometown of Eugene, Ore. after a brief NYC […]
One of the splashiest brews at New York City’s Beer Week in February 2018 didn’t come from a legacy label. It came from an assemblage of nine newcomers. In preparation for the weeklong event, Five Boroughs Brewing Co. of Sunset Park, Brooklyn orchestrated a collaborative feat: a brew day involving all nine new breweries that […]
At a commercial break during the finale of ”The Bachelor” (donât judge), Progressive, the insurance company, aired an advertisement about a group therapy meeting called the âDad Support Group.â Most so-called dad jokes are pretty toothless, but one line caught my attention. It was delivered by a bespectacled blonde woman wearing a collared shirt under […]
Got a question? Email advice@vinepair.com. Why do some bartenders light citrus peels on fire, and which side are you supposed to light? You might think a bartender is simply flaming citrus to show off, but thatâs only part of the reason itâs done. Flamed citrus adds wow factor, yes, but it also helps accentuate the flavor […]
âBrewed locally, somewhere,â is the motto of Stillwater Artisanal, an undeniably cool brewer that has called many places home. Born in Baltimore in 2010, and currently based in New York, Stillwater has brewed around the world and is now planning to open a facility in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Stillwater is a contract brewer, a company that […]
2018 has been a banner year for baseball-related beer news. In the latest in a string of brewer-ballpark partnerships (Boston Beer and the Boston Red Sox, Mikkeller in the Metsâ Citi Field), Goose Island has been named the ”official craft beer” of the Chicago White Sox.
We’re never gonna tell you not to eat cheese with your wine. That we can solemnly swear. However, if you’re a beer drinker, beer and cheese pairings are very much worth your time. Think about it â beer is grain-based and effervescent, so putting it with cheese can be an easier, more balanced path to […]
Itâs sloppy at some places,â Pittsburgh sommelier John Wabeck says of the wine scene in his adopted hometown. âIn the summer, you can still get warm red wine. Iâd love to stamp that out.â Known as the Steel City, Pittsburgh is more often associated with Boilermakers â a shot of whiskey and a pint of beer […]
