Is it worth making your own eggnog?
Eggnog is one of my favorite culinary highlights of the holiday season. Thank you, good people of Dean’s Dairy, who…
Drinkery
Drinkery is The Takeout's celebration of beer, liquor, coffee, and other potent potables.
A field guide to celebrity alcohols: Like regular booze, but famous
Here is an honest statement of fact: I love Channing Tatum. Love him. It’s not in a Tiger Beat,…
Spike Glee: The best ways to booze up hot cider
Over the course of the most festive month of the year, in Spike Glee, Allison Shoemaker will explore the wonderful…
8 holiday beers that don’t taste like a Yankee Candle
Holiday beers needn’t taste like months-old bread pudding or licking a Christmas tree. Traditionally, these year-end…
Ask Kate About Beer: I accidentally froze my beer. Is it ruined?
Welcome to Ask Kate About Beer, in which The Takeout’s resident beer expert answers everything you’ve ever wanted to…
Spike Glee: The best ways to booze up hot chocolate
Over the course of the most festive month of the year, in Spike Glee, Allison Shoemaker will explore the wonderful…
Beer Of The Week: New Holland’s Dragon’s Milk Stout gets a refresh
Imagine how avant-garde a bourbon barrel-aged stout must have seemed in 1997. It’s hard for me—someone whose graduation…
Ask Kate About Beer: Which 5 beer styles would you recommend for total newbies?
Welcome to Ask Kate About Beer, in which The Takeout’s resident beer expert answers everything you’ve ever wanted to…
When it comes to wine with Thanksgiving dinner: dry, dry, dry again
So, you’ve been invited to someone else’s house for Thanksgiving Day dinner. This means you won’t have to fuss over a…
Beer Of The Week: Drink this year’s Goose Island Bourbon County Stout right away
Chicago’s Goose Island Beer Company has been brewing Bourbon County Stout since 1995, and I’ve been drinking it since…
How to experience the glories of the Whiskey Infinity Bottle
We run a little feature here at The Takeout we call ‘Today I Learned.’ In it, we share things that we learned today.…
Ask Kate About Beer: What are pastry stouts?
Welcome to Ask Kate About Beer, in which The Takeout’s resident beer expert answers everything you’ve ever wanted to…
Yes, you can find really great wine at Trader Joe’s for under $20
With the holidays around the corner, wine becomes the currency I traffic in. I barely leave the house from now through…
Why are America’s alcohol-shipping laws such a cluster$#&%—and will they ever change?
Americans can order live chickens, ladybugs, knives, and flamethrowers delivered right to our doors—some in just a few…
Why you should drink coffee before a nap
Our staff is collectively pro-naps. A short midday snooze resets tired brains, improves creativity, and keeps…
Ask Kate About Beer: Are pour-your-own-beer bars replacing bartenders?
Welcome to Ask Kate About Beer, in which The Takeout’s resident beer expert answers everything you’ve ever wanted to…
6 gin recommendations from a fancy gin shopgirl
Previously, on recommendations from a fancy [insert spirit here] shopgirl, Allison Shoemaker suggested six whiskeys…
Ask Kate About Beer: Why don’t all beer bottles have screw caps?
Welcome to Ask Kate About Beer, in which The Takeout’s resident beer expert answers everything you’ve ever wanted to…
Ignore the haters, put your vodka in the freezer if you damn well please
This week, a Business Insider interview with Francois Thibault, the creator of Grey Goose, has been making the rounds.…
Mocktail ideas so good, you won’t even miss the alcohol
My Sober October is not exactly going as swimmingly as my Dryuary, probably because I haven’t been as public about it.…