Why it's time for skeptics to reconsider the IPA
Though the American IPA is the style that perhaps best defines the craft beer movement—bold, flavorful, potent—it has…
Beer Of The Week: Half Acre's Vallejo is a super-clean IPA built for spring
One of my favorite hop-derived flavors is fresh white onions or chives. I know this isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but…
Beer Of The Week: Stillwater Artisanal's Hopvine Bling is a tart Berliner weisse for white wine lovers
“Sour beers are a great crossover for wine drinkers” is by now a beer-world cliché, but it can certainly be true in…
A starter guide to soju, one of the world’s most popular liquors
Welcome to Gateways To Drinkery, where The Takeout offers an entry-level course on our favorite libations, and some…
Could drinking non-alcoholic beer make me a better runner?Â
This year I signed up for my first half-marathon. I thought it would be good to challenge myself by working toward a…
Open up to the singular zestiness of rye whiskey
Welcome to Gateways To Drinkery, where The Takeout offers an entry-level course on our favorite libations, and some…
Beer Of The Week: New Belgium adds a sibling to Fat Tire family with Belgian White
New Belgium’s Fat Tire is an unimpeachable craft beer icon, up there with Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and Sam Adams Boston…
Start with aquavit for a better Bloody MaryÂ
You can easily go overboard trying to improve your Bloody Mary—too many pickled accoutrements, too much horseradish…
Trader Joe's is selling a $1 wine perfect for sneaking into movie theaters
I am a dirty criminal in the night time and my offense is the frequent public consumption of dollar canned wine from…
How to get started with brewing kombucha
I’ve never been a coffee drinker but always enjoyed tea. Several years ago, I received a tea-of-the-month club as a…
Ease yourself into the singular joy of sake
Welcome to Gateways To Drinkery, where The Takeout offers an entry-level course on our favorite libations, and some…
Beer Of The Week: Guinness Draught Stout
Do not adjust your screens: St. Patrick’s Day has passed for another year. But I’m pulling a little surprise move here…
Barley wine—beer’s stern grandpa with a heart of gold
Welcome to Gateways To Drinkery, where The Takeout offers an entry-level course on our favorite libations, and some…
Hangover Helper: Chug some pickle juice, do push-ups, and eat a Cobb salad
Hangover Helper is The Takeout’s feature on how to survive the booze flu.
There's a sparkling wine for every occasion and price
Welcome to Gateways To Drinkery, where The Takeout offers an entry-level course on our favorite libations, and some…
Enter the puckering world of sour beers through Flanders red
Welcome to Gateways To Drinkery, where The Takeout offers an entry-level course on our favorite libations, and some…
What’s the fastest way to chill wine?
I have the patience of a gnat, and am also a white wine fan. Like when I want some unoaked chardonnay, I want it now.…
Beer Of The Week: Elysian Avatar Jasmine IPA
Recently, it thawed to a balmy 43 degrees in my neck of the woods, with sun streaming in through the windows and…
Why rosé cider is the beverage of the moment
If you’ve stood in the cider aisle lately, you’ll notice it looks a lot more pink. Rosé cider is the beverage of spring…
Where to hop into the bitter world of IPAs
Welcome to Gateways To Drinkery, where The Takeout offers an entry-level course on our favorite libations, and some…
