Drinks
Night Shift and Springdale Beer Team Up on a Funky Festival
Springdale Beer general manager Joe Connolly is only speaking for himself, but he believes his company doesn’t need to go out of its way to […]
“The Most Interesting Man in the World” Would Drink Tequila
Dos Equis (or, more accurately, its parent company Heineken USA) dropped Jonathan Goldsmith from its Most Interesting Man campaign, but they can’t wrest the aura […]
Castle Island Brewing Opens Its Norwood Taproom This Weekend
The Modern Draft system is up and running, the staff is trained, and Castle Island is finally ready to serve its own beers at the […]
Recreo Coffee Is Now Open Inside City Hall
A local coffee company with Nicaraguan roots (literally) has set up shop inside Boston City Hall. Recreo Coffee is now serving espresso drinks, cold brew, […]
12 Cocktail Specials to Drink During Negroni Week 2017
Cocktail lovers don’t need an excuse to order a negroni—the classic mix of gin, Campari, and sweet vermouth is a favorite of many bartenders, Italian […]
Aeronaut Returns to Allston This Summer
The sun is shining, and another sure sign of summer is nigh: The pop-up Allston beer garden by Aeronaut Brewing Company (and friends) officially returns to […]
Tap Takeovers, Cider Night, and More Beer Events Around the Microbrew Invitational
The craft beverage scene has grown immensely since BeerAdvocate launched in 1996—and it’s even markedly different since the Boston-based beer blog began hosting its own […]
Trillium Garden on the Greenway Starts Pouring This Week
Don’t let the gray skies get you down—Boston’s first fully open-air beer garden is so close, we can almost taste it. The Trillium Garden on […]
Where to Find Craft Beer on Cape Cod This Summer
When visitors head to Cape Cod for a summer weekend, most of them want fried seafood, clam chowder, and a good lobster roll, says longtime […]
Woburn’s Baldwin & Sons Lands on Esquire 2017 Best Bars
Ran Duan made a Colonial mansion in Woburn a drink-lover’s destination when he transformed a bar driven by scorpion bowls into a retro-modern tiki lounge, […]
Polar Seltzer’s Summer Flavors Inspire Cocktails and Ice Cream
The day Polar Beverages makes its seasonal flavor announcement is a joyful day at the Boston magazine office, year after year. Apparently, we are not […]
Prospect Ciderworks Sets Up Shop in Boston
Sam Copeland, Mark Finnegan, and Chase Brooks were about as green as a Golden Russet when they launched their cider company in Harvard, Mass., in 2015. […]
Important Boston Tinned Fish Scene Updates
Last summer, tinned fish—typically imported cans of preserved, sometimes seasoned, seafood—emerged as an undeniable trend in Boston, with two hot newcomers, Saltie Girl and Haley.Henry […]
You Can Visit the Spencer Brewery in June
Massachusetts is home to more than 100 visitable breweries, but one particular producer isn’t typically open to the public. That’s not the case on June […]