Drinks
Rhode Island’s Isle Brewers Guild Opens This Month
By the end of March, Isle Brewers Guild will officially open its taproom in Pawtucket. The $12 million brewing mecca not only marks a move home for historic Rhode Island brand Narragansett, but […]
Mayor Marty Walsh Makes Moves on Liquor License Reform in Boston
The city of Boston is well overdue for some updates to its archaic liquor laws, and Mayor Martin J. Walsh apparently finally agrees. On Monday, […]
SpikedSeltzer Is Expanding Nationally in 2017
With shiny cans and sparkling bottles of several different hard seltzer brands on the shelves—and even the forthcoming resurgence of its sweeter predecessor, Zima—it might […]
Notch Brewing Is Building Out More Taproom Space in Salem
The welcoming, industrial atmosphere at Notch Brewing—complete with fresh, hot pretzels; a riverside biergarten, and live accordion tunes on Saturday afternoons—makes it seem like the […]
Five Sour Beers to Try from Boston-Area Breweries
Pucker at the thought of sour beer? It’s time to reconsider. More and more local breweries are bringing the funk to their taprooms—with surprisingly refreshing results.
Evil Twin, Omnipollo Are Brewing Partners at Dorchester Brewing Company
Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø is doing well for himself. His contract brewing company, Evil Twin, was named the ninth best in the world for 2016 by RateBeer, […]
Slumbrew American Fresh, More Retailers Grow in Assembly Row’s 2017 Expansion
Assembly Row is officially in Phase 2 of development, and that means a lot more beer is headed for the burgeoning ’hood. The shopping and […]
Get in the Mood with These Passion Fruit Cocktail Recipes
It’s not only aptly named for romantically themed imbibing—the passion fruit is also considered an aphrodisiac. The fruit, common in South America, is a good source […]
Drink This Now: Fernet Branca on Draft at Citizen Public House
Kayla Quigley, bar manager at Citizen Public House, remembers her first dram of Fernet Branca—and it is not a happy memory. “I was like, why […]
Boston Restaurants Can Start Applying for BYOB Permits This Week
Now that Boston City Council has unanimously voted to allow diners to bring their own booze to select restaurants, the local licensing board isn’t wasting any […]
Eataly Boston Has a Unique Draft Beer System Headed for Terra
Eataly Boston has been mum on what to expect, dining-wise, at Terra, the third-floor restaurant that will debut this spring. But the beverage program, which the Italian food emporium […]
Drink This Now: Four Seam by Idle Hands Craft Ales
As ingenuity continues to permeate craft beer, many brewers have started rotating beer series to keep up with the new hop varietals and possibilities out there. Beers in […]
Where to Celebrate Extreme Beer Festival 2017 in Boston
Although this year’s BeerAdvocate Extreme Beer Festival, coming up February 3-4, is sadly sold out, a group of local bars and restaurants are keeping the revelry alive […]
Boston Chefs Step Up for Immigrants, Women, and More After Trump’s Travel Ban
While Bostonians bundled up and headed for Logan Airport and Copley Square this weekend to protest President Donald Trump’s executive order banning people from Syria, […]