What’s in Your Glass?
This column has always assumed that lovers of great beer stray on occasion. It doesn’t mean we love beer less. If you are feeling a bit guilty about stepping out on beer, open your beer fridge and say these six ...
Rick Lyke
Rum Running
Rum is a tropical spirit that conjures up white sand beaches, salty ocean breezes and cocktails with names that sound as if they were created by Isaac, the bartender on the Love Boat....
Rum Tasting Notes
Appleton Estate 12 Year Old Rum This Jamaican rum is a warm amber-brown color and has an attractive sweet nose. The 86-proof rum has a mellow wood flavor that has a bright finish combining sweetness and citrus notes. Atlantico Reserva ...
Drinking Dutch Courage is Back in Style
Gin has a history that is more twisted than the fancy spiral lemon peels used to adorn many a happy hour martini....
Prague: A Pisshead’s Pub Guide
Prague is a paradise for lager lovers. It can also be a daunting Old World city with hard-to-pronounce pub names and with even harder-to-pronounce winding narrow streets. Thankfully, Max Bahnson, a language teacher and beer enthusiast, has put together a ...
Tequilla Tasting Notes
Tequila Avion Silver A herbal, earthy nose. This brand came to fame as a story line on the HBO series Entourage. The flavor is smooth, with hints of spice, a touch of grass, a hit of citrus and fresh herbs. ...
Tequilla’s Sipping Side
While the transformation of beer in the last three decades to a craft product that is respectable in the finest restaurants is impressive, the shift taking place around Tequila is nothing short of amazing....
Nooks and Crannies
Where is the most unexpected place you have enjoyed a cold one? All of us have experienced that moment when you could really use a beer, but you know the chances of finding a good beer—or even any beer at ...
Bourbon From Kentucky
Kentucky. Straight. Bourbon. Three words that when said together are music to the ears of whiskey devotees....
Unfiltered Enthusiasm
For nearly 40 years, beer drinkers in post-World War II America were conditioned to think the best beer was a bright golden color—clean and crisp without a hint of haziness, even at palate-numbing temperatures. A well-made beer was transparent and ...
