An old German law almost killed it, but now gruit ale is getting the attention it deserves.

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Celebrate May the Fourth this weekend with a Ren-Tini at the Wretched Hive Cantina.
The proper tools make all the difference when assembling a home bar cart. Here's what Vanessa Dina, author of 'The Art of the Bar Cart: Styling & Recipes' recommends stocking up on.
The gin-based drink is a reimagining of Vietnam's famous noodle dish.
And 10 drinks a week could shave two years off your life.
We spoke with archivists at Guinness’s Dublin Brewery to learn more about the famous stout. Their stories involved more pickaxes, nursing mothers, and reclusive mathematicians than we anticipated.
Wine has an effect on one's glymphatic function, or the way the brain removes toxins like the proteins associated with Alzheimer's.
Long Island Iced Teas are popular just about everywhere but their home state, it seems.
Three pros share some tricks of their trade, including what you should buy for your home bar, the one thing you should never order, and how to strike up a conversation with that cute stranger across the way.
It was 84 years ago today that the Twenty-First Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, repealing the earlier Amendment that declared the manufacture, sale, and transport of alcohol illegal in the United States.
How a simple pickle juice chaser put one Brooklyn dive bar on the map.
They estimate it to be 8000 years old.
Booze turns your digestive system into a fast-moving water (OK, vodka) slide.