VinePair

MARCH 28, 2024

Through the snowless 60-degree days, however, one boreal harbinger has remained intact: the Russian imperial stout. Rich and complex, Russian imperial stouts are differentiated from other dark beers by both strength and apocrypha. Old Rasputin, from Fort Bragg, Calif.,

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Stout Beer Craft Beer Pilsner 126

VinePair

JUNE 4, 2024

Seeking new audiences, companies are packaging hard teas, alcoholic refreshers, and fruit-infused vodka waters that deliver flavor, not fizz, making for smoother drinking. By 2016, Americans drank more bottled water than soda, hydrating with Poland Spring and flavored waters like Vitaminwater, Propel, and Hint Water.

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Vodka Alcohol Beer IPA 111

VinePair

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

These were just part of a flurry of openings that kicked off in 2016 and continue today, including Cote , Oiji Mi , Kochi , Mari , and Anto. A great example is the Open Sesame, made with sesame-infused bourbon, genepy, licor 43, and chocolate. While each has its own concept and price point, they all adhere to the tasting menu format.

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Wine Hospitality Beer Liqueur 52

VinePair

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Set in the eponymous neighborhood — a hub of craft-beer culture in San Diego and home to a dozen fully fledged production facilities or satellite taprooms — founder Kelsey McNair’s brainchild brewery makes flawless IPAs of all stripes, as well as delightfully clean lagers and decadent barrel-aged imperial stouts.

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Beer IPA Bar Craft Beer 142

VinePair

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Hinterhaus Distilling Trapper’s Oath 18 Year Rye Stout cask-finished and aged for the best part of two decades overall, this is an intriguing rye whiskey. The spirit’s origins lie north of the border while the stout barrels previously housed Hinterhaus Distilling’s bourbon. Average Price: $60 Rating: See Review 43.

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Gin Tequila Whiskey Rum 130