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Who Let the Fizz Out? Why Bubble-Free Booze Is on the Rise

VinePair

Seeking new audiences, companies are packaging hard teas, alcoholic refreshers, and fruit-infused vodka waters that deliver flavor, not fizz, making for smoother drinking. Louis, will serve certain high-alcohol, barrel-aged imperial stouts absolutely still. Bloating and burping are proof that life’s not always a gas.

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Tasting Notes for Craft Beer

Advanced Mixology

Flavor can be rated from 1 (low) to 5 (high) with terms such as sweet, sour, bitter, salty, or umami. Examples: Goose Island Bourbon County Stout, Innis & Gunn Original, Rodenbach Grand Cru. Mouthfeel can be rated from 1 (low) to 5 (high) with terms such as thin, thick, smooth, creamy, or fizzy describing the sensation.

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The Craziest Cocktails

PubClub

With heavier beers, like a stout, you can opt for good old-fashioned vanilla ice cream, but you’ll likely be better off with a fruity sorbet for lighter beers. Bacon and Egg Martini Another twist on a classic Martini is a breakfast-infused cocktail known as the Bacon and Egg Martini.

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The 50 Best Spirits of 2023

VinePair

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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Your Guide to Non-Alcoholic Gins

Dry Atlas

Initially conceived as a medicinal liquor, gin has its roots in the juniper-infused spirits produced by monks and alchemists across the continent. As these soldiers returned to England, they brought back with them a fondness for this juniper-infused spirit. About gin The story of gin begins in the busy apothecaries of medieval Europe.

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Your Guide to Non-Alcoholic Tequilas

Dry Atlas

Here, the non-alcoholic base is infused with a mix of botanicals, extracts, and other natural ingredients to replicate (as closely as possible) the taste profile of alcoholic tequila. This isn’t to develop the spirit like traditional aging, but rather to infuse the liquid with the woody, caramel, or vanilla notes often found in aged tequilas.

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Meet The Beverage Directors Behind NYC’s New Wave of Korean Fine-Dining Restaurants

VinePair

For example the “Deli Manjoo” is made with D’Usse VSOP Cognac , cream liqueur, stout beer, Demerara, and corn custard cream, and is accompanied by a few sentences on how the Deli Manjoo is a popular dessert filled with custard cream that got its start in a subway station. It starts with sweet, salt, and bitter at the same time.

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