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27 Seasonal Beer Releases Worth Traveling For [MAP]

VinePair

Wine tourism is a bonafide industry. These days, the hordes still come flocking to Russian River Brewing during a two-week window every Spring to pick up a few bottles of the famous, crisp, and clean Triple IPA. One fine example is Market Rate, an American wild ale aged in wine barrels with strawberries. But beer tourism?

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The Best Cask Finished Bourbon According To The World Whiskies Awards 2024

The Whiskey Wash

These barrels have normally been used to mature a different spirit, wine, or beer. Sherry, port, and wine are among the most common finishing casks for bourbon. Bottled at 115 proof (57.5% The bourbon is a blend of 6 and 7 year old bourbons from Kentucky that was finished for 12 months in stout barrels.

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Whiskey Review: Westward Whiskey Vintner’s Cuvée

The Whiskey Wash

We review Westward Whiskey Vintner’s Cuvée, created from American single malt whiskeys influenced by four types of wine cask finishes. Westward has a robust mix of expressions in its flagship lineup, including Westward Whiskey Original, Westward Whiskey Pinot Noir Cask, Westward Whiskey Stout Cask, and Westward Whiskey Cask Strength.

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We Asked 13 Brewers: What’s Your Go-To Cold-Weather Beer?

VinePair

Schilling Modernism Machine House Brewing Dark Mild Guinness Fox Farm barleywine Milk stouts “My favorite go-to cold weather beer is a dark Czech lager. It never disappoints, even in a warm bottle.” The cliche ‘stout season’ doesn’t resonate with me when a lot of modern stouts have the drinkability of syrup.”

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12 Chocolate Dessert and Drink Pairings to Upgrade Your Valentine’s Day

VinePair

Wine is excellent. Wine and chocolate each have their own tannins and acidity, which can harmonize when they’re operating at the same wavelength: A bit of sweetness can round out the other’s sharp edges. Peanut Butter Cups and Oloroso Sherry Forget those cloying, creamy dessert Martinis and open a bottle of sherry instead.

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The Best American Whiskey Of 2025 According To The Whiskey Wash Awards

The Whiskey Wash

The whiskey matures in specially selected air-dried and toasted French oak barrels from the Vosges region, bottled at 91.2 The QuintEssential Portside was bottled at 117.2 The multi-cask finish steals the showget a bottle or three, trust me. proof and originally retailed for $99.99. Bardstown Bourbon Co.

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The Real-Life Beer Brewed For On-Screen Enjoyment in ‘The Lord of the Rings’

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Legolas and the Elves sip on Miruvor (a fictional cordial) along with mead and various other wines, the massive tree-like Ents most prefer the revitalizing Ent-draught, and then, of course, there’s beer and ale. Intoxicating beverages abound throughout J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth.

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