Drink This Now
12 Local Beers to Sip Outdoors This Spring
It’s time to gear up for patio dining and a few well-deserved beers outside. But as the sun beats down, and temperatures tick up, not just […]
Drink This Now: Gentleman Smuggler at the Townshend
John Hancock was not drinking coconut cream when he was around in Quincy, but if he was there today, the known dandy might sip this […]
Night Shift Distributing Brings Magnify, Pipeworks, and More Beer to Mass.
Meet the new kids in town—and have a drink. Night Shift Distributing is rolling out its first pallets of beers this week, with new-to-Boston releases […]
Drink This Now: St. George Gin and Tonic Tasting at Pagu
Tracy Chang’s debut restaurant, Pagu, is a Spanish tapas bar, a sashimi bar and ramen shop, a community-focused coffeehouse—but above all, it’s deeply personal. “Tracy […]
The Best Irish Whiskey Cocktails For St. Patrick’s Day Weekend in Boston
Red Legs Citizen Public House & Oyster Bar The newest draft cocktail here is rooted in deep Irish history, albeit an unsavory one. Made with […]
Where to Drink Draft Cocktails Around Boston
We know what you’re thinking: draft cocktails? Why settle for a pre-mixed drink when I could have one made right before my eyes? While watching […]
Hotel Marlowe Debuts a Brandy Bar
Brandy is the catchall term for liquors distilled from wine—classic French Cognacs, brandy de Jerez, from the Andalusian “sherry triangle;” American apple brandies, and other […]
Evil Twin, Omnipollo Are Brewing Partners at Dorchester Brewing Company
Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø is doing well for himself. His contract brewing company, Evil Twin, was named the ninth best in the world for 2016 by RateBeer, […]
Drink This Now: Fernet Branca on Draft at Citizen Public House
Kayla Quigley, bar manager at Citizen Public House, remembers her first dram of Fernet Branca—and it is not a happy memory. “I was like, why […]
Drink This Now: Four Seam by Idle Hands Craft Ales
As ingenuity continues to permeate craft beer, many brewers have started rotating beer series to keep up with the new hop varietals and possibilities out there. Beers in […]
Drink This Now: Extreme Beer Fest ‘Prep Week’ at Branch Line
Magellan Casto was certainly primed to enjoy the 12-ounce bottle of Hanssens Artisaanal Scarenbecca Kriek, a lambic-style sour beer from Belgium, when she first had […]
Drink This Now: Japanese Highball at Uni
Begin your next visit to Ken Oringer and Tony Messina’s incomparable Uni with a sparkling Japanese whiskey highball—it’s what you’d probably do at a Tokyo sashimi […]
Drink This Now: Rosebud Bourbon Session Ale, by Aeronaut Brewing Company
One of the things Alec Riveros loves about Aeronaut Brewing Company is that their beers are often on the lighter-tasting, drinkable side of the spectrum, […]
Drink This Now: Fear of the Gods at Deep Ellum
When Max Toste first sipped Beer of the Gods as he was preparing to open his first bar, Deep Ellum, it was unlike any other […]
Drink This Now: Will Thompson’s Cocktails at Ruka
Beverage director Will Thompson knew Ruka guests would be new to his drinks—one is served in a flower pot, complete with a few dainty blossoms popping out; another […]