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What Are the Nation's Hardest-Drinking Counties?

A study of CDC data has some surprising results

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A Field Guide to LA’s Best Breweries 

From the South Bay to downtown, here’s where to find the city’s finest beer

Images from Idaho's many breweries with the outline of the state on top. Here's our beginner's guide to Idaho's underrated craft breweries.

A Beginner’s Guide to Idaho’s Underrated Craft Beer Scene
An illustration of four guy friends in a bar. We talk to a man who in Cincinnati who made friends by creating a real-life "Cheers."

After Failing to Make Friends, He Created a Real-Life “Cheers”
Drinking in winter

Turns Out Spirits Aren't the Best Way to Warm Up on a Cold Day
A martini with a lemon twist

Chicago Bartenders Offer Strong Opinions and Fresh Takes on the Martini

Here’s where to try their innovative versions of this classic cocktail

The True Laurel Hurricane, Parche Chia, and Acre Oakland’s Own, all tiki drinks at bars in San Francisco

These SF Bars Feature Elevated Tiki Cocktails 

Where bartenders take the ingredients seriously, but keep the final product fun

Fox's Lounge in Miami, Florida

The Historic Miami Bars Everyone Should Visit at Least Once

Including a dive that dates back to 1926 and where happy hour starts at 8 a.m.

A photo of a college tailgate party, where students are now engaging in a drinking trend with "borgs"

Is the Latest College Drinking Challenge Really So Bad?

"Borg" videos now have 75 million views on TikTok

A customer in the BOTLD store in Philadelphia looking at a craft spirit. The store uses a loophole to get difficult-to-find spirits into the state.

Buying Craft Spirits in Some States Is Hard, So This Company Found a Loophole

How BOTLD is getting excellent out-of-state spirits into Pennsylvania legally

From Vision to Mastery: How The Glenrothes Maintains Its Founding Spirit

After 150 Years, The Glenrothes Has Mastered the Craft of Whisky

What started as one man’s dream for his tiny Speyside town is now a rare, coveted icon for discerning whisky lovers

A grid featuring cans of hard seltzer. Seltzerland, the traveling festival highlighting the booze sector, is coming to three Texas cities in 2023.

Seltzerland Will Bring Over 100 Hard Seltzers to Texas This March

The touring festival is popping up in Austin, Houston and Dallas

A Bordeaux vineyard covered in snow

Is Bordeaux Wine Facing an Existential Crisis?

Big changes to the industry have been proposed

Young drunk man sleeping on bar counter in pub.

A Decades-Old Medicine Could Curb Binge Drinking

Naltrexone could be used to reduce heavy alcohol consumption, according to a new study

Val Verde Winery in West Texas, one of the five wine regions in Texas

A Guide to Texas Wine Regions, From the High Plains to the Gulf Coast

The Hill Country may be the best-known, but it's not the largest producer

Marrow Bones from Le Select

The 6 Best Restaurants That Opened in Chicago in January

Including live-fire cooking, rare whisky pours and a long-awaited collab

lyre's american malt bottle and sour cocktail on a white marble board

Non-Alcoholic Spirits Were the Star of Dry January

The category has grown exponentially in the last two years

An overhead shot of dishes from Quarter Acre in Dallas, one of the best new Texas restaurants in January 2023

Find Omakase Sushi and 48-Hour Short Ribs at the Best New Restaurants in Texas

Also hot dogs, because sometimes you just need a hot dog

An aerial photo of Lake Charlevoix in Michigan where a Prohibition-era floating speakeasy called the "Keuka" sunk

How a Floating Speakeasy Ended Up at the Bottom of a Michigan Lake

During Prohibition, a timber barge was converted into an unlawful dance hall

The best mocktails and non-alcoholic cocktails in San Francisco and around the Bay Area

A Comprehensive Guide to the Bay Area’s Best Mocktails 

These 12 spots are light years beyond fake gin and tonics

Port City Brewing’s Tim Quintyn, who recently recommended his favorite winter beers

Port City Brewing’s Tim Quintyn on His Favorite Winter Beers

Pine flavors and decidedly higher ABVs are on the menu

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Crowd of people and tents in front of Capitol Hill for the beer festival Snallygaster

The Weekend DC Beer Nerds Wait for All Year Has Arrived

Snallygaster returns to Pennsylvania Ave. Not a beer person? We’ve got you covered, too.

Buffalo Trace Antique Collection 2023 on a table outside with a tasting glass of whiskey

The Biggest Surprise of This Year’s Buffalo Trace Antique Collection

If you’re a fan of extra-aged bourbon, there’s a treat waiting for you

Three of Socorro Tequila's bottles: blanco, reposado and añejo

Texas-Based Socorro Pairs Tequila With Philanthropy

For every case sold, the fledgling spirits brand donates clean water to orphanages, nursing homes and communities in Mexico

The new 2023 Cask Strength releases from Angel's Envy, with two glasses, lying on a pink tabletop

An Early Taste of Angel’s Envy 2023 Cask Strength Rye and Bourbon

It's the first time the distillery's released this style of rye whiskey

Whiskey glass on a table in front of row of books

The 8 Best Dive Bars in SF, According to a Top Sommelier

Phillip Acquafresca of the Absinthe Group shares his favorite spots for grabbing a cheap drink

Fans react during a game between the Bills and Dolphins.

New York Governor Fueling Bills Mafia With Liquor Law Change

With Buffalo playing in London early Sunday, some sports bars can serve as early as 8 a.m.

Jack Daniel's Bonded Rye, just released, with a whiskey cocktail on a table

Jack Daniel's Just Replaced Its Rye With Something Better

The Tennessee distillery's new Bonded Rye ups the proof and the flavor

Spread of sandwiches and other toppings and drinks across a table

Try a Caprese Milk Punch and Deli Classics at Chicago’s Best New Restaurants

Modern takes on Italian and Persian fare should pique diners’ interests this month

A bottle of Catawba wine, made from heirloom grapes, from Stone Hill Winery

Swap That French Wine for a Hardy American Catawba

Chicago restaurants and Midwestern wineries are embracing homegrown grapes, for their sustainability and taste

A selection of a non alcolic spirits, seen inside The Virgin Mary bar, the first alcohol-free bar to open in Dublin, that will provide with a selection of different cocktails, wines, beers and spirits, all with zero alcohol content.

Adults Moderating Their Drinking Are Not Turning to No/Low Alcohol Options

The no- and low-booze market faces some growing pains

135th Anniversary Limited Edition Small Batch of Four Roses, available now

The 2023 Four Roses Limited Edition Small Batch Breaks a Record

Celebrating the distillery’s 135th year with the oldest recipe they've ever used

Black-owned spirits and wines you should be drinking, including Greenwood Whiskey and Sorel Liqueur

8 Black-Owned Spirits and Wines You Should Be Drinking

Plus, some cocktail inspiration for mixing a few of the bottles

Professor David Nutt holding a beaker in a science lab. Nutt says he's created a non-alc drink that replicates the buzz of booze

Is This the Future of Non-Alcoholic Drinking?

The U.K.’s former drug czar is pushing Alcarelle, which he hopes will provide a non-boozy buzz

Beer bottles on a table. New studies suggest older Americans are binge drinking at record levels, while younger generations are avoiding alcohol.

Study: Middle-Aged Adults Have a Binge Drinking Problem

Binge drinking among adults aged 35 to 50 is at a record high

Collage of fat-washed cocktails from San Francisco bars

Want to Try Fat-Washing Your Cocktails at Home? Here’s How.

Bay Area bartenders are here to help, whether you’re using bacon fat or coconut cream

Three Yeti Rambler Beverage Buckets

Do You Really Need a Yeti Ice Bucket? (Yes, You Do)

Whether you’re headed to the beach, the campground or your own backyard this Labor Day, the brand’s new hefty ice bucket should be by your side.