This week brought some good news with another month-long extension of New York’s takeout cocktail law. Being able to buy beer, wine and cocktails to-go has been a saving grace […]
“Beer me” that wine, will ya?
While the phrase “beer me” will always have more of a ring to it than “Chardonnay me,” people are opting for wine and spirits over beer more and more. In […]
Pac-Man to Pop-Ups: Hot Bar Trends
It’s Friday night! You and your friends are texting furiously about where to go. But then you have the “been there, done that” conversation, and disappointment sets in. You’re tired […]
BBQ & Brews: Your Pairing Guide for National Barbecue Month
Mmmmmmm, can you smell it? There’s nothing quite like the savory aroma of food being cooked over a fire. Whenever someone in my neighborhood is cooking out, I immediately want […]
What Booze Marketers Should Know About the Mindfulness Movement
When in 2012 one of UVA’s most illustrious donors, Paul Tudor Jones, announced a $12 million gift to establish a Contemplative Sciences Center to foster “modern applications of contemplative thought,” […]
Zombies, white walkers, gratuitous violence, and… great beer.
Trekkies everywhere have a reason to raise a glass: New York’s Shmaltz Brewing is planning to release three limited edition Star Trek beers this year, in addition to last year’s […]
Brews with Views: 5 Must-Drink-At Mountain Breweries
Is it just me, or do snowflakes, icicles and sledding make you want to drink beer? There’s something about winter that screams let’s bundle up, trek through the snow and […]
2016 – The Buzz Bin Year In Review
We survived 2016! It was a wild, strange and perplexing year filled with politics, social issues, the Olympics, celebrities, food, craft beer and wine, and of course emails – so […]
Health, Wellness and….Booze?
It’s no secret that health and wellness themes are increasingly a topic of mainstream discussion. Whether it’s the cover of Time magazine or Oprah’s partnership with Deepak Chopra and Weight […]
Halloween 2016: Trick or Booze
Good ol’ October… the most magical time of the year for costume enthusiasts, candy enthusiasts (a.k.a everybody) and, unfortunately for 2016, creepy clowns. If Halloween is your thing, and you’re […]