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Beer Glasses

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Beer Glasses– They’re As Important as the Beer! Looking to provide the perfect pour, the one with a frosty head that’s about to spill over the rim, the one that will have your guests smiling, smacking their lips, and crying for more? Well, it’s not just about the beer. It’s

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Get Your Guinness On

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Get Your Guinness On There’s a picture a wall in my house that reads, “Guinness is good for you.” I bought it at the Guinness brewery in the 2004. It’s a slogan from a 1930’s Guinness advertising campaign. Those were the days when a company could claim their product would

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Pairing Wine With Fish

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Reds Are In Pairing wines with fish and seafood can be difficult. Typically, we embrace the cliché, and lean toward the whites, which is a safe bet when you know what you’re doing. But what if you’re a red wine lover? No reason to despair. The color codes have been

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The Perfect Martini–Every Time

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  Fred Astaire in a Glass Full disclosure—I’m not a huge martini drinker, not because I don’t like them, because I like them a little too much. But every now and then we all have to take one, or two, or three for the team. Such was the case last

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Tonic: The Elixer Mixer

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Any Wisconsite will share their distain of mosquito season. But, did you ever wonder how the Gin and Tonic became a popular summer drink, and why mosquitos have anything to do with this refreshing drink? History of Tonic Water Well, Tonic water was once sold as a prophylactic to prevent

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Bloody Mary Story & Poem

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Bloody Mary Story The Bloody Mary— some say it’s named after a bartender in Paris who decided to mix tomato juice and vodka, bless his heart. Others say it’s named after Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VIII, former Queen of England, half sister of Queen Elizabeth I, and vodka drinker.

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Cool Tools For Your Bar

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  Cool Tools For Your Bar We do a lot of talking about having commercial tools for your kitchen, but what about commercial tools for your bar? Let’s face it folks, when it comes to having a bar in your house, wet just isn’t enough anymore. So what’s the most

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Tequila Tasting: Educational Road Trip to JosĂ©’s Blue Sombrero

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With Cinco de Mayo just around the corner, we thought it apt to explore the intricacies of Tequila. Now, except for imbibing in a delicious margarita (ok…four), my experience in sipping tequila straight up is limited to one night in San Juan, Puerto Rico and is now whispered about in

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A Bubbly Brunch

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One of the best things about getting together with family and friends is a rousing debate over a great meal. A favorite debate at our get-togethers is over “the best invention EVER!” Personally, I still think it has to be brunch. Seriously- who invented this amazing deliciousness? You have the

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Some Leer: Beer Pairings

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Look beyond the fact that our humble staff resides in a beer mecca. (We think, THE beer Mecca!) Beer has simply come into its own, and it’s not only men that order up a frosty cold one—a growing number of women are choosing beer over wine these days as well.

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A good meal ought to begin with hunger. --French Proverb.