By Eric San Juan
Your typical saison is a straw-colored beer with a foamy white head and farmyard aromatics. It’s a fantastic style well-suited for warm-weather drinking.
By Eric San Juan
A few years back I would have said that R.E.M. was Athens, Ga.’s greatest export. Then I realized I was letting them coast on the glory days of the ‘80s. Why give R.E.M. a pass when Athen’s Terrapin Beer Co. is doing great things right now?
By Eric San Juan
There are a few core styles that should be explored and appreciated by any self-respecting beer geek, and without question porter is one of those styles.
By Eric San Juan
At this point, it’s hard to imagine California’s Firestone Walker doing any wrong.
For the short period of time that Fitler has been open, its food is remarkably confident: The distance between the intent of each dish and its execution is virtually nonexistent. And the way it straddles the line between higher-concept and comfort is something that many restaurants far further along in their evolution still struggle to achieve.
You know the moment at the end of a date, that nanosecond between the time you decide to go in for a kiss and the moment your lips actually touch for the first time? That’s kind of how I get right before opening the list at a wine bar I’ve never been to. But reading the glass list at Urban Enoteca was the equivalent of making out with a dead fish.
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Finding a good bar is like finding a soul mate. The very air around you should sing softly of future memories forged on the strength of the bond created upon that first fateful meeting. When your foot crosses the threshold for the first time, the force of the atmosphere should drag you forward like a willing victim into Dracula’s castle. The personality of the bar should fold itself around you, whispering assurances that you have indeed entered a space that is alive: with excitement, with curiosity, with warmth.