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The Best Sour Beers To Drink This Summer
Increasingly, craft beer brewers and patrons have turned toward lagers - pale, dark, Pilsners, Helles, bocks - as the breezy de facto alternative to the God Emperor of the craft industry, the IPA. People want options, and they want beer they can recognize immediately as “beer” as codified by America’s…
8 Things You Need To Add To Your Beach Day Packing List This Year
If there’s one thing that really encapsulates the best that summer has to offer, it’s the weekend beach trip. Being able to pack up after work on a Friday, drive with your buddies to the nearest body of water, and hang out for a couple of days--well, there’s nothing quite…
Want To Know How To Talk About Beer? Start Here
Beer comes with its own language, most of which makes talking about beer an intimidating and alienating prospect for casual drinkers. Conversely, this separate language is a delight for pedantic, gatekeeping nerds clamoring for an intellectual edge on people at parties. I don’t like those nerds and am always looking…
The 9 Hops That Every IPA Lover Should Know
You don’t have to be a scientist or a horticulturalist or a brewer to appreciate beer. You just have to have a lively palate and a sense of adventure. You don’t need an advanced degree to grasp the role hops play in shaping beer, either, but beer education is fun,…
The Best Jackets, Pants, and Tees In Harley Davidson’s H-D Collections
Last year, I was invited by Harley-Davidson to participate in one of its riding academies to learn how to ride a motorcycle. While I still haven’t pulled the proverbial trigger to get my license, I have learned a lot about Harley-Davidson’s legacy – and it goes way beyond the motorcycle.…
To Fully Live La Dolce Vita, Look to the Life and Art of Slim Aarons
Saturated Mediterranean beaches. Exiled Russian aristocrats. Senators’ wives. Roman temples. Palm Beach mansions. Striped umbrellas, tiaras, and Cuban cigars. These are, of course, only a small portion of what Slim Aarons documented during his decades-long career. Aarons, whose work has had a resurgence since the Instagram age, is best remembered…
50 Things Every Guy Should Own
In the era of fast fashion and consumerism, it's easy to amass an over-flowing closet full of clothes, accessories, and knick-knacks you hardly ever look at, much less use. This isn't a judgment - we're in the same boat. So, every now and then, it's worth considering what is genuinely…
The Best Booze You’ve Never Heard Of
The beverage industry moves quickly and spirits that were once considered obscure or under-the-radar suddenly dominate cocktail trends for years. It wasn't long ago that mezcal was considered a hipster oddity. Now you'll find mezcal drinks on nearly every cocktail bar's menu. More recently the world of Italian amaro has…
The Best Outdoor Furniture for Your Patio, Deck, and Backyard
Recently my husband and I finally bit the bullet (and dropped a few thou’) to build a courtyard in the back of the house. Inspired by Mediterranean-by-way-of-Appalachia, the garden is a beautifully clean space with tonal gravel and a potager with herbs and lettuces and tomatoes to the side of…
The Best Mezcal to Drink Right Now
While tequila broadly speaking has had its place in the modern cocktail scene, mezcal in particular has only recently seen a surge in popularity. But, the once niche Mexican spirit has become just as much of a staple at cocktail bars. In fact, alongside the rise of Italian spirits, we'd…
Prep for Rainy Days with the Weatherman Travel Umbrella
Umbrellas are one of the few pieces of gear that have been successfully perfected. Like koozies and cheap sunglasses, flimsy knockoffs are always given out at events or festivals. And while an umbrella is, in my opinion, an essential household item, I've never been fully satisfied with one. That is…
What Exactly Is Natural Wine?
Over the past few years, the buzzword in the wine world has been “natural.” Brightly colored, beautifully designed bottles of natural wine have been filling the shelves of your favorite wine bars and bottle shops. Magazines like Bon Appetit and Food & Wine have been throwing around terms like “low-intervention,”…
Volkswagen Vintage Jolly Style Beach Buggy
In 1960's Southern California, you weren't doing the beach properly if you weren't getting there in some sort of Volkswagen. While the VW Bus and Beetle were tremendously popular, the best way to do it was in one of the era's iconic buggies like the Meyers Manx or a Poty…
Nissan Office Pod Concept
If things keep up the way they have been with infectious diseases, we might all be working remotely (commercial real estate is screwed, by the way). Nissan's Office Pod Concept might just have a leg up on the non-existent competition. The Office Pod is a mobile office van based on…
KGB Spy Gear Auction
Julien's Auctions has been responsible for the sale of everything from Kurt Cobain's sweater and Eddie Van Halen's guitars, to Hugh Hefner's collection of jackets and pipes and Evel Knievel's Triumph motorcycle. Next year, they're set to auction off one of the most interesting collections yet with "The Cold War…
