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The 10 Breweries Every Craft Beer Fan Should Visit Once
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The 10 Breweries Every Craft Beer Fan Should Visit Once

Here are America’s best breweries—not only for outstanding sour beers, IPAs, and lagers, but also for overall ambiance, brewery tours, and mouthwatering food options.

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The 10 Best Craft Beers for Tailgating, Ranked

From juicy IPAs to refreshing lagers, we picked out the 10 best craft beers for tailgate season.

The Best Japanese Whiskies to Try This Year
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The Best Japanese Whiskies to Try This Year

Japanese whisky isn’t hard to find, but you may not know where to get started if you’re not familiar with the brands. Here are some great choices for first-timers and old hands.

Add to Bar Cart: The Vaults 2022 Release Blends Widow Jane’s Oldest and Rarest Whiskeys

Welcome to Add to Bar Cart, where Cool Material’s writers and editors recommend the spirits that they’re enjoying most right now. There’s no shortage of whiskey releases for bourbon lovers to keep track of. Many of the most sought after come from distilleries in Kentucky. But bourbon is America’s spirit,…

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What to Drink This Weekend: Aperitivo Del Nonno

Looking for a new cocktail to try out this weekend? Want to wind down with a fresh new drink? We’ve got you covered. Here’s what you should drink this weekend. I'll freely admit that I typically reserve bright, bubbly aperitivi for the warm weather. An Aperol spritz has no business…

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5 Classic Scotch Cocktails Every Guy Should Know How to Make

It doesn't matter what the time of year is, it's always a good time for Scotch. For whisky devotees, if there's not at least a few bottles of Scotch on the bar cart (especially a minimum of one go-to bucket list bottle), then it's time to make a liquor store…

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What to Drink This Weekend: The Slope

Looking for a new cocktail to try out this weekend? Want to wind down with a fresh new drink? We’ve got you covered. Here’s what you should drink this weekend. With the cooler weather and crisp chill of autumn, there are few better choices of spirits in your fall cocktails…

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How a Blind Bourbon Tasting Can Make You Rethink America’s Spirit

On a recent zoom tasting with a group of whiskey experts, I sat with two bourbons in front of me. The taster bottles were unlabeled other than a sticker that read “BOURBON WITH NO BOUNDARIES,” with “sample 1” underneath one bottle’s label and “sample 2” under the other. It was…

How a Blind Bourbon Tasting Can Make You Rethink America’s Spirit