Beer, Wine, & Spirits

  • Beer Store's Window in Ghent, Belgium. Beer in Belgium varies from pale lager to amber ales, lambic beers, Flemish red ales, sour brown ales, strong ales and stouts. There are approximately hundreds of active breweries in Belgium.

    Bizarre Liquor Laws From Different Countries That Still Exist

    The regulation of alcohol has a long and checkered past in many countries around the world, and a number of outdated liquor laws remain on the books. From drinking permits in India to drunk bicycling in Germany, we scoured the…

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    We Tried the Target Wines and This Is the Best

    More and more consumers are realizing that wine doesn’t have to be expensive to be good, allowing stores such as Costco, Aldi, and Trader Joe’s to enter the game. Aside from convenience, the big chains have the power to buy…

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    Fall Beers and Ciders: Craft Brews to Toast the Season

    Crisp air, the crunch of leaves under feet, leaf peeping, a glowing fire pit — ready or not, autumn is here, and there’s nothing like a belly-warming brew or hard cider on a fall evening to make it feel especially…

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    21 Summer Beers to Cool You Off On a Hot Day

    The late English author Gilbert Chesterton once wrote: “Let a man walk 10 miles steadily on a hot summer’s day along a dusty English road, and he will soon discover why beer was invented.” He’s right, of course — there’s…

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    The Best Rums Under $35 to Spice Up Your Home Bar

    Warm weather calls for rum-based mai tais, mojitos, daiquiris, and other refreshing summer drinks. But store shelves are crowded, and plenty of rums good enough for sipping neat or on the rocks cost $60 or more. Cheapism has found the…

  • Beat the Heat: 13 Cheap, Refreshing Summer Wines

    Summer means finding ways to stay cool, and refreshing beverages are always a good start. What better antidote to the dog days of summer than cold, crisp wine? Many of the wines that taste the best — tart, crisp, and light…