Beer, Wine, & Spirits
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The Best Non-Alcoholic Beers to Get You Through ‘Dry January’
After eating, drinking, and partying during the holidays, it’s time to recover from all that excess and observe “Dry January.” Or perhaps you don’t drink alcohol at all, but enjoy the taste of a fine malt beverage. Believe it or not,…
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11 of the Best Trader Joe’s Wines Under $10
It’s a well-established fact that cheap doesn’t always mean bad when it comes to wine, and there’s probably no grocery store as well-equipped for this as Trader Joe’s — and no, we’re not just talking about the store’s beloved ‘Two-Buck…
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This Vodka Brand Is Celebrating Dry January … With Martha Stewart
Dry January continues to gain in popularity each year as consumers look to put a check on their alcohol consumption. The monthlong decision to abstain from alcohol is promoted by social media influencers swearing to abide by healthier lifestyles, performed…
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8 Spindrift Spiked Sparkling Water Flavors, Ranked
Spindrift Sparkling Water threw its hat into the hard seltzer ring in 2021 and has since released nine flavors, each of which tastes less alcoholic than the last. They are essentially indistinguishable from the standard flavors, and that spells trouble.…
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7 Clever Uses For Cheap Vodka (Besides Drinking It)
A cheap, plastic bottle of vodka that’s been gathering dust for the past few years isn’t exactly appealing. But that bottle of American Plains or Popov doesn’t have to go down the drain, as frugal Redditors recently came up with…
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Miller Beer’s Latest Boozy Contraption Draws Inspiration from ‘A Christmas Story’
With the recent release of “A Christmas Story Christmas,” the reboot of the classic holiday flick, Miller Brewing Co. is embracing the nostalgia with its own boozy spin, unveiling a leg lamp beer tower. The beer giant’s lamp isn’t an exact…
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Taste Test: The Best Canned Wine to Try This Holiday Season
Back in the dark ages, wine lovers had to haul a bottle of their favorite vino to the big holiday dinner party. These days, smart sippers are leaving the bottles at…
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15 Whole Foods Wines For $20 or Less
Though Whole Foods is often known for its premium price tag, there are plenty of ways to get out of there for cheap. The wine aisle, for instance, is overflowing…
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Bottles On a Budget: 13 Aldi Wines Under $20
It can be difficult to score a decent bottle of wine under $20, but not at Aldi supermarkets. In fact, my most recent visit to the grocery chain showed me…
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Raise a Glass to These 20 Sam’s Club Wines Under $20
The truth is, most of us probably don’t know an expensive wine from an inexpensive one. Here’s a big hack for the wine world: Buy what you like, skip what…
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The Best IPAs You Can Buy at the Grocery Store
When IPAs became all the rage in the 2010s, I resisted the craft beer trend, preferring cheap, easy-drinking light beers to the metallic bitterness of a bottle of Lagunitas. Everything…
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Here’s Why Trader Joe’s ‘Two-Buck Chuck’ Is So Cheap
Producing a single glass of wine takes gallons of water, hours of labor, hundreds of shiny stainless-steel storage tanks, and miles of gas-guzzling transport. So how is it that a…
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Hold My … Tree? Miller Lite Combines Beer Keg and Christmas Tree Stand Into One
The phrase keg stand may conjure up images of a frat party of drunk bros holding an upside-down pal’s legs straight up while he chugs beer directly out of the…
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8 Gluten-Free Beers That Are Actually Delicious
If you’re a gluten-free beer drinker, you likely already know the headache of finding beer that is both delicious and gluten-free. That’s because the gluten-free beer market, like the general beer…
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Stouffer’s New Lasagna Bloody Mary Is the Cocktail No One Saw Coming
Now you can have your Stouffer’s lasagna and drink it too, at least if the phrase “lasagna bloody mary” doesn’t make you queasy. For some reason, the famous frozen lasagna…
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Would You Try These Weird Wines?
If you’re a wine drinker, you’ve probably had a conversation with someone about whether you prefer red or white wine — or maybe you’re more of a rosé drinker. Everyone…
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Spirits and Mixers Every Home Bar Should Have
Whether starting fresh or upgrading, stocking the right spirits prepares you to mix crowd-pleasing cocktails whenever guests drop by at home easily.
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The Oldest Breweries in America
In 1915, there were roughly 1,300 breweries in the United States. That number dropped to zero with the arrival of Prohibition in 1920. And although a handful survived the Volstead…
