Modern Drunkard Magazine. America's Secret Bars. The necessity of a speakeasy is gone.
The entertainment value, however, remains. Sure it’s a little gimmicky, but there’s something cool about having a few drinks in a bar not too many people know about. The secret bar makes you feel like an insider and most serve up damn good drinks. Here are our picks for the best in the country. Please Don’t Tell, or “PDT” as it is commonly known, is probably the best known secret bar there is (oxymoron?).
Noble Experiment (San Diego) Noble Experiment is awesome but is a tough sell because you have to enter through Neighborhood, a pretty solid craft beer bar. Photos: Yelp | Thrillist The Franklin Mortgage & Investment Co. Now that’s the kinda name we want in a speakeasy. Photos: Visit Philly Wilson & Wilson Private Detective Agency (San Francisco) This private detective agency is awful at hunting down criminals, luckily, they happen to be really great at whipping up drinks.
Photos: The Tender | Liquor Williams & Graham (Denver) Photos: The Denver Dish. Best & Worst Beers in America. 40. Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Ale: 330 calories, 32 g carbohydrates, 9.6% alcohol If you’re serious about losing your gut, you should avoid this brew. While research does shows that one to two drinks a day can be part of a smart eating plan, this beer packs two to three times more calories than a glass of wine (around 120 calories) or a bottle of light beer (about 100 calories).
To make sure the rest of your drinking habits don't sabotage your fat-fighting efforts, check out this list of the 30 Worst Drinks in America. 39. 207 calories, 28 g carbohydrates, 4.7% alcohol For a 12-ounce serving, this Wisconsin brew has calories and carbs up the Leinenkugel. Should We Drink Tonight? Beer and Food Pairings at Epicurious.com. F or centuries, if you asked a restaurant server in any mid-range to upscale American eatery what drink to pair with a certain dish, he'd bring over the sommelier and a wine bottle negotiation would ensue.
But in the last five years, there's been a paradigm shift: Beer has made it onto the menu as more than an afterthought. Beverage directors, chefs, and even wine lovers have learned that beer has an amazing capacity to pair with all kinds of foods. As a result, beer sommeliers have popped up in cities across the country, especially Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, and Portland, Oregon. Beer-and-food tasting events have multiplied exponentially—the monthly lists at beerfestivals.org are enormous. Nowadays, asking for a beer no longer means you're simply afraid of wine (or the type of person who wears face paint to football games). Beer may actually be more food-friendly than wine is. Food and beer pairing issues: Complementary or contrasting flavors? Comparing beer to wine Examples: - StumbleUpon. Every Man Should Know: The Wonderful World of Whiskey. Mark Twain once said, “too much of anything is bad, but too much good whiskey is barely enough.”
It’s been brought to my attention that a lot of guys out there aren’t aware of what whiskey (or as I like to call it, “writer’s blood”) actually is. This entry will serve to educate those men out there who, for some reason, just can’t put down that warm can of Coors Light. It’s time to man up and class up. First off, tons of manly men drink whiskey.
It’s the drink of choice for famous authors Ernest Hemingway and the aforementioned Mark Twain. Let’s keep it simple. All whisky’s (Yeah. The drink must also endure a vigorous aging process. Diving even deeper into Scotch, you’re provided with the option of either single malt or blended Scotches. Recommended Brands: Johnnie Walker, Glenmorangie, Highland Park Fortunately, the rules pertaining to the making of Irish whiskey are less rigid, allowing for a larger variety of Irish whiskies. How to Open a Beer Bottle With a Dollar Bill Video. The world’s best booze (and where to drink it) - travel tips and articles -... Drinking the local beverage is a sure way to warm the hearts of the locals.
Here is a selection of alcoholic drinks that make the effort of travel all the more rewarding. 1. Sake, Japan Image by katclay Called nihonshu in Japan, sake is a rice wine with an alcohol content of 15% to 17%. 2. Image by ccharmon It takes 119.5 seconds to pour the perfect pint. 3. Image by jonworth-eu Someone once said: ‘beauty is in the eye of the beer holder’; if that’s the case, then Belgium is exquisite. 4.
Image by plusgood For instant bohemian, just add water. 5. Image by Megan Mallen The sought-after wines of Burgundy (Bourgogne) possess particular qualities attributable to the region’s 400 soil types.