High Diving

Tradition reclaims maligned libations

Everything deserves its shot at redemption--even high-octane cocktails with salacious names and bad intentions. Ask Tradition's beverage director, Ian Scalzo, whose...

Hop Up

Charbay's new whiskeys are made from Racer 5 IPA

Step one for making whiskey: Brew beer. Step two: Distill it. Yes, whiskey is made from beer, but it’s not typically a draft you’d drink by the mug. The hop-free mash...

Native Suds

Lucky Hand joins the revival of California's own beer style

The wonderful, easy-drinking Cali Common from Lucky Hand ($6 per 22-ounce bottle) has quite the locavore pedigree. The style, once known as “steam beer” (which Anchor...

A Visionary Beer

Divine Brewing's new release is made to endure

Given Divine Brewing’s name, you’d expect brewmaster Kevin Robinson to have his eye on the big picture. The brewery’s second release, Engelen Tarwe (Dutch for...

Electric Mixers

Tonic gets an upgrade

It's easy to undervalue the importance of a supporting character. Consider tonic water. Take a Meryl Streep-caliber gin, mix it with a B-list supermarket tonic, and the resulting...

Brewed Up

A chai wallah, San Francisco-style

Starbucks plans to open its first café in India by year's end, so it is only fair that we get some tea out of the deal. The Chai Cart first debuted in San Francisco 2009,...