In this edition:
• A pair of aces
• Room for growth
• Still a-maze-ing
• Wheel of misfortune
• The road less traveled
“The Dublin-based Irish Pub Company has designed upwards of 2,000 pubs in more than 100 countries around the globe.”
“Our writer endured boozy days, sleepless nights in a hostel, and edge-of-your-seat racing at Kitzbühel’s legendary Hahnenkamm.”
“Data-driven brews. Climate-resilient hops. This is the future of beer.”
“Bikes and booze have been linked for decades, but research shows there is no such thing as a healthy amount of alcohol.”
Chris Heath at GQ interviews nine sober musicians on thriving creatively.
Musicians Steven Tyler, Ben Harper, Joe Walsh, and others speak with candor about their journeys to sobriety and how they are in much better places, personally and creatively.
Alexander Chee got sick the first time he drank gin. We’re glad he persevered.
Why beer is better for some of us than abstinence.
Keeping a place that serves drinks open is a difficult task no matter where you do it. As the bartender at my current favorite local bar, Sharlene’s on Flatbush in Brooklyn, told me, “You need to get at least half a million to open a bar in New York anymore. You need investors and shit,” […]
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