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Packaging Whore: Kitaro One-Cup Sake
February 16, 2011
I regretfully report that Anders, aka Skankynavia and Packaging Whore columnist, is on sabbatical for...
Tap This: Strong Beer Month 2011 - The Best of Beers (SF)
February 11, 2011
As you might expect after seeing my last post on Strong Beer Month, I went...
Japanify: Tokutei Meishoshu (Premium Sake)
February 3, 2011
I am excited to continue with Part Two of my sake series this week on...
Happy Hour: The Old Fashioned
February 3, 2011
Before we had bars, we had places called taverns and saloons. And before we had Manhattans, Martinis, and...
Japanify: Futsushu vs. Tokutei Meishoshu (Ordinary vs. Premium Sake)
January 27, 2011
I had many opportunities during my first six months living in Japan to get really...
Happy Hour: The Hot Toddy
January 20, 2011
Last week I wrote about the Hot Buttered Rum, and how it's a winter drink...
Happy Hour: Hot Buttered Rum (Take 2)
January 13, 2011
We're a couple weeks into 2011 and many of you are still hopeful about staying...
Tap This: 2010 Top Beers (And Then Some)
January 7, 2011
2010 was an excellent year for beer! Here are my top five beer experiences of...
The Man Behind Happy Hour
January 5, 2011
Meet Paystyle-- a dashing, whip-smart, er, smartass from Brooklyn by way of Los Angeles. He's...
Skankynavia: A Real Man's Wet Lunch
January 5, 2011
We don't have that many traditions left in our royal kingdom of Denmark, and the...
Umamiventure #22: St. George Spirits & Hangar One Vodka (SF Bay Area)
February 9, 2010
Photos by Mike Brandeberry and Kayoko Akabori. 'Tis true: there lives a kickass distillery named...
Japanify: How to Make Biwashu (Loquat Liqueur)
June 26, 2009
After making my umeshu and bottling it up for indulgence in October, I became restless....