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Learn your way around drinks, from mixology tips and cocktail science to primers on beer styles, wine varietals, and more.

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I Tried 18 Nonalcoholic Drinks to Find Spirits and Cocktails I’d Unwind With Any Day

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I Tried 21 Nonalcoholic Wines to Find Ones I'd Drink Any Night

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Sparkling Water, Sparkling Mineral Water, Club Soda, Seltzer, and Tonic Water: What's the Difference?

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I Tried 23 Nonalcoholic Beers to Find the Best Ones I'd Happily Drink Any Day

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What’s Natural Wine, Anyway? We Asked a Sommelier

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The Best Wine Subscription Services for Every Type of Wine Drinker

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A Beginner's Guide to Portuguese Wine

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The One Ingredient Holding Back Everyone's Homemade Cocktails—and How to Fix it

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A Guide to Cold Brew Coffee

What Happens to Your Coffee As It Sits, and the Science Behind It

A Beginner's Guide to American Beer Styles

The Fastest Way to Chill a Cocktail Glass

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Beer Pairings 101: Fruity and Spicy Beers

Homebrewing: A Guide to Essential Hop Varieties

A Beginner's Guide to Belgian Beer Styles

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The Drink of the Gods: An Introduction to Pulque

Homebrewing: How to Keg Your Beer

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These 8 Outstanding Universal Wine Glasses Can Handle Reds, Whites, and Bubbles

How to Identify Bad Flavors in Your Beer

How to Brew Your Own Belgian Dubbel

Cocktail 101: Troubleshooting Your Boston Shaker

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5 Tricks for Better Wine Shopping

Cocktail 101: How to Make Layered Cocktails

Cocktail 101: How to Use Eggs in Cocktails, Part 1

Cocktail 101: Eggs in Cocktails, Part 2

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Beer Pairings 101: Sour, Tart, and Funky Beers

Homebrewing: How To Brew an Imperial IPA

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A Guide To Cocktail Glassware

Homebrew Troubleshooting: Identifying Off-Aromas

Homebrewing: Essentials for Your First Brew

How to Brew Your Own Belgian Dark Strong Ale

Homebrewing: 3-Vessel Brewing

Homebrewing: How to Brew with Spices

Coffee Tragedies: The Shattered French Press

Homebrewing: How to Make Your Own Crystal Malt

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The Best Way to Chill Wine Fast

Cocktail 101: How to Garnish with a Citrus Twist

How to Make Pitcher Drinks Tastier, Less Diluted

How to Keg Your Homebrew: Troubleshooting Tips

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How to Pair IPAs and Other Hoppy, Bitter Beers With Food

Back in Black: Why You Should Taste Your Coffee With and Without Milk and Sugar

Homebrewing: How to Make Mead

Coffee Skills: How to Steam Milk at Home

Cocktail 101: How to Crack Ice

Homebrewing Basics: All About Grain

5 Must-Drink Oatmeal Stouts

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How to Pair Porters, Stouts, and Other Rich Beers With Food

Homebrewing: How to Brew a Saison

Use A French Press to Add Flavor to Your Beer

What Food Goes Best with IPA?

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A Beginner's Guide to Spanish Wine

Essential Sodas: Jarritos Tamarindo

The Serious Eats Guide to Cachaça

Beer Pairing: What To Drink With Buffalo Wings

Homebrewing: Base Malt

The Serious Eats Guide to Tennessee Whiskey

The Serious Eats Guide to What's in Your Beer

Hondarrabi Zuri

Txakoli: Spain's Refreshing, Effervescent, Hard-to-Pronounce Wine

Why I Drink ESB

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Cocktail 101: Measuring Utensils

Abbott's Bitters: Reintroducing a Classic

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Cocktail 101: Tools You Do Not Need

DIY vs. Buy: Cocktail Ingredients You Should Not Make Yourself

Meet Sotol, Tequila's Northern Cousin