Thursday Happy Hour: Cocktail Recipes, Drinks, Music, and Good Times

Cantillon Iris

2010-03-19T18:50:36-07:00

One sip of this Cantillon lambic and I was back in Brussels, a city built on swamps, where irises used to grow in abundance. And where great beer can be had by all.

Basil Hayden's Kentucky Bourbon

2010-03-18T17:02:50-07:00

Here's a little secret: All these fancy recipes we list here? I mix them for guests but when it comes to me, it's a good measure of bourbon in a chunky rocks glass.

Irish Cream

2010-03-17T12:23:27-07:00

What are you doing on St. Patrick's Day? We're making homemade Irish Cream...

Lagunitas Brown Shugga

2010-03-12T16:34:46-08:00

Even in a city like San Diego where the sun never sleeps, it can be hard to find that perfect combination of great beer and good outdoor atmosphere. One of my favorite places is Downtown Johnny Brown’s. On this particular day, I was savoring a Brown Shugga from Lagunitas Brewing.

Cucumber Sweet Tea

2010-03-11T15:19:02-08:00

The last time I was in Austin, I drank a ton of iced tea. To bring me a little closer to the South by Southwest festivities, I've invited some friends over to play on the guitar, giggle over the #sxsw Twitter stream, and sip a new tea drink: we call it Cucumber Sweet Tea. And it's simply addictive.

Lodi Zinfandel

2010-03-10T12:49:31-08:00

We've chosen to drive the 7+ hours north because the trunk can hold many more bottles of wine than a suitcase. Buying wine from the hands that sealed it is somehow magical. And Lodi zins are our special treat. Here's what we discovered.

Kern River Citra Double IPA

2010-03-05T18:41:06-08:00

East coast or West coast, about this time of year everyone is itching for spring. And a string of rainy days had made that itch worse here in San Diego. Sipping a tastes-like-the-outdoors citrusy beer somehow makes it better.

Grapefruit Fizz

2010-03-04T19:07:13-08:00

My dad used to have a tree or two in his yard in the desert, and my sister and I would weave in and out of the branches to fill paper sacks of the sweetly floral fruits. Tickled. Over grapefruit. This is what I'm thinking as I sip a Grapefruit Fizz and the headlights swoop across the windows ...

2007 Rudolf Müller Eiswein (Ice Wine)

2010-03-03T13:37:18-08:00

The thaw is here. And it couldn't come any sooner. I am more than ready to toast the beginning of the end of this icy season by opening a bottle of Rudolf Müller Eiswein and munching on crostini with my sweetie.

Lindemans Gueuze Cuvee Rene

2010-02-28T20:58:41-08:00

So before I left Wisconsin, my host and I shared an almost champagne-split-sized bottle of an almost-champagne-tasting beer – Lindemans Gueuze Cuvee Rene. The Cuvee Rene, a Belgian brew, was actually a touch fruitier and sweeter than most of the other gueuze I’ve had.