Even though many bartenders are storytellers, writers, poets, and playwrights on the side, it's rare for a group of them to get together and build cocktails inspired by bits of verse. At the National Poetry Month Cocktail Celebration this weekend at Back Forty in New York, they did just that, offering a group of drinks each inspired by a poem. More

The folks behind Get Real NY are quickly making a name for themselves as hosts of some of the best craft-beer focused events in New York City. By bringing together world renowned beers from the likes of Founders, Anchorage, Nogne O, and more with food from some of the city's top chefs, these events walk the line between gourmet feast and block party buffet. Their latest event, Aporkalypse Now, took place on February 25, and was no exception. More

From super local brews to rare releases from up the coast, L.A. Beer Week has thus far offered a range of stellar sips. Take a look at some of our favorites in the slideshow, and if you're in town, there's still plenty of Beer Week to be enjoyed—now through October 23. More

Portland Cocktail week is rapidly approaching. If you've glanced at the schedule on the PDXCW homepage you know just how many great looking tours, seminars, and parties are taking place. As much as I would l love to go to every event, I must be realistic, I still have my job—as well as my liver—to worry about. So where will I be sipping? Here's the game plan. More

For some, GABF is mostly a competition, pitting the country's best brewpubs and breweries against each other for the gold medal. For others, it's a party, celebrating the explosion of craft beer with nearly 50,000 of your newest friends. And for others, it's mostly a chance to geek out on the country's best brews under one rooftop for three days straight. Today, we wanted to highlight some of the most unique offerings at GABF: 15 non-traditional beers you might not see anywhere else. More

This year, the Brewer's Association celebrated its 30th Anniversary of the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado. Thousands of beer geeks flocked to the Colorado Convention Center to take part in the festivities, which included over 2400 different beers from 465 breweries. Spread out over three days and four sessions, attending GABF is every craft beer fan's rite of passage. More

NYC Brewer's Choice at City Winery offered beer lovers a rare opportunity to try a number of limited, unique, and aged beers while talking to the brewers who crafted them. We ate and drank our way through the crowd in search of the night's standouts. More

Last weekend, New York's Brewery Ommegang held their annual Belgium Comes to Cooperstown festival, a weekend-long celebration of Belgian-inspired beers. The brewery, set on an old 140-acre hop farm, was the perfect location for camping, fireworks, live music, a massive screening of "Spinal Tap" and, of course, fine beers from over 50 breweries worldwide. Here are our 10 favorites. More

Just about no one in the cocktail world is as revered as cocktail expert and historian David Wondrich, and he'll be appearing at New York's Astor Center tomorrow night. More

Last week the organizers and sponsors of Tales of the Cocktail brought this signature New Orleans event to Vancouver, B.C. How did the event function in another, less notoriously party-hearty city? Did it translate into Canadian? After spending several days in Vancouver for before-and-after celebrations, as well as for the main event on Monday, I can say with a little surprise that the answer is "mostly yes." More