Bartender Spotlight: Six Questions w/ Nikki Mendez, Barley Republic
Barley Republic bartender, Nikki Mendez, seems to have the appropriate palate to pour drinks at the historic St. Augustine Irish Gastro Pub and Cocktai…
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Market-to-Glass — What’s in a craft cocktail?
Don’t let the swift and suave movements of your beautifully bearded bartender fool you, making a craft cocktail is not as easy as it looks. You wouldn’…
Ancient Craft, Ancient Brew — Shrub and Kombucha
For the past few years, craft breweries and distilleries have been converting abandoned warehouses by the dozen into thriving local businesses. While “…
A Resurgence of American Craftsmanship — Manifest Distilling
Information is everywhere, and for business owners, this means a customer can be reading about your company from down the road or across the globe. Yo…
Cider and Mead — The next craft renaissance?
Hard cider and mead, two craft beverages out of the pages of history, have seen a recent surge in popularity. Over the past 10 years, sales of domestic…
The Spirit of Independence — Defining craft beer in 2017
Craft beer is booming, but what does “craft” even mean anymore? The Brewers Association, craft beer’s trade organization, offers this definition on its…
Drink Issue Behind the Scenes
Check out this video for a little behind-the-scenes view of our newest Drink Issue centerfold. Stay thirsty my friends. …
The Growth of the Growler
July 1, 2015 was a day that will forever be remembered by craft beer lovers and connoisseurs, not just here in “Bruval,” but across the entire state of…
10 Wild Cocktail Concoctions You Must Try
Cocktails have grown up — and fast. Gone are the days where simple two-ingredient cocktails quenched the thirst of Northeast Florida’s cocktail connois…
TendedBar — Your Automatic Bartender
As a student at Purdue University in 2014, Jay Perkins was required to come up with a senior design project. The concept he created with was TendedBar,…
Craft Beer Buyers Guide
It is common knowledge that spilling a full beer is the adult equivalent of letting go of your favorite balloon. It is never on purpose and always some…
Local Lookout — Le Orchid
The first time I heard anything from indie pop group Le Orchid, Michael Carter, the band’s bassist, sent me a single and told me to check it out. After…
Bar Trends — On draft is on top
Ice, clarity, molecular, shims, aged, carbonized, bottled, fat washed … the list goes on. At this point, you are probably wondering what the hell it is…
Become a Wine Expert
So, you want to be a wine expert huh? Well, all you need to do is follow these five simple steps to wine-snob glory. Impress your friends! Don’t str…
San Sebastian Winery
Basking in the sunshine atop the San Sebastian winery in St. Augustine’s historical downtown, a picturesque waterfront lies in front of you, while a tu…
Pack in the Protein
Proteins are well-known for their muscle building attributes, but what is not well-known is that proteins are found in every cell in our body from our …
Craft Distillery Highlights
Jacksonville continues to have a thriving, homegrown happy hour presence that expands with every passing year. Until now, most of the locally produced …
Embrace the Grape — Wine & Food Pairings
Very few of us would label ourselves as “wine snobs,” and even fewer of us have the wine knowledge or highly trained palate to be considered true conno…
Grain and Grub — Beer & Food Pairings
“We go together like peas and carrots” is a very old saying, which when used indicates a person’s perception of the level of compatibility with another…
Brewery Update — All things new in the craft brewery scene of North Florida
A lot can happen in a year, especially in the ever-changing world of craft brewing. Since our beer issue last September, the Jacksonville scene has con…