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Blogs.CityPaper.com- 6.9.11

Spirits in the Night, June 10 at the Homewood Museum The 15th Anniver­sary Evening of Tra­di­tional Bev­er­ages Fri­day night at Hop­kins’ Home­wood Museum isn’t your usual happy hour. This year, the annual event cel­e­brates tra­di­tional spir­its, fea­tur­ing a talk by Dr. Den­nis Pogue, chief his­to­rian at Mount Ver­non, George Washington’s his­toric home where whiskey and [...]

Baltimore City Paper Blog – 6.9.11

Spirits in the Night, June 10 at the Homewood Museum By Mary Zajac The 15th Anniver­sary Evening of Tra­di­tional Bev­er­ages Fri­day night at Hop­kins’ Home­wood Museum isn’t your usual happy hour. This year, the annual event cel­e­brates tra­di­tional spir­its, fea­tur­ing a talk by Dr. Den­nis Pogue, chief his­to­rian at Mount Ver­non, George Washington’s his­toric home [...]

Gavin ST. Ours – 6.7.11

Root and Cream Soda Look at this photo my friend Amber took of me over Memo­r­ial Day week­end. She and Rob were sweet enough to host Sophia and me for two nights and a party at their Brook­lyn apart­ment. I brought a bot­tle of Root, and we mixed it with some top-quality cream soda. The [...]

Tasting Table – 6.7.11

Father’s Day Gift List This herbal elixir, infused with old-timey ingredients like birch bark and wintergreen, mimics the sweetly medicinal taste of authentic root beer. It’s perfect for lending a boozy bite to post-BBQ ice cream floats. — TastingTable.com, 6.7.11

Nightclub & Bar – 6.6.11

New Spirits, Old Fans Dennis Hewlett manages The Pub on Passyunk East — known by locals as The P.O.P.E. — in the rising-star neighborhood of Passyunk in South Philadelphia, Pa. The spot is a great place to kick back with a cold craft brew, thanks to a staff that knows good beer and stellar service. [...]

Kitchen Konfidence – 6.4.11

Strawberry Letter 22 So it seems like I’ve been on quite the strawberry kick recently.  Today I’m going to show you how to make the Strawberry Letter 22, a carbonated cocktail that tastes like a strawberry root beer soda.  Let me start by saying that I am actually not a big fan of root beer; [...]