Who all looking for green beer say yeahhhh Mar 15, 2023 Wondering how to get in on all the green-hued shenanigans this Friday and Saturday? Here's where you can get your hands on a green beer and an…
Spilling the tea on Fairhope Tea Plantation Mar 1, 2023 Donnie Barrett and his wife, Lottie, are the proprietors of Fairhope Tea Plantation, the only tea plantation in the state and the oldest — acc…
How to cure a Mardi Gras hangover, according to Lagniappe staffers Updated Feb 15, 2023 As you let the good times roll this Carnival, you may find it hard to roll out of bed the next day. Drink Editor Alyson Sheppard gets feedback…
Have your King Cake and drink it too Feb 1, 2023 Columnist Alyson Sheppard explores the full flight of King Cake-flavored cocktails and coffees that are all over town right now.
Predicting 2023’s drinking trends Jan 18, 2023 Local brew tours, new bars, nutritional labeling, and more non-alcoholic options are in our future, predicts beer & wine alcohol columnist…
A beer drinker’s guide to Asheville Jan 4, 2023 Two weeks ago my sister and I packed our rugrats into my minivan and drove to Asheville, N.C., where we spent the holidays with four generatio…
9 gifts for the imbibers on your list Dec 7, 2022 Put the whiskey stones down. Like most drinking doohickeys, no one needs them or has ever wanted them. Speaking as someone with a kitchen draw…
Community brewery opens in Spanish Fort Updated Nov 10, 2022 For centuries, communal breweries have thrived in Bavaria. These small-scale production facilities are often owned by towns or homebrewers ass…
Listening to jam bands at Fairhope’s hidden tiki bar Updated Nov 2, 2022 This past weekend Gabe suggested something so frightening, so stomach-turning, it chilled me to the bone — “Let’s go watch a Grateful Dead cov…
Spreading the gospel of wine Updated Oct 11, 2022 Mindful Protestants can experience the “goodness of God” in the glass.
Six seasonal drinks to seek out this fall Updated Sep 30, 2022 The calendar tells us fall started a week ago, but for many pumpkin-headed freaks, it officially started Aug. 30, the day Starbucks rolled out…
Say ‘aloha’ to Mobile Tiki Week Updated Oct 16, 2022 Now in its fifth year running, Mobile Tiki Week returns next week with a full schedule of downtown festivities for fans of Polynesian pop. Thi…
Don’t sleep on Kirkland Signature booze Updated Oct 16, 2022 This past weekend my tennis team and I traveled to Rome, Georgia, for a big tournament. Our friends Kristen and Mark took their camper, fully …
Nappie voters have good taste in Nightlife Updated Oct 16, 2022 Photo | Facebook The roving Bottles Up catering service won Best Bartending Staff in the 2022 Nappies. A margarita is simple enough — tequila,…
Local Mai Tai lovers launch tiki-themed podcast Updated Oct 16, 2022 Podcast hosts Roy Clark and Ben Hoeb visit Austin, Texas’s Tiki Tatsu-Ya. Photo courtesy Ben Hoeb. There’s an underground tiki bar in Daphne…
Grocery stores sell Fireball now — kind of Updated Oct 16, 2022 The other day Gabe texted me a photo from the Rouses in Spanish Fort. “When did they start selling Fireball in grocery stores?” he asked. “Woa…
Trussville brewery opens brewpub in Fairhope Updated Oct 16, 2022 Photos | facebook.com/ferusbythebay Back in 2013, when Fairhope Brewing opened on the Eastern Shore, 16,000 people lived in the city. Since th…
Big Beach wins gold in Olympics of beer Updated Oct 16, 2022 Surrender Cobra. Photo via facebook.com/bigbeachbrewingco 2022 World Beer Cup. Photos courtesy Brewers Association It’s official: The best Ger…
Presenting the 2022 Nappie Awards Finalists in MEDIA Updated Oct 16, 2022 The following nominees are finalists in the 2022 Lagniappe Readers’ Choice Awards in MEDIA. Voting will begin on Wednesday, May 4 at NOON on v…
Where to drink by a pool this spring break Updated Oct 16, 2022 Photo | Golden Nugget’s H20 pool and bar. facebook.com/GoldenNuggetBX/ Lounging at the beach with a cooler and a bottle of SPF 100 is an idea…
How to color your drinks a little more naturally Updated Oct 16, 2022 Photo | depositphotos.com I can’t say I’ve ever had a green beer. I went to college in Boston, where everyone chugged pints of Guinness and bl…
I went to a bar in the metaverse so you don’t have to Updated Oct 16, 2022 Photos | Molson Coors I began opting out of the tech world when I turned 30. I’m not a tech-phobe — I spent most of my 20s working at Popular …
Braided River releases nonalcoholic ‘hop water’ Updated Oct 16, 2022 What do you get when you take an IPA and strip it of its alcohol, sugar, grains, gluten, calories, carbs and color? You’re probably thinking, …
The 25 best local beer names Updated Oct 16, 2022 On Saturday, Fairhope Brewing celebrated its ninth anniversary with a “Beverly Hills 90210”-themed party. The taproom served 43 varieties of b…
