Drink Archives

Icy relief for a hot summer's day need not come from a played-out frozen margarita or syrupy, slushy daiquiri.

Tags: Drink, Food & Drink Feature, Drink Dok, summer cocktails, frozen cocktails, cocktail recipes

The Kerrville location will be the craft brewer's third.

Tags: Drink, Busted Sandal Brewing Co., expansion, opening in 2023, Kerrville, Hill Country, craft beer, San Antonio craft beer

Here are four summer-ready cocktail recipes to kick off the sizzling season.

Tags: Drink, Food & Drink Feature, San Antonio Recipes, summer cocktails, cocktail recipes, fruit cocktails, zero-proof cocktail, nonalcoholic cocktail

To help the N/A curious find the right match, we sampled a handful of Texas-produced or Texas-beloved varieties.

Tags: Drink, Food & Drink Feature, NA beer, best non-alcoholic beer, Free & Easy IPA, Texas Select, Rick's Hazy IPA, Dos Equis Lime & Salt ZERO

These spirits evolved through the toils of medieval monks who were involved in the making of bitter, allegedly curative, brews.

Tags: Drink, bitter spirits, amari, amaro, Negroni, Aperol Spritz, herbal liqueur

Freshly stirred CBD cocktails are available at a variety of Alamo City bars and restaurants, and also in cans on grocery and convenience store shelves.

Tags: Drink, Food & Drink Feature, CBD cocktails, cannabidiol, the moon’s daughters, ida Claire, Hash vegan eats, gras cbd, powered by plants, purely cbd of Alamo ranch, isle of emerald, cbd and wellness, drink trends, cocktail trends

The brand many of us remember from our childhood now has an alcohol-spiked version.

Tags: Drink, Tampico, hard seltzer, summer, hard punch, available now

For those so inclined, the Manhattan lends itself to tinkering at home — and it's almost bulletproof at any half-decent bar.

Tags: Drink, Food & Drink Feature, Manhattan, cocktail recipes, bourbon, rye

Even though many spirits-based ready-to-drink cocktails contain no more alcohol than wine or many beers, they're not available at H-E-B or in convenience-store coolers.

Tags: Drink, Food & Drink Feature, Texas Legislature, ready-to-drink cocktails, canned cocktails, Texas alcohol laws, grocery stores, RANCH2O Spirits, liquor stores

The new Government Hill brewery started pouring beer this past weekend.

Tags: Drink, San Antonio, San Antonio craft beer, San Antonio craft brewery, local beer, Texas craft beer, Chris Pal-Freeman, Jean Pal-Freeman, Breakaway Brewing, gastropub, craft beer near me, opening in 2023

Scrutiny is particularly high after the high-profile arrest of Councilman Clayton Perry and his subsequent driving-while-intoxicated charge.

Tags: Drink, Food & Drink Feature, bars, overserving, Texas State law, Clayton Perry, Evil Olive, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, TABC, bartenders, foodservice industry, alcohol liability, public safety

'As people reevaluate their relationship with alcohol, more and more people are choosing to abstain or moderate their alcohol consumption,' said Rogelio Sanchez, co-founder of HASH Vegan Eats.

Tags: Drink, Food & Drink Feature, alcohol, Dry January, nonalcoholic spirits, nonalcoholic cocktails, mocktails, HASH Vegan Eats, Rogelio Sanchez, dry bar, Park Bar, Pearl, Modernist

The Third Coast Cocktail Summit will run Tuesday, Jan. 10 through Saturday, Jan. 14.

Tags: Drink, Food & Drink Feature, cocktails, Third Coast Cocktail Summit, Dashi, Brandon LaLanne, Kristina Zhao, Culinaria, Bar Loretta, Michael Neff, San Antonio Cocktail Conference

Ota has emerged as one of San Antonio's most-celebrated sommeliers.

Tags: Drink, Food & Drink Feature, Behind Bars, Scott Ota, wine, Pearl, High Street Wine Co., Pharm Table, Driskill Hotel, Elizabeth Johnson, natural wines, Second Growth, sommelier, Cover Story

The Arkansas-based chain has three locations in North Texas, and it's entering the Alamo City after an influx of coffee competitors.

Tags: Drink, 7Brew Coffee, San Antonio Coffee Shops, Drive-Thru Coffee, San Antonio Food

Kentucky's Old Forester Distilling released King Ranch bourbon, a spirit available only in the Lone Star State, on Nov. 1.

Tags: Drink, Food & Drink Feature, Old Forester Distilling, King Ranch, Cole Irvin, Clay Risen, Robert Hodgen, King Ranch bourbon, Texas whiskey, Brown-Forman

A bevy of towns just outside the Alamo City boast breweries that produce great products and are eager to welcome visitors.

Tags: Drink, Food & Drink Feature, San Antonio, Texas, South Texas, Hill Country, beer, breweries, brewery, craft beer, road trip, day trip, breweries near me, Adkins, Cactus Land Brewing Co., Dustin Teague, Erica Teague, The Blockhouse, brewpub, Fredericksburg, Peacepipe Pale Ale, Enchanted Rock Red Ale, Not So Dumb Blonde Ale, Pioneer Porter, Fredericksburg Brewing Co., Real Ale Brewing Co., Blanco, Free Roam Brewing Co., Boerne, Boerne Liberty Stable, Jeremy Affeldt

There will be plenty of malty deliciousness in which to imbibe as the day-long event unfolds on Saturday, Oct. 15 at historic Crockett Park.

Tags: Drink, San Antonio, Texas, San Antonio Beer Festival, dos and don'ts, Marcus Baskerville, Jim Hansen, Second Pitch Beer Co., Weathered Souls Brewing, Roadmap Brewing Co., Dustin Baker, Jeremy Banas, Celis Beer: Born in Belgium, Brewed in Texas, Pearl: A History of San Antonio's Iconic Beer, Crockett Park, beer, beer festival, things to do in San Antonio, beer samples, food, water, hydration, VIP, general admission, rideshare, pretzel necklaces, weather

Beer Week's board of directors will feature two female brewers for the first time in its 11-year history.

Tags: Drink, San Antonio, Beer Week, board, diversity, diverse, female brewers, Paige Martin, Second Pitch Brewing Co., Mara Young, Community Cultures Yeast Lab, San Antonio Beer Festival, Brewer's Olympics, Flix Brewhouse, collaborative beer, beer, local breweries, Crockett Park, Freetail Brewing Co.

Classic styles, while never gone, seem to be finding new fans in San Antonio even as sweet adjunct beers and hazy IPAs bursting with tropical flavors continue in popularity.

Tags: Drink, Food & Drink Feature, San Antonio, Texas, beer, breweries, local breweries, craft beer, Second Pitch Brewing Co., Jim Hansen, Paige Martin, classic beers, classic beer styles, Blue Star Brewing Co., Freetail Brewing Co., pilsner, stout, IPA, English ale, Russian imperial stout, Kolsch, Jason Davis, Randy Ward, Dorcol Distilling + Brewing Co., High Wheel, La Muerta, Duke of Bohemia, Hills and Dales, Flying Saucer Draught Emporium, Betty, Great American Beer Festival, Cover Story