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Last Call: Wicked & Funky Cold Medina at One Bourbon

Written by Nick Macksood, photos by Katy Batdorff | Wednesday, 03 January 2018 10:38 |

One Bourbon owner Meagan Freriks throws together two of the Bridge Street tavern's signature mixes: "Wicked" and "Funky Cold Medina."

Last Call: Ginger Vertigo at Harmony Eastown

Written by Nick Macksood, photos by Katy Batdorff | Wednesday, 03 January 2018 10:30 |

Libations

Revue visits Harmony Brewing Company in Eastown, where bartender Matt Rettinger mixes one of Harmony's signature cocktails, the Ginger Vertigo.

From left: Starving Artist, Blood Forge (top); Brewery Vivant, Dawn of Vim (bottom); Virtue Cider, Sidra de Nava; Speciation Artisan Ales, Incipient

Beer in Review: A Year in Beer

Written by Joe Boomgaard | Thursday, 07 December 2017 09:48 |

Microbrews

Confession time: I’ve fallen out of love with IPAs.

Call it palate fatigue, call it a reaction to too many bad/unbalanced beers in the marketplace, but my beer of choice has shifted quite a bit in the last year. Now, I still like the style and I enjoy tasting the flavors of different hops, but the thought of drinking a hop bomb really turns me off.

Q&A: Seth Rivard and Jeff Sheehan, Co-owners, Rockford Brewing Co.

Written by Joe Boomgaard | Thursday, 07 December 2017 09:22 |

Microbrews

Rockford Brewing Co. scored big in the competition at this year’s Great American Beer Festival. Revue sat down with owners Seth Rivard and Jeff Sheehan to discuss the praise the brewery’s been receiving and how they’re not letting it get to their heads.

Last Call: Loving Cup Sazerac at Rockwell Republic

Written by Nick Macksood, photos by Katy Batdorff | Thursday, 02 November 2017 09:57 |

Libations

Learn how to make one of Rockwell Republic's signature cocktails and watch manager Devin Vranich take a blowtorch to a sprig of rosemary.

Left: Pumpkin pie from Nantucket Baking Company (embellished with toppings); Right: Grand Traverse Pie Co. Mediterranean veggie quiche.

Sweet vs. Savory: Where to satisfy your need for pie

Written by Kim Kibby | Wednesday, 01 November 2017 09:52 |

Dining

For Thanksgiving, you could make your own pies, but to save time (or save face, if your crust game is lacking), leave it to the pros. Whether you're looking for the perfect dessert for a get-together or craving something hot and hearty, we’ve got you covered.

TO CELLAR OR NOT? Revue conducts a 5-year vertical blind tasting of Founders KBS

Written by Joe Boomgaard | Tuesday, 31 October 2017 11:51 |

Microbrews

High-ABV, bourbon barrel-aged beers can do well in the cellar, meaning that their flavors can develop over time, mellow out and even improve.

But it begs the question of whether age does these beers any favors and at what age they begin to fall off.

To find out, I pulled from my cellar a five-year vertical of KBS from Founders Brewing Co. spanning the years of 2013 through 2017 and convinced my cohorts at Revue to conduct a blind tasting.

Table Talk: Ed Collazo, City Built Brewing

Written by Nick Macksood | Thursday, 05 October 2017 10:54 |

Dining

This month, Revue sat down with Ed Collazo of City Built Brewing to talk about the recently opened brewery’s clinical approach to beer and a 101 course on Puerto Rican food, including some choice words about taco styles. In short: two corn tortillas are one corn tortilla too much. Food fight?

Last Call: The Old Cuban from Buffalo Traders Lounge

Written by Nick Macksood, photos by Katy Batdorff | Thursday, 05 October 2017 10:11 |

Libations

When helping to create Buffalo Traders Lounge, Grand Rapids’ latest cocktail bar, Duncan McCargar decided that we as a city had skipped a step in our zeal for specialty spirits. “It was like we tried to be New York’s inventive cocktail scene before we ever even had a place to get a reliable classic.” Truth.