Drinks

Portside Lounge is the uncharted “North Caribbean” watering hole of Central City

By Paula Echevarria | October 30, 2019

Portside Lounge has become a neighborhood hangout as well as a destination for devout Tikiphiles, seeking its potions from near and far.

ABV: Typographic // Hitchhiker’s single hop IPA

By Aadam Soorma | October 22, 2019

Available at both Hitchhiker locations, this week you can try Typographic – an outstanding IPA hopped exclusively with Nelson Sauvin.

Brew Orleans: NOLA Brewing is the proud OG for a new era of local beers

By Matt Haines | October 22, 2019

Dylan Lintern, president and chief operating officer of local pioneer, NOLA Brewing, shares the good, bad and ugly of being one of the first craft beers on the scene in New Orleans.

Now Open: Mimi’s Modern, downtown’s newest coffee + wine bar

By Aadam Soorma | October 17, 2019

From the team that brought us Market St Grocery comes Mimi’s: a thoughtfully designed lobby bar located inside 11 Stanwix.

Brewing Up A Cure

Q&A: Pittsburgh’s homebrewers are Brewing up a Cure on Oct. 19

By Aadam Soorma | October 16, 2019

We caught up with Chris Bolcato, a member of the planning committee for Brewing Up A Cure – a beer festival that benefits cystic fibrosis research.

Guide to Pittsburgh Coffee Week: Oct 19 – 26

By Emma Diehl | October 15, 2019

Celebrate all things Pittsburgh coffee // Events, drink specials and – as a grand finale – Commonplace Coffee will host the Latte Art Throwdown.

ABV: Dream Queen // Grist House reveals their latest fruited sour

By Aadam Soorma | October 15, 2019

With a fresh new website and a continued focus on approachable fruited sours, Grist House grinds on at their Millvale digs.

Bar Marilou’s speakeasy vibe mixes classic cocktails, sophistication into an exclusive scene

By Leslie T. Snadowsky | October 11, 2019

Bar Marilou, a luxe French apéritif cocktail bar and lounge housed in the former law library of the New Orleans City Hall Annex, started pouring drinks at the beginning of the summer.

ABV: Squish // a fun pale ale from Cinderlands

By Aadam Soorma | October 8, 2019

Fun to say and fun to drink. Cinderlands has Squish (their house pale ale) on draft at both locations.

Lincoln Avenue Brewery // Bellevue’s community achievement

By Aadam Soorma | October 1, 2019

A former dry borough until May 2015, Bellevue now boasts an awe inspiring brewery and kitchen. Here’s our walkthrough with founder Grant Saylor.