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Saison is a pale ale, usually cloudy gold in color, with fruity, spicy flavors.
computers

Enjoy a Tall, Frosty Beverage Named by a Neural Network

"The Fine Stranger" sounds good. "Snot Beard," less so.
Natasha Frost October 9, 2017
Faded sign.
Baltimore, Maryland

Vote Against Prohibition Sign

A faded sign from the 1920s remembers Baltimore's resistance toward banning alcohol.
Vin Mariani, among coca leaves.
Gastro Obscura

Vin Mariani

Presidents and popes loved this cocaine-infused wine.
The fountain as seen in 2005.
Frankfurt, Germany

Frau Rauscher Fountain

This German fountain of a legendary apple wine-loving drink thief will spit on you.
Rothenburg od T: Ratstrinkstube Clock Tower
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany

Ratstrinkstube Clock Tower

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.
Allen's and milk has a fair few nicknames.
Gastro Obscura

Allen's Coffee Brandy

Maine's top-selling spirit that almost no one else drinks.
Beeeeer.
beer

Found: The Earliest Evidence of Lager Yeast Being Used to Make Alcohol

South Americans were brewing booze with cold-resistant yeast at least 200 years before Europeans.
Sarah Laskow September 19, 2017
Sometimes the entire tree is cut down to harvest the sap.
Gastro Obscura

Palm Wine

It takes only two hours for palm sap to become palm wine.
science

The Secret Blue Ice Cloud in Every Champagne Bottle

Cheers to high-speed cameras.
Natasha Frost September 15, 2017
A Ramos gin fizz from Union Lodge No. 1 in Denver, Colorado.
Gastro Obscura

Ramos Gin Fizz

Turning this cocktail into a fluffy cloud is easy—just hire someone to shake it for 12 minutes straight. 
A set of picklebacks with extra pickle flavor.
Gastro Obscura

Pickleback

A bar sharing a basement with a pickle place led to an unusual drink.
A serving of chicha at the winter solstice ceremony Fiesta del Huan, celebrated at Colombia's El Museo Arqueológico de Sogamoso.
Gastro Obscura

Chicha de Jora

The Colombian government declared war on this once-ubiquitous drink.
The Signal Box Inn.
Cleethorpes, England

The Signal Box Inn

This tiny business claims to be "the smallest pub on the planet."
A German U-boat in 1918.
boats

Did German U-Boats Smuggle Alcohol Into the U.S. During Prohibition?

One photo suggests that rampant rumors of submarine smuggling were true.
Sarah Laskow August 29, 2017
The embassy.
Washington, D.C.

The Cuban Embassy's Hemingway Bar

When it opened during the final years of the embargo, all the drinks and cigars were free.
Bemelmans Bar
New York, New York

Bemelmans Bar

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.
Boylan's Birch Beer
Gastro Obscura

Birch Beer

This cousin of root beer has a long history and a surprisingly minty taste.
Scottish whiskies taste "spicier" and "peatier" than their foreign counterparts, because chemistry.
science

The Best Way to Drink Whiskey Is With a Bit of Water, After All

Diluters, consider yourselves absolved.
Natasha Frost August 17, 2017