Binny's Blog

It’s the end of October, which means it’s time to taste some Bourbon County Stout. Our friends at Goose Island were good enough to invite the Barrel to Bottle crew to their Barrel House and taste through the 2022 line-up.

Celebrities, they love tequila just like you! They love tequila so much in fact that they started their own brands of tequila! Sixteen to be exact, or at least that’s what we have today, in our blind tasting of 16 celebrity tequilas.

The constant turnover in beer and cider, along with many breweries abandoning the concept of flagships, has made it really tough to keep track of the latest releases in this category. But we're here to help with six beers and two ciders that should be sticking around for a while.

Last week it was new wines, this week it's new spirits. Pat once again overdid it and brought too many new items for us to sample.

Binny's is on pace to add over 4,000 new wines this year. That means some bottles fly under the radar. This week we've put together a sampling of new wines worth checking out.

Barrel to Bottle tastes through twenty Whiskey Hotline Handpicked hidden gems.

Expand your wine horizons with another episode of Try If You Like. We'll be sampling some popular wines and recommending similar bottles to help you elevate your wine game.

Usually, the beer styles near and dear to Roger’s heart get no love. That’s not the case this week, as we delve into Vienna Lagers. If you’re a fan of Oktoberfest beers, and want them year-round, you’ll love Vienna Lagers.

Hawaii's remote beauty presents interesting challenges for a distillery, but Kolo'a has been at it for 13 years now. Barrel to Bottle sits down to talk with founder Bob Gunter.

Can you pair beer, wine and spirits with spicy, vinegary, fruity and/or garlicky hot sauces? Should you?