Your guide to Texas bars, cocktail recipes, distilleries, wineries, breweries and more
The Metroplex is in the midst of an artisanal spirits boom, with 35 distilleries slinging locally made booze. Visit now—before the secret gets out and the lines get long.
Indulge in over-the-top cocktails like the Skeleton Cruise, which comes in a boat with dry ice and activates bar-wide light and sound effects.
This Lockhart newcomer offers classic cocktails and excellent food.
Tucked somewhere between the wine list and the dessert menu, Texans are more likely than ever to find—and order—no-gronis, no-jitos, and other alcohol-free drinks.
Don’t worry: there’s not actually taco meat brewed in.
The billionaire announced the launch of Cybertruck-inspired "Giga Beer," and a Texas brewery may or may not be planning to sell it.
A Denton bartender created this take on a classic to appease his bourbon-loving grandmother, Joyce, with the fall flavors of salted pecan, orange, and chocolate.
You’ve got until October 31 to stop by for a cold one.
With beer that reflects their heritage, new makers are winning awards—and winning over folks new to craft brews.
With an Elle Woods–inspired application video, Lindsay Perry bested the competition for a paid position living, learning, and drinking on a California winery.
The fifteen-stop craft brewery tour makes for a weekend to remember, if one can remember it.
Nico Martini's tome is part industry profile, part tasting notebook, and 100 percent—or 200-proof—Texas whiskey boosterism.
We tried ten brands to determine which ones most resemble the actual cocktail.
Meet the Under the Texan Sun, a crisp, refreshing nod to the season.
This cooling, rejuvenating summer drink is made up of four ingredients that you already have at home: water, lime juice, ice, and sugar.
This perfect Texan beer deserves a permanent spot on the shelf.
These standout bottles make the most of what Texas has to offer, including local ingredients like pecan and lavender.
When ERCOT doesn't want you to turn your thermostat below 82, frozen water is all you have.
The Desert Plant & Pepper appears as soft and alluring as a glass of pink lemonade, but prepare your palate for a punch.
This versatile wine is catching on, and at least one sommelier considers it to be the best pairing for Texas barbecue.
We implore you to stay sober enough to properly barbecue your brisket.
Grab those Texas tomatoes off the vine and get to sippin’.
The entrepreneurs behind TexMalt, a Fort Worth–based malt processor, are the only purveyors of smoked malt in the state—for now.
Our sunbaked soils are ideal for this pink libation. Here are favorites, including traditional styles and a few on-trend variations, from a recent blind tasting.
Craft smoked meats and craft beers come together beautifully at these San Antonio, Garland, and Corpus Christi joints.
At its core, a paloma is just tequila and Squirt, but you wouldn't know that from the elaborate iterations on Texas bar menus.
‘Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen’ offers a glimpse at the author’s life in Archer City. Plus: a boxed wine club and food pop-ups in Houston and Austin.
It’s a tough job, but we managed to scour the city for the most mood-lifting, summery cocktails in town.
Can your blender hack it?
Here’s to Mariano Martinez, the inventor of the world’s first frozen margarita machine.
It’s that special (albeit short-lived) time of year when bright splashes of wildflowers begin popping up in the least expected places, and we welcome the shining sun rather than curse its existence. It’s spring in Texas, a season we vow each year to relish fully while it lasts. Pair the
It's not unlike the function British pubs have always had. Plus: twelve of our favorites across Texas.
Pair that takeout meal with one of our favorite new Texas releases.
For the 20th edition of Where to Eat Now, we’ve compiled some of our favorite takeout options from places that opened in 2020.
Come over to the dark side.
Support your favorite bars by getting takeout tipples.
Plus, the best pop culture pairings for Travis Scott’s spiked seltzer, Matthew McConaughey’s bourbon, and more.
Toast the long-awaited end to this year with any of these sparkling Texas wines, ciders, and even a ready-made cocktail.
Try your hand at gardening, stargazing, mixing the world’s easiest cocktail, and much more with this handy guide.
We raise a glass to some of our favorites.
From the classic (Matamoros-style tacos) to the adventurous (birria wontons, anyone?), these are the best dishes I sampled this year.
Sour pickles, Thin Mint cookies, buffalo wings, deep-fried Oreos: no flavor is off-limits.
These festive wines will cheer up any holiday table—and they're perfect for toasting the end of 2020.
The Southwest—not California—was the birthplace of the U.S. wine industry; the Panhandle—not the Hill Country—is where Texas grapes grow best; and other little-known facts.
Schnitzel, steins, and social distancing through Oktoberfest and beyond.
These five new grain-to-glass releases are proof that the state’s still-young whiskey industry is developing a bold regional profile.
You'll always be ready for cocktail time with this make-ahead batch recipe from Houston Eaves, of San Antonio's Esquire Tavern.
A good can is hard to find.
For the Old Pepper, acclaimed Houston bartender Alba Huerta takes bourbon and spices it up.
It’s time to think beyond beer and margaritas, says Suerte wine director Celia Pellegrini.
