It’s a neighborhood place, Bluffview Growler.  The kind you take your kids to after a soccer game and recognize the faces you see there every Thirsty Thursday.  The sister of Lakewood Growler has been open since January 2017, quietly serving craft beers from 45 taps in a cozy taproom designed by co-owner Stacie Czech who...Read More

“Want to see my diamonds?” he asked, catching me off guard as I was trying to name the Led Zepplin song playing in the background. Lee Fuqua knows how to get a girl’s attention, and I followed him past a giant worktable and brown boxes stacked Nowitzki high. There they were on the floor, hundreds...Read More

Blush, summer water, pink wine. It can be syrupy sweet, acidic and bright, fruity and vaguely effervescent, and bold but thin. It has become the omnipresent social accessory of summer for its refreshingly crisp taste that literally makes your mouth water and its ability to match summer outfits perfectly. Though often regarded as a “chick...Read More

    Did I Just Drink Actual Poison? Snake oil cures what ails you, or so they say. They say the same thing about Digestifs, the category of alcohol-based after dinner drinks that claim to aid digestion, reduce effects of hangovers, cure menstrual cramps, make you feel younger, healthier, more virile, etc. etc. Even if...Read More