Booze Issue 2013
- My whiskey obsession: A Weekly editor goes down the rabbit hole
- Killer whiskeys: Ken Miller’s current favorites
- In search of a liquid soulmate
- A drink-this-not-that download with cocktail savant J.R. Starkus
- Prayer with a twist
- Anatomy of a cocktail: Deconstructing Rx Boiler Room’s most active libations
- Booze crawl! Five CityCenter stops for the liquor curious
- The weird science of Vegas cocktails (that don’t look like drinks at all)
- Barley’s Angels brings women together to geek out over craft beer
- Interview with a Sommelier
- Minute mixologist: 6 secrets to making great cocktails in your own kitchen
- Drink better: Products for people who like booze
- Booze calendar: A handy guide to the next three months of tastings, tappings and more
Freakin’ Lightning Cocktails Debut Party
October 11, 7 p.m., free.
Freakin’ Frog, 4700 S. Maryland Parkway, 597-3237.
Grandma’s Apple Pie Moonshine Harvest
October 12, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (similar events planned for October 19 & 26).
Las Vegas Distillery, 7330 Eastgate Road, 629-7534.
Wine Walk
October 12 & 26, 7-10 p.m., $25 in advance, $30 at the door.
The Village at Lake Las Vegas, newvistanv.org.
Rock Star Beer Festival
October 18, 7-10 p.m. (6-10 p.m. VIP), $40 ($60 VIP).
Hard Rock Hotel, 693-5000.
Dogtober Beer Fest & Brat Party
October 19, 3-9 p.m., free entry, $5 tasting pint glass, $34-$60 tasting packages (includes pint glass).
Big Dog’s Draft House, 4543 N. Rancho Drive, 645-1404.
Wooden Cask Tasting: Oktoberfest Schlenkerla Rausch
October 21, 7 p.m., $42.
Freakin’ Frog, 4700 S. Maryland Parkway, 597-3237.
World of Willett Whiskey Tasting
October 27, 7 p.m., $100.
Freakin’ Frog, 4700 S. Maryland Parkway, 597-3237.
Make Your Own Whiskey Class
November 2.
Las Vegas Distillery, 7330 Eastgate Road, 629-7534.
Boulder City Beerfest
November 2, 1-6 p.m., $30 advance ($40 VIP), $40 at the door.
Wilbur Square Park, Boulder City, facebook.com/BoulderCityBeerfest.
Thor: The Dark World Pre-Party (with Viking’s Blood)
November 8, 7 p.m., free entry ($12 per glass, 2 per customer).
Freakin’ Frog, 4700 S. Maryland Parkway, 597-3237.
Brew’s Best Hand-Crafted Beer Festival
November 9, 2 p.m. (1 p.m. VIP), $25 in advance, $30 at the door ($40 VIP).
The Village at Lake Las Vegas, newvistanv.org.
Lee’s Discount Liquor Wine Experience
November 9, 3-8 p.m., $50 in advance, $60 at the door.
LVH, leesliquorlv.com.