While St. Paddy’s is typically known as a big drinking holiday, those who are abstaining for whatever reason need not be left ...

Beer drinkers are "turning to the dark side ... No longer seen as the preserve of old men in pubs, the dark, velvety ale is appealing to a wider base of consumers than ever before.

Although winter might seem like the best time for dark beers, they can actually be enjoyed any time. All you need is a cool night or a campfire, and those rich, toasty, and roast-y flavors really pop.

Ginger ale is a popular highball mixer, whereas ginger beer features in cocktails like the Moscow Mule and Dark and Stormy.

Like ales, lagers can be light or dark depending on how the ... or souring, their beer. Drinking vesselSettlers sipped fine ale from dainty glasses and chugged porters from leather tankards ...