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Alcoholic Beverages
 Websites presented in alphabetical order The A & W American Recipe Collection 
 This site features the "signature" dishes of the fifty states, submitted by each governor. Access recipes through a clickable United States map or a drop-down menu. A downloadable recipe book includes additional recipes using root beer as one of the ingredients. http://www.governorsrecipes.com/ Topics: Beverages, Recipes & Food Preparation, Recipes by Region: United States Last updated Feb 15, 2004 Absinthe: What's Your Poison?
This 1999 editorial looks at the health effects of absinthe, a "clear, green liqueur of 74% alcohol. The plant products in absinthe varied among manufacturers, the only universal components being alcohol and wormwood essence." Discusses medical cases from the 19th and 20th centuries caused by toxic doses of the chemical thujone found in the essential oils from wormwood. From the British Medical Journal. http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/319/7225/1590 Topics: Beverages, Drugs & Medications by Type Last updated Dec 21, 2006 Alcohol Advertising
"The influence of alcohol beverage advertising on consumption and abuse is examined on the basis of scientific research and evidence" on this website. Discusses consumption and abuse, the purpose of alcohol advertising, youth and commercials, parental influence ("It is parents, rather than alcohol ads, with the great influence over young people."), and related topics. Includes material on the alcohol industry and alcohol law and policy. From a SUNY Potsdam sociology professor specializing in alcohol and drinking. http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/Advertising.html Topics: Advertising & Marketing, Beverages, Industries Last updated Nov 15, 2005 Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau: Alcohol Advertising, Labeling and Formulation Division
Official announcements from this bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury about the regulations, requirements, and compliance issues related to alcohol advertising and labeling. The FAQ covers topics of interest to both businesses and home brewers related to how alcoholic beverages may be marketed to consumers. Includes a section on labeling requirements for organic alcoholic beverages. http://www.ttb.gov/alfd/ Topics: Advertising & Marketing, Beverages, Industries Last updated Nov 15, 2005 Alcohol Problems and Solutions
This site presents information about problems associated with alcohol consumption. Topics include alcohol facts and myths, links to state laws, advertising, youth issues (including minimum drinking ages throughout the world), drinking and driving, and health issues. Also includes a glossary covering beer, wine, and distilled spirits. From an emeritus professor from the Sociology Department of the State University of New York at Potsdam. http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/ Topics: Automobiles, Beverages, Drugs & Medications by Type, Senior Health Last updated Apr 21, 2006 Alcohol-Free Drink Recipes
(Note: you may need to enter a ZIP code to see the document.) A compilation of recipes from restaurants and lodging establishments for non-alcoholic drinks. Includes mulled cider, punches, lemonades, coffee drinks, and more. From the California State Automobile Association (CSAA). http://www.csaa.com/portal/site/CSAA/menuitem.c13d2427e527f6a08e7ea35492278a0c/?vgnextoid=43f2727e4181d010VgnVCM100000c512daceRCRD&cpsextcurrchannel=1 Topics: Beverages, Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes Last updated Aug 29, 2007 All About Beer: An Ode to That Delicious Beverage
Explores the history of beer, the brewing process, beer styles, the growing craft industry (including homemade and specialty beers, brewpubs, and cooking with beer), and beer collectables. From a research team "dedicated to providing useful, timely, accurate, and easily understood information on a wide range of lifestyle topics." http://www.drinkfocus.com/articles/beer/ Topics: Beverages Last updated Aug 7, 2007 American Hop Museum
This museum in Toppenish, Washington state, is dedicated to showcasing "the historical equipment, photos, and artifacts that have long been important in the raising and harvesting of this obscure perennial vine that is vital to the brewing industry." The site features a history of growing hops in the Yakima Valley, information about hops varieties and agriculture, a glossary, a bibliography, photos, and links related to hops and beer brewing. http://www.americanhopmuseum.org Topics: Beverages, Crops, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Plants by Name Last updated Apr 6, 2005 Antique Soda and Beer Bottles
"The purpose of this site is to provide useful information for collectors, researchers, and novices on pre-crown soda and beer bottles." The site covers the history and the colors, shapes, closures, and other characteristics of the bottles. Called "blob tops" by collectors, these bottles predate the sealing of bottles with caps and screw tops. http://www.angelfire.com/pa4/heiss/ Topics: Beverages, Collectors & Collecting, Science, Science Last updated Dec 4, 2001 Archiving Early America
Primary source material from eighteenth century America. It includes the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798, Louisiana Purchase Treaty, Whiskey Rebellion, and more. Firsts has information about the first penny, copyright law, newspaper, political cartoon, and others. The Digital Library contains portraits, places, events, early scenes, battles, maps, early-day ads, and more. Also includes Early America Review , an online journal, and The Town Crier , a discussion forum. Searchable. http://www.earlyamerica.com/ Topics: Beverages, International Law, Treaties, & Agreements, United States History Last updated Feb 6, 2005 Avoiding Corn in Canada
"This page is intended to be a convenient source and summary of information about corn-derived products for the use of people with known or suspected corn sensitivity." Features examples of corn ingredients in food, alcoholic beverages, medications, and other products. Most brands and regulations are specific to Canada, but the author (a botany researcher) also provides travel tips for Europe and many examples relevant in the U.S. Also in French. http://cornfree.ca/ Topics: Beans, Grains, Nuts, & Seeds, Beverages, Diseases & Conditions, Food & Cooking, Fruits & Vegetables, Nutrition & Food Safety Last updated Mar 7, 2007 Beer Advocate
Beer articles, reviews and news, event listings, and chat forums. Over 1,000 beers are listed (also searchable), many with reviews by the site and ratings by users, with opinions and information on style, origin, availability, smell, taste, and appearance. http://beeradvocate.com/ Topics: Beverages Last updated Apr 7, 2006 Beer Festival Calendar
Listings for hundreds of events every year, in over a dozen countries. Includes reader reviews and a monthly column, Beer Traveller. A hobbyist site that compares favorably to more "official" resources. http://www.beerfestivals.org/ Topics: Beverages, Holidays and Observances Individually, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jun 3, 2003 Brewery Histories
This site features histories of selected breweries, including Bellingham Bay Brewery, Olympia Brewing Company, Port Townsend Brewing Company, and Rainier Brewing Company (all in Washington state), Salem Brewery Association (Oregon), and Acme Brewing Company (San Francisco). Includes images of memorabilia from the breweries, such as labels, bottles, "church keys" (bottle openers), steins, and saloon tokens. From a retailer of memorabilia from U.S. breweries. http://www.brewerygems.com/histories.htm Topics: Beverages, Business, Collectors & Collecting Last updated Aug 15, 2005 Carry A. Nation: The Famous and Original Bar Room Smasher
Exhibit about Carry Nation, who was best known for "her anti-alcohol, saloon-smashing campaign. Although her efforts were sometimes ridiculed, Nation actually was part of a much larger movement of women who believed alcohol destroyed families." Features biographical material about Nation, background about the reform movements of the early 20th century, images, a quiz about Nation, timeline, and related information. From the Kansas State Historical Society. http://www.kshs.org/exhibits/carry/carry1.htm Topics: Beverages, Women Last updated Mar 12, 2008 Choose Responsibility
"Choose Responsibility is a nonprofit organization founded to stimulate informed and dispassionate public discussion about the presence of alcohol in American culture" and its consumption by those 18-20. Includes discussions about the 21 legal drinking age and underage alcohol consumption, and a suggested approach "that combines education, certification, and provisional licensing for 18-20 year-old high school graduates who choose to consume alcohol." http://www.chooseresponsibility.org/ Topics: Beverages Last updated Sep 22, 2008 Cocktail Times
This site "helps you become a great home bartender with everything you need to know about cocktails and distilled spirits, from the classic concoctions to the new inventions, nicely indexed by the type of spirit." Features dozens of drink and food recipes, historical essays (such as about Prohibition and absinthe), profiles of distillers and blenders, party ideas, and more. Note: Generates pop-up ads. http://www.cocktailtimes.com Topics: Beverages Last updated May 30, 2006 Cognac-World
This site aims to enhance the knowledge and appreciation of cognac, an alcoholic beverage distilled from white wine. Includes a history of cognac, an explanation of the various types of cognac, how to read a label, how to taste and enjoy cognac, a list of producers, a glossary, and information about the industry in the Cognac Delimited Area of France. Searchable. http://www.cognac-world.com/ Topics: Beverages, Drugs & Medications by Type, Wine Last updated Jan 29, 2004 The Drink That Fuelled a Nation's Art
Article about absinthe, a high-alcohol drink made with the leaves of the wormwood plant, and its popularity with French artists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. "[A]rtists including Toulouse-Lautrec, Picasso, Gauguin, van Gogh and Degas either drank it or made it the subject of their paintings." Includes images depicting absinthe and absinthe drinking. From a publication of the Tate museums in England. http://www.tate.org.uk/tateetc/issue5/thedrink.htm Topics: Beverages Last updated Nov 3, 2005 Fancyapint?
This site "aims to give you an honest insight and impartial guide to having a drink in the UK," with a focus on pubs in London. Features reviews of pubs, and a guide to drinking and pub etiquette in Britain. Search for pubs by city or neighborhood, name, London tube station, or rating. Also includes a list of reviewers. http://www.fancyapint.com/ Topics: Beverages, Travel Sites by Continent Last updated Aug 12, 2008 FTC Reports on Alcohol Marketing and Self-Regulation
Summary and text of a June 2008 report "on alcohol marketing and youth [that] examines industry efforts to reduce the likelihood that alcohol advertising will target those under the legal drinking age of 21. It also announces a new system for monitoring alcohol industry compliance with self-regulatory programs." Includes links to related items. From the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/06/alcoholrpt.shtm Topics: Beverages, Drugs & Medications by Type Last updated Jul 8, 2008 Hop Education
This site is devoted to hops, the plants that give beer its flavor and aroma. Brought to North America by colonists in 1629, virtually all commercially grown hops are now found in the Pacific Northwest states of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. This site from a Yakima Valley, Washington state, brewing supply company describes hop varieties and components and explains the uses of products made from raw hops. Includes a data book and photographs. http://www.hopunion.com/hopeducation.html Topics: Beverages, Crops, Plants by Name Last updated Jun 30, 2009 Hop Gardening
The website for this hops retailer features information about growing hops, the plant used as an ingredient in beer brewing. Covers planting, growth cycle, pruning, spacing and support, harvest, drying, diseases and pests, and varieties. Includes links to pages on insect and disease damage and on home brewing. http://www.freshops.com/hop-growing/hop-gardening Topics: Beverages, Crops, Gardening, Plants by Name Last updated Jun 30, 2009 Hops in the Backyard: From Planting to Harvest and the Hazards in Between
Basic information about growing hops, a plant that is used in the beer brewing process. Discusses site requirements, planting, care, diseases and pests, and harvest. From Brewing Techniques, a magazine for craft beer brewing that was published from 1993 through 1999. Note: more articles on hops can be found through the article index on this website. http://brewingtechniques.com/library/backissues/issue2.3/montell.html Topics: Beverages, Crops, Plants by Name Last updated Dec 11, 2008 Hops Variety Research Project in Western Colorado
Information about a test performed in 2002 and 2003 to research varieties of hops, the plant used in beer brewing. Features many photos (including images of trellises and of sheep grazing), reports on the tests, and related information. From a farm that performed the tests as part of a grant through Colorado State University. http://www.dsrtweyr.com/hops/hopsindex.php Topics: Agriculture, Beverages, Crops, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Plants by Name Last updated Apr 6, 2005 How Moonshine Works
Describes moonshine, "any kind of alcohol, usually whisky or rum, that is made in secret to avoid high taxes or outright bans on alcoholic drinks." Topics include typical ingredients and how it is made, history of moonshine and moonshiners (people who make the alcohol) and bootleggers (smugglers of moonshine), and more. From How Stuff Works. http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/moonshine.htm Topics: Beverages Last updated Nov 3, 2007 Marin Institute
This organization "monitor[s] and expose[s] the alcohol industry's harmful actions related to products, promotions and social influence." Its website features a summary of a 2008 report "estimating the total annual cost of alcohol problems in the state of California. The results include deaths, incidents, and economic costs." Also includes details about campaigns (such as stopping "alcopops," sweet drinks with alcohol, and supporting alcohol taxes), fact sheets, company profiles, and a blog. http://www.marininstitute.org/site/ Topics: Beverages, Drugs & Medications by Type Last updated Jun 29, 2009 National Hop Association of England
The Web site for this industry association representing hop growers in England features background information about the hop plant, descriptions of hop varieties grown in the United Kingdom, a description of the role of hops in the beer brewing process, a photo gallery, a glossary, and links to other sites about hops in the U.K. http://www.hops.co.uk Topics: Beverages, Crops, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional, Plants by Name Last updated Jun 4, 2006 Policy Issues: Moonshine
Policy publication about "moonshine" (or "non-commercial alcohol"), "beverages [that] are generally not taxed or regulated, and their sale and purchase cannot be easily monitored or quantified." Provides a fact sheet and blue book module highlighting traditional non-commercial beverages, public health considerations, and policy implications. From the International Center for Alcohol Policies (ICAP). http://www.icap.org/Home/PolicyIssues/Moonshine/tabid/129/Default.aspx Topics: Beverages, Drugs & Medications by Type Last updated Nov 6, 2006 Realbeer.com
All about brewing beer, drinking beer, beer history, pubs, brewing industry news, discussion boards, beer festivals, and more. Includes regional and city guides to breweries (micro- and national), pubs, and brewpubs. Searchable for "whatever in the beer world you are looking for." http://realbeer.com/ Topics: Beverages Last updated Sep 25, 2003 Sake World
Background information on sake (Japanese rice wine), including how it is made, sake types, and matching food with sake. Features a glossary, sake picks, and articles on brewing, history, and culture. Also provides brief information about shochu and awamori, two other alcoholic beverages from Japan. From a sake columnist and book author. http://www.sake-world.com/ Topics: Beans, Grains, Nuts, & Seeds, Beverages, Wine Last updated Jan 3, 2004 Sally's Place
A site for "food, beverage and travel enthusiasts." Includes international directories of restaurants and farmers' markets; recipes and articles on ethnic cuisine, beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, kitchen accessories, and places for travelers; book reviews; and interviews with winemakers and chefs. Much of the content of this site emphasizes the San Francisco Bay Area. Searchable. From "a food enthusiast & industry professional." http://www.sallybernstein.com/ Topics: Agriculture, Beverages, Food & Cooking, Nonfiction by Genre, Recipes & Food Preparation, Recipes by Region Last updated Mar 27, 2009 SFGate.com: Wine
Wine articles and resources from the San Francisco Chronicle, including news, columns, a directory of California wineries, Napa and Sonoma travel information, and features on cheeses, food pairing, bargain wines, wine selections, and wine culture. Also includes articles about spirits and cocktails. Searchable. http://www.sfgate.com/wine/ Topics: Beverages, Fish, Meat, & Dairy, Wine Last updated Jan 6, 2004 Tastings: The Beverage Testing Institute
Contains reviews of wine, beer, and distilled spirits. Search thousands of tasting notes on wines by score, price, country, varietal, and year. Includes best wine producers by country and region, a "food and wine matching guide," wine merchants, and a dictionary. Special features are "Wines of the Week" and "Quick Finds." http://www.tastings.com/ Topics: Beverages, Wine Last updated Mar 14, 2004 Temperance & Prohibition
Collection of essays, images, and other material on the history of prohibition in the U.S., "a measure designed to reduce drinking by eliminating the businesses that manufactured, distributed, and sold alcoholic beverages." Covers the U.S. brewing industry, the Woman's Crusade of 1873-74, the Anti-Saloon League, the Prohibition Party, and related topics. From The Ohio State University Department of History and the Goldberg Program for Excellence in Teaching. http://prohibition.osu.edu Topics: Beverages, United States History Last updated Nov 6, 2006 USA Hops
This industry site for hops, the plant that is the primary ingredient in beer, describes hops farming in the United States. Features a description of the industry, which is centered in Oregon, Idaho, and Washington state. Offers advice on establishing a hop yard, harvesting, drying, baling, and plant protection. Lists U.S. varieties of hops, pests, and pathogens. Includes statistics, a webcam, an events calendar, weather, and a trivia game. Searchable. http://www.usahops.org/ Topics: Beverages, Crops, Film, Movies, & Video, Plants by Name Last updated Mar 11, 2008 Vodka Museum
Website for this Moscow, Russia, museum devoted to the history of this distilled alcoholic beverage. Provides a historical essay about vodka (up to the 1990s), images from the museum, and visitor information. http://www.vodkamuseum.ru/english/ Topics: Beverages Last updated Apr 12, 2009 Vodka War May Soon Be at an End
This 2007 article provides an overview of European Union (EU) negotiations regarding the definition of vodka. The discussion "has pitted countries from the 'vodka belt' like Poland, Sweden, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia [who claim that vodka must be distilled from cereals or potatoes] against states that argue adding fruit does not affect the taste, therefore the product should carry the vodka label." Includes links to related material concerning the legislation. From the European Parliament. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?language=EN&type=IM-PRESS&reference=20070131STO02626&secondRef=0 Topics: Beverages Last updated Jan 23, 2008 WashingtonBrewersGuild.org
The Washington Brewers Guild site provides information about the organization and its members, industry news, and Washington state breweries. Includes a clickable map for breweries by region, links to industry news in the state media, and descriptions of the varieties of ales, lagers, and specialty beers. Includes a blood alcohol chart from the state Liquor Control Board, showing the relationship between gender, weight, and drinks consumed. Part of the site is available to members only. http://www.washingtonbrewersguild.org/ Topics: Beverages, Drugs & Medications by Type Last updated Jul 9, 2003 We Don't Serve Teens
This federal government website "provides parents and others with tools and information to reduce teen drinking and related harm." It covers state laws, dangers of underage drinking, steps to reduce teens' access to alcohol, alcohol advertising, and how to respond to people who do not think teen drinking is a serious problem. Includes suggestions for media, retailers, and law enforcement. Available in English and Spanish. From the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). http://www.dontserveteens.gov/ Topics: Beverages, Communities & Groups, Drugs & Medications by Type Last updated Jul 8, 2008 Whiskey: A Drink for the Ages
This site outlines the origin of whiskey (whisky, in most of the U.K.), and provides brief information on American, Irish, Scotch, and Canadian whiskeys. http://www.drinkfocus.com/articles/whiskey/index.php Topics: Beverages Last updated Aug 14, 2007 |
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