Ethan Fixell
Ethan Fixell
 

Ethan Fixell

 
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      Writer  •  Educator  •  Performer

 
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This Is the Delicious, Super-Cheap Wine You Need This Summer
This Is the Delicious, Super-Cheap Wine You Need This Summer

AS PUBLISHED BY THRILLIST

Can we be honest with each other? Is this a safe space? We know that you like your off-dry Yellowtail Riesling or sweet Barefoot Moscato — but what you really like is spending $8 or less for a bottle of easy-drinking white wine. Did you know that for just a few bucks more, you can upgrade your experience twentyfold? Meet Torrontés: the aromatic Argentinian grape variety capable of producing the ultimate summer sipping wine.

Five of the Best Summer Wines for Less than £20
Five of the Best Summer Wines for Less than £20

AS PUBLISHED BY MR. PORTER

My propensity for wine snobbery is normally high. But when it comes to summer drinking, we should be looking for two things: drinkability and value. Summer wine ought to be easy. It should be refreshing, ready to drink and, most of all, affordable. Here are five of the best inexpensive yet individual wines that will deliver the most quality for the least amount of money this summer.

Colorado Is Home to Some of the Country's Best Wines
Colorado Is Home to Some of the Country's Best Wines

AS PUBLISHED BY TASTING TABLE

Convinced he could open my eyes to a new frontier of American wine, Josh Niernberg, chef and owner of Bin 707 Foodbar in Grand Junction, Colorado, sent me a box of vinos from his home state. And after crushing each unique bottle, I said to myself again and again, “Hot damn—this is from . . . Colorado?”

 
 

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Last night's @Mixmag Lab was a good one: @Justin_Cudmore brought his unique #acidhouse / #techno sound to the #WastedTalent office for the launch of @Wav's new #Magnified series, which spotlights up-and-coming DJs. For my rock fan followers, I know I just dropped a lot of confusing dance music words in one fell swoop. All you have to know is this: if you're into electronic music at all -- even casually -- you'll love Justin's shit. And his full set is watchable on the @Wav app now (visit wav.mixmag.net to download.) I'm defo a fan. . #JustinCudmore #Electronic #ElectronicMusic #DJ #DJSet #DanceMusic #AcidHouseMusic #HouseMusic #Turntable #Turntables #Music #LiveMusic #DanceParty #Electro #Mixmag #MixmagLab
Going to see an all-time favorite artist perform is stressful, I find. The expectations are so high -- and what if they fuck it up? What if they're not as good as you remember? What if they do something to mar the idealized image you've created? Fortunately, @PedroTheLion were as magnificent as ever tonight at @MusicHallOfWB. It seems that, after years of wrestling with his older material -- much of which he can no longer relate to -- Dave has finally made peace with the work he did in his 20s. He's found ways to make those songs (those, at least, less blatantly circling religious and sexual themes he no longer wholeheartedly identifies with) relevant today -- whether by swapping out lyrics, rearranging music, or simply performing them as a compartmentalized former subsection of himself. Most importantly, he and his new band are tight as all hell, and I can't remember ever rocking out so hard to a Pedro show as I did tonight. He's still answering crowd questions like we're all old buddies, too. When someone shouted, "Do you have any questions for us?" he replied, without any apparent irony, "Did you see the new Mission Impossible?" . #PedroTheLion #DavidBazan #DaveBazan #Bazan #ItsHardToFindAFriend #MusicHallofWilliamsburg #Williamsburg #Brooklyn #BKNY #BrooklynNY #IndieRock #Emo
Taking a little stroll through most of @SaintArcherBrew's entire colorful lineup, starting with their straightforward #PaleAle, a solid #WestCoast example of the style, with plenty of citrus and pine hop notes to go 'round. I like that it's balanced with crystal malts, though, which give the beer a backbone that tame it's bitterness. I can't say the same for their #MosaicIPA, which -- brewed at 9% ABV with a cornucopia of Mosaic, Amarillo, Simcoe, Chinook, and...more #MosaicHops -- is well done for the style, but too intense for my taste. The #BlondeAle is lovely and refreshing (brewed with pilsner malt and a Kolsch yeast that really make it more of a hybrid lager/ale), but the sleepers of the bunch are these delicious fruit goses. Both the #PeachGose and #BlackberryGose are tart, salty, thirst-quenching brews with just touches of fruit for accent. I'm impressed by this #SanDiego brewery (incidentally, the first craft acquisition @MillerCoors ever made, back in 2015) and will be stocking up on more of their sessionable stuff in the future. . #SaintArcherBrewing #SaintArcher #SaintArcherBrew #SaintArcherBeer #BeerTasting #BeerParing #SanDiegoBeer #SanDiegoBrewery #Beer #Beers #BeerCan #BeerCans
Look, I don't have any time to myself. Especially when I send my wife out for a well-deserved spa day, and I've gotta take care of the kid. So, yes, I'm sampling new product on a diaper pail...because that's what beverage writer dads do, okay? Today's (much needed) tasting is @JackDaniels_US' new #BottledinBond, a 50% ABV version of their classic #TennesseeWhiskey, available only to travelers in airports. The dram shows caramel, vanilla, and banana notes -- all the good stuff you expect from Jack, but with more intensity. It's no secret that Jack was #Lemmy's favorite spirit (enjoyed with Coke, of course) -- which is why I'm listening to @OfficialMotorhead's 1983 classic, #AnotherPerfectDay. Not only is it the band's second best '80s album (after 1980's legendary #AceOfSpades), it is among the most melodic, including the standout tracks "Back At the Funny Farm" (I can relate), "I Got Mine" (sure do), and the very awesome title track (despite my bitching, this has, indeed, been Another Perfect Day). . #RhythmAndBooze #Whiskey #WhiskeyPairing #Tennessee #TenesseeWhiskey #Nashville #TNWhiskey #Motorhead #LemmyKilmister #LemmyIsGod #RIPLemmy #motörhead #MotorheadForLife #JackDaniels #JackDanielsWhiskey #Dad #Dads
After nine months of experimentation, I've mastered use of the @Breville #OracleTouch. While it's super easy to make good espresso drinks with it, a bit of finesse can get you truly spectacular results. Grind size and water temperature are important, but the true keys are, quite simply, A) great milk, and B) awesome coffee. As a sad lactose intolerant who's experimented with everything from almond to soy, I've determined that @Oatly is the tastiest, most nutritional, and best frothing alternative milk on the market. (It ain't cheap, though!) For beans, I'm partial to @CounterCultureCoffee, which is currently offering a single-origin subscriber-exclusive from Lamberto López Ramírez in Huehuetenango (don't ask me), #Guatemala. I find that their light-roasted Central American coffees make great espresso (save the African stuff for pour overs), and do even better in #lattes, #flatwhites, and #cappuccinos. GODDAMN, am I awake! . #Coffee #CoffeeTime #CoffeeFan #Latte #LatteArt #CounterCulture #CounterCultureCoffee #OatMilk #Oatly #AlternativeMilk #MorningCoffee #Breville #BrevilleOracleTouch

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