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Craft beer is back. Since the industry's rise and fall in the mid 1990s, a number of serious, artisanal breweries debuted and now are leading a sudsy renaissance.

Andrew Knowlton

Dear BA Foodist: How does a mixologist differ from a good old-fashioned bartender?

Andrew Knowlton

One of the cool things about cocktails, as opposed to fancy chef recipes, is their accessibility. Just about any joker armed with a good cocktail book, booze, ice, jigger, and shaker can mix up a drink with great results.

Andrew Knowlton

Navigate Japan's mixology epicenter—as tipsily traversed by writer Hugh Garvey in "Tokyo, Cocktail Capital of the World"—with this helpful map.
In the city's back alleys, subbasements, and skyscrapers, Japan's bartenders have perfected the fine art of mixology. For a slideshow of images from this story, click here. And check out an annotated map of Tokyo showing where to taste the best of the city's cocktail revolution.

Hugh Garvey

Pableaux Johnson

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