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Food & drink places we visited on our trip, September 2024.

Richmond, VA

The Answer: always a favorite of ours, love their beer and the Vietnamese food offerings. Seating was fairly normal for breweries (meaning not the most comfortable).

Raleigh, NC

Aunt Betty's Gin and Absinthe Bar: Highly recommend if you like cocktails/liquor. They have a lot of amari, and the bartender let me test some liquor that I had never tried, like Malort; she also gave me great bitters recommendations, and also made me realize how much I need Allspice Dram. Seating: comfy chairs/sofas, but lower to the ground.

Brewery Bhavana: Beer was decent but the Shanghai-style mooncakes were *chef's kiss*. The used bookstore/restaurant/brewery theme was interesting. Seating was fairly normal, not very comfortable.

Gas station in South Carolina

Oreo Coke Zero: I'd give it a 4/10

Atlanta, GA

A Mano restaurant: Highly recommend. We made reservations before our trip because they offered amaro flights, and their Italian menu looked delicious (it was). I had two flights, all amari that I have not tried previously. Seating was comfy.

Halfway Crooks Beer: A+ music, nerd rock that the husband and I loved). I wasn't as interested in the beer but the husband enjoyed them. The ambiance was great, really liked the feel, but seating was cheap/uncomfortable.

Big Softie ice cream: Well worth a side trip. Delicious with the cornflake crumble on top.

Birmingham, AL

Dreamland BBQ: The classic white bread and ribs. I ordered the Rib "sandwich" (spoiler alert: not really a sandwich) and it was very tangy. Seating was standard, not that comfortable.

Monday Night Brewing: Visited this place during a tornado watch (hurricane/tropical storm Francine came through). Very windy night. I really liked the Oktoberfest beer, had a bit of honey flavor. The food was pretty good, too (Mexican-ish). I liked that they were holding an event the night we went for women in tech. Seating was fairly normal, not very comfortable.

Hero Doughnuts: Recommend! They had apple cider donuts already! I got two, plus an apple fritter. The husband got the three filled ones. I am always on the hunt for great fruit fritters, with the right fruit/dough/crispiness/glaze ratio. Hero's fritter was pretty good, I give it 7/10. The apple cider donuts were better, though, and really tasty two days later (we took the donuts to go as we left Birmingham for Asheville). I could go on about my donut quest but I'll stop here.

Asheville, NC

Eda Rhyne Distillery: I insisted we go here once we got into Asheville, since I'm always on an amari journey. Had two flights of their spirits and purchased three: Amaro Oscura, Rustic Nocino, and Bitter Tooth. Eight tasters of hard liquor without any food other than a donut was a bit much, I haven't felt tipsy like that in so long. So we headed to

Burial Brewing Forestry Camp Taproom: for dinner (and ok, a cocktail for me). Delicious pastrami sandwich hit the spot. Seating was fairly normal, but at least not those terrible ice cream parlor-type chairs.

DSSOLVR: Seating was slightly more comfortable than the usual fare, and I liked the Emo Nightmare beer.

Wicked Weed: Final meal in Asheville was at Wicked Weed brewing. I had just one cocktail, husband had four half portions of their beer. I'd rather wax lyrical about their shrimp and grits omg it was so delicious (also too salty, but man, so delicious). Now I'm obsessed with making the grits with a roux-based gravy - I always forget how much I love grits.

(not pictured: the very Southern spread and drinks prepared by my friend when we stopped by to hang out at his house in NC - and thanks to him, I am now obsessed with peppadews).

Suffolk, VA

Decoys Restaurant: Cocktail was meh, something in it tasted spoiled to me. However, their crab and corn chowder was so delicious, I would 100% drive back there to have it again.

Sojourn Fermentory: We specifically stopped in Suffolk just to try Sojourn, because one of the owners is one of our neighbors, and owns a Taiwanese Street Food restaurant near us. I was sad they were out of their Asian Glow collab, but the beer was decent, and I liked their dark lager a lot.

Bonus items we brought back from the trip.

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2021 Australian Interior Design Awards Shortlist

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20 May 2021

Australian Interior Design Awards 2021 Shortlist

Australian Interior Design Awards 2021

The highly anticipated 2021 Australian Interior Design Awards shortlist has been announced, with 190 projects recognised for excellence in interior design.

As Australia’s eminent design program, the industry-based awards acknowledge the exceptional interior design work produced across the residential, commercial and public sectors, both domestically and internationally.

Delivered by the Design Institute of Australia (DIA) and Architecture Media’s Artichoke magazine, the 2021 campaign marks the awards’ eighteenth year, and a return to the regular program following the successful execution of the first-ever digital broadcast in 2020.

The jury, made up of some of the countries most esteemed interior designers, noted that this year’s shortlist highlighted the ingenuity of Australia’s design community, with featured practices embracing the challenges presented by the pandemic, resulting in a transformation of traditional typologies that reject the ways of the past for something entirely new.

The 2021 jury, convened by Geraldine Maher, Director of Geraldine Maher Design, includes:

• Madeleine Blanchfield, Director, Madeleine Blanchfield Architects (NSW) • Caroline Diesner, Principal, Hassell (QLD) • Ryan Genesin, Director, Genesin Studio (SA) • Yasmine Ghoniem, Principal, YSG (NSW) • Patrick Kennedy, Founding Director, Kennedy Nolan (VIC) • George Livissianis, Founder, George Livissianis (NSW) • Rachael McCarthy, Studio Director, Bates Smart (VIC) • Adele Winteridge, Founding Director, Foolscap Studio (VIC)

The full list of final award recipients will be presented at the Awards Announcement Dinner, which will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Sydney on Friday, 3 September 2021.

Burgmann Anglican School – Early Learning Centre:

photo : Anne Stroud

2021 SHORTLIST

Residential Design

Adam Kane Architects for Barwon Heads House, Victoria ADDARC for Toorak Residence, Victoria Alcorn Middleton for Walan Apartment, Queensland Alexander and Co for Spotted Gum House, New South Wales Architecton for Moonee Ponds Residence, Victoria Architects EAT for Bellows House, Victoria Architects Ink for Margie’s Dream, South Australia Arent and Pyke with Luigi Rosselli Architects for La Casa Rosa, New South Wales Arent and Pyke with Polly Harbison Design for Garden House, New South Wales Arent and Pyke with Vitale Design for Queens Park House, New South Wales AVID Alice Villella Interior Design with Cera Stribley Architects for Myvore House, Victoria Beatrix Rowe Interior Design and Pop Architecture for South Yarra 01, Victoria Biasol Studio for Scalpellino House, Victoria Carole Whiting Interiors and Whiting Architects for Peace Project, Victoria Carr for Peninsula House, Victoria Cera Stribley and McCluskey Studio for Tess’ House, Victoria Conrad Architects for Toorak Garden Residence, Victoria Conrad Architects for Middle Park Residence, Victoria Design Office for The Carringbush Hotel, Victoria DKO Architecture for Alexander St, New South Wales Eastop Architects for Chenier, Victoria Eastop Architects for Eastbourne, Victoria Fiona Lynch Interior Design Studio for Ottawa House, Victoria Flack Studio for Potts Point, New South Wales Flack Studio for Middle Park, Victoria Flack Studio for Maxwell, Victoria Fox Johnston for SRG House, New South Wales Fox Johnston for Whale Beach House, New South Wales Jackson Clements Burrows Architects for Divided House, Victoria Kennon Architecture and Interiors for Packington, Victoria Killing Matt Woods for Four Ages, New South Wales KPDO for White House, Victoria KPDO for Art House, Victoria Kyra Thomas Architects for Queens Park House, New South Wales Martin J Scott Design for Berwick Residence, Victoria Mathieson Architects for Kirribilli Apartment, New South Wales Matt Gibson Architecture and Design for Fitzroy Bridge House, New South Wales McKimm Design for Sussex House, Victoria Myers Ellyett for Evelyn, Queensland Myers Ellyett for Harcourt, Queensland Megan Hounslow in collaboration with Neil Architecture for Netherby House, Victoria O’Connor and Houle Architecture and Landscapes for Oliver Lane Apartment, Victoria Pohio Adams Architects for Fairweather, New South Wales Powell and Glenn for Canopy House, Victoria Renato D’Ettorre Architects for K House, New South Wales Sam Crawford Architects for Annandale Terrace, New South Wales Skulptur Architecture & Interiors for Toorak Town Residence, Victoria Splinter Society Architecture for Colonnade House, Victoria Studio AEM for Inside Outside House, New South Wales Studio Bright for 8 Yard House, Victoria Studio Esteta for Mornington Peninsula House, Victoria Studio Four for Cunningham Street Residence, Victoria Studio Prineas for Bona Vista, New South Wales Templeton Architecture for Sussex House, Victoria Therefore for Richmond House, Victoria Tobias Partners for Bronte Terraced House, New South Wales Tom Mark Henry for Wahroonga House, New South Wales Travis Walton Architecture for Carlton North Residence, Victoria Williams Burton Leopardi for Walkerville Residence, South Australia Wrightson Stewart for Hendra Project, Queensland

ACMI Renewal:

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Residential Decoration

Arent and Pyke for Garden House, New South Wales Arent and Pyke for Hue House, New South Wales Arent and Pyke for La Casa Rosa, New South Wales Arent and Pyke for Queens Park House, New South Wales AVID Alice Villella Interior Design for Myvore House, Victoria Chelsea Hing for Emerald Terrace, Victoria Doherty Design Studio for Toorak House, Victoria Esoteriko for Bunker in the Treetops, New South Wales Flack Studio for Middle Park, Victoria Hare and Klein for Woollahra Valley House, New South Wales Louise Walsh Interior Design for Mona Lane, New South Wales Lucy Bock Design Studio for Williamstown Residence, Victoria Martin J Scott Design for Berwick Residence, Victoria Matt Gibson Architecture and Design for Fitzroy Bridge House, Victoria Nickolas Gurtler Interior Design for RDG Residence, Victoria Pohio Adams Architects for Fairweather House, New South Wales Skulptur Architecture and Interiors for Toorak Town Residence, Victoria Studio AEM for Inside Outside House, New South Wales

The Mercy Centre Mater Private Hospital Townsville:

photo : Andrew Rankin

Hospitality Design

Agents of Architecture for Farmer’s Daughters, Victoria Alexander and Co for Harbord Hotel, New South Wales Amok for Agnes, Queensland BAR Studio for Park Hyatt Niseko Hanazono, Japan Bates Smart for Hilton Melbourne Little Queen Street, Victoria Bergman and Co for Poodle Bar and Bistro, Victoria Biasol Studio for Billie Buoy, Victoria Chris Connell Design for Hero ACMI, Victoria Derlot Group for Ping Pong Thai Restaurant, Queensland Design Office for Byrdi, Victoria Fiona Drago Architect for First Love Coffee, Victoria Fiona Lynch Interior Design Studio for CicciaBella, New South Wales Foolscap Studio for 1R Australia, Victoria Genesin Studio for Never Never Distillery, South Australia Genesin Studio in collaboration with Walter Brooke for ITL, South Australia Genesin Studio in collaboration with Walter Brooke for SOL Bar and Restaurant, South Australia Greg Natale Design in collaboration with PTID for Cotton On Wellness, Victoria Hecker Guthrie for Maddox Fit, Victoria Hecker Guthrie and Walter Brooke for EOS By SkyCity, South Australia Jackson Clements Burrows Architects for Mercedes-Benz Lifestyle, Queensland Kennon Architecture and Interiors for Citizen Snack Bar, Victoria Loop Creative for Sydney Tower Projects, New South Wales Luchetti Krelle for The Upper, Japan Platform by Design Office for Industry Beans Brisbane, Queensland Proto-Tipo for No. 179, Victoria Ritz and Ghougassian for Prior, Victoria Sans-Arc Studio for Bloom, South Australia Setsquare Studio, Chamberlain Architects and Hearth Studio for Sense of Self Bathhouse, Victoria Studio Gram for Hotel Indigo, South Australia Wall Architects for Meet Fresh, Victoria Woods Bagot for The Next Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria YSG for Four Pillars – Eileen’s Bar and Gin Laboratory, New South Wales YSG for Atomic Beer Project, New South Wales

Installation Design

Becoming You Exhibition Project Team for Becoming You: An incomplete guide, Victoria BoardGrove Architects for NGV Triennial 2020 Outdoor Pavilions, Victoria BVN: Re-Ply for Re-Ply: NeueHouse Longhouse, USA Enoki and Alison Currie and Australian Dance Theatre for Of All Things, South Australia Fiona Lynch Interior Design Studio for 80 Collins, Victoria Liminal Spaces for The Bleeding Tree, Tasmania Russell and George for Sarah and Sebastian, Victoria Scott Carver in collaboration with Artists in Motion for Sydney Opera House Tours Immersive Digital Experience, New South Wales Studio Plus Three for The Nicholson Galleries, Chau Chak Wing Museum, New South Wales Sydney Living Museums with collaborating practice Local Projects for Hyde Park Barracks Visitor Experience, New South Wales Thylacine Design for Penguin Parade Visitor Centre, Victoria Thylacine Design for Western Australian Museum (Boola Bardip), Western Australia Youssofzay and Hart for No Show, New South Wales Zwei Interiors Architecture for Citizen.MDW, Victoria

Rouse Hill Childcare, New South Wales:

photo : Ross Honeysett

Public Design

Alexandra Kidd Design for Cheltenham Early Education Centre, New South Wales BKK Architects and Razorfish for ACMI Renewal, Victoria Bury Kirkland Ferri with Gilby and Brewin Architecture for Spring Bay Mill – The Banksia Room, Tasmania CO-AP Architects for Rouse Hill Childcare, New South Wales Cox Architecture for Equine Education Centre at Willinga Park, New South Wales Cox Architecture for Burgmann Anglican School – Early Learning Centre, Australian Capital Territory Cox Architecture, Neeson Murcutt and Neille for Project Discover, New South Wales Kosloff Architecture for La Trobe University Library Bendigo, Victoria Peddle Thorp for The Mercy Centre, Mater Private Hospital Townsville, Queensland Studio Jigen for Yakult Visitor Centre, Victoria

Spring Bay Mill – The Banksia Room, Tasmania:

photo : Samuel Shelley

Retail Design

Akin Atelier for Camilla and Marc Armadale, Victoria Hecker Guthrie for Piccolina Degraves Street, Victoria Hecker Guthrie for Piccolina Hardware Lane, Victoria Hecker Guthrie for Piccolina Swan Street, Victoria Herbert and Mason in Collaboration with Grown Alchemist for Grown Alchemist, Victoria INK interior architects for AHW Studio, New South Wales Kennon Architecture and Interiors for Joey Scandizzo Salon, Victoria Latitude Group and Studio Massive for SBB, Victoria Loop Creative for Locali, New South Wales MADA Studio for Men’s Culture, New South Wales Russell and George for Sarah and Sebastian, Victoria Skeehan Studio for Canberra Glassworks, Australian Capital Territory Studio Griffiths for KTT Showroom, Victoria TA Square Architects for Kurimu The Glen, Victoria We Are Triibe and Future Studio for Dimes Cannabis, Toronto, Canada Woods Bagot for Sculptform, Victoria YSG for Four Pillars – Gin Shop, New South Wales

Workplace Design

3XN with NH Architecture for 600 Bourke Place Lobby, Victoria A1 Office for Clevertronics, Victoria Akin Atelier for INCU HQ, New South Wales Alexander and Co for Alexander House, New South Wales Architects EAT for Alfred Stables, Victoria Bates Smart for Publicis Groupe at Workshop, New South Wales Hayball for Melbourne Studio, Victoria BVN for Yarpa Indigenous Business and Employment Hub, New South Wales Carr for Norton Rose Fulbright Melbourne, Victoria Carr for MinterEllison Melbourne, Victoria Carr for Lander and Rogers Melbourne, Victoria Cox Architecture for Agile Workplace, New South Wales Cox Architecture for Transurban Workplace, Queensland Davenport Campbell for The Foundry – CBA at South Eveleigh, New South Wales Elenberg Fraser for Market Lane, Victoria Esoteriko for Dental Clinic: Brave New World, New South Wales Fitzpatrick and Partners Architects for F+P Studio, New South Wales Foolscap Studio for ANZ Centre, L10, Victoria Gray Puksand for The Hester Hornbook Academy, Victoria Greg Natale Design in colloboration with PTID for Cotton On Beckley, Victoria Grimshaw for 35 Collins Street, Victoria Group GSA for Chanel, New South Wales Hassell for Langdon Coffee Merchants, Victoria Hogg and Lamb for McConaghy Projects, Queensland Native Design Workshop for Victoria Arduino Experience Lab, Victoria Pierce Widera for Core Performance Physiotherapy, Victoria Pixel Architecture for Young Group Collins Street Office, Victoria Powell and Glenn for Gurner Head Office, Victoria Siren Design for The Commons Cremorne, Victoria Smart Design Studio for Smart Design Studio, New South Wales Studio Jigen for Yakult Visitor Centre, Victoria Those Architects for Aje Office, New South Wales Travis Walton Architecture for Caulfield North Office, Victoria Tzannes for Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas, New South Wales Unispace for QIC Melbourne, Victoria Woods Bagot for Goodman – The Hayesbery, New South Wales Woods Bagot for Central Park Lobby, Western Australia Woods Bagot for SLR Consulting Sydney

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We Asked 15 Brewers: What Are You Drinking in Dry January?

It might still feel like 2020 in some ways — OK, a lot of ways — but 2021 has indeed arrived, and for many people the dawn of a new year means setting resolutions for a cleaner, healthier life. The most temperate (and trendy) goal is Dry January, the widely popular month-long practice of abstaining from alcohol.

There’s a good chance someone you know (it could even be you) is pledging sobriety for the first 31 days of 2021. According to the London-based nonprofit that started the now-global challenge through a campaign to combat unhealthy drinking in 2013, more than 6 million people said they would become teetotalers this month, up from 3.9 million last year. The dramatic increase is not at all surprising, as data suggests alcohol consumption has risen sharply during the coronavirus pandemic.

Interestingly, the burgeoning segment of nonalcoholic beverages also continues to thrive amid today’s duress and uncertainty. In the first six months of the pandemic, sales of non-alcoholic beer increased by almost 40 percent, according to Nielsen, pointing to the legitimacy in the growing momentum of the sober-curious movement.

Depending on who you ask, having a Dry January this year could be extremely difficult, pretty easy, or somewhere between. Whatever you’re doing, we’re not here to judge. But we wondered: Are brewers participating? Here’s what we learned after asking 15.

Keep reading for details about all the recommended drinks!

“I definitely cut back after the holidays, and totally support Dry January, if it’s truly healthy for the person doing it. Me, I’m mostly alternating between low fills of our IPA and pils on the weekend. And for weeknight dinners I’m having an ice-cold Heineken 0.0, straight from the bottle. It is, by far, the most beer-like nonalcoholic beer I’ve tried, and it’s exactly what I want in the occasion: crisp, cold lager.” —Kyle Kohlmorgen, Founder and Head Brewer, Wellspent Brewing Company, St. Louis

“Scottish Blend tea. I’m not joking.” —Keir Hamilton, Brewer, Alewife Brewing Company, Sunnyside, N.Y.

“Local businesses, from breweries and bottle shops to bars and restaurants, are struggling right now, so I’m supporting them anyway I can. In lieu of Dry January I’ll be continuing to purchase beer from some of my favorite small businesses and I encourage everyone else to do the same. I’ll be saving the sobriety for more stable times and drinking saisons like Väsen’s Mierka until then.” —Brian Mandeville, Head Brewer, Fine Creek Brewing Company, Powhatan, Va.

”I have to be honest: I’m usually the first to tell trend-followers to get bent. But considering last year made me want to dive into a pool of strong Mai Tai, I decided to give Dry January a Mai-try. As with any vice, you give one and grab another. So I started drinking the glorious solution of my people, imported Mexican Coke. Why? Because it’s tasty as hell.“ —Javi Gonzalez, Brewer, Pacific Plate Brewing Company, Monrovia, Calif.

“I was planning on doing it, actually for the first time, and then an insurrection mounted against the Capitol and I realized it just wasn’t the right time for that.” —Candace Holmes, Brewer, Bearded Iris Brewing, Nashville

“My wife and I are both doing it, partly because she tested positive for Covid on Saturday and I a few days later, after first showing negative. Crazy. So we’ve been quarantining with a lot of La Croix.“ —Todd DiMatteo, Co-owner and Brewer, Good Word Brewing & Public House, Duluth, Ga.

“I’ve been drinking lots of water and coffee this month. We’ve also been experimenting with dry-hopping nonalcoholic seltzers with and without fruit purees, so I’m fortunate to enjoy those during and after my shifts.” —Eric Berg, Packaging, The Bronx Brewery, Bronx, N.Y.

“I really appreciate Dry January and any attempt to be a bit more mindful about sobriety and what we consume. This year obviously is a bit different, but in the past it’s been cool to see people drinking nonalcoholic options in social settings, proving even us awkward introverts don’t always need to be half buzzed to have a good time out. At the brewery we’ve been experimenting with these awesome little drinks we call Soft Seltzers. They’re fermented with a mixed culture we’ve cultivated, less than 0.5 percent ABV, bone dry, have some cool funky and refreshing herb and fruit flavors, and that seltzer-like carb and drinkability. I find most kombuchas and other fermented sodas either too sweet or too aggressively sour and gross. The Soft Seltzers are much more ethereal and delicious. Lately I’ve been crushing bottles of one with ginger and holy basil out of some clear bottles that, after a bit of time in the sun, gets a saison-ish, funky skunk character. They make me so happy.” —Gerard Olson, Owner, Forest & Main Brewing Company, Ambler, Pa.

“Whiskey and Diet Coke. I’m doing a beer-only Dry January because your boy gained that Covid-30 (pounds, that is) and it’s time to see my toes again.” —Tyler Smith, Founder, Kitsune Brewing Company, Phoenix,

“Despite brewing beer for a living, I don’t drink much, so the idea of participating in Dry January never even occurs to me.” —Jacob Mitchell, Head Brewer, Craft Brewing Company, Lake Elsinore, Calif.

“Local breweries need all the help they can get this winter, so I won’t go dry and instead wiIl pick up beers from our friends in our Gowanus neighborhood. For one, pretty excited to grab Antithesis, Wild East’s new West Coast-style IPA.” —Alex Biedermann, Brewer, Strong Rope Brewery, Brooklyn

“With all that’s gone on this past year, Dry January isn’t really in the cards for me. At work, my coworkers and I basically drink whatever lager is close to finished at the time. As soon as that’s packaged, we move on to the next one, and so on and so forth. I think it probably has something to do with the exclusivity of it. And maybe the convenience. Anyway, it feels like our little secret. And when I get home I’m usually drinking gin or Scotch. The weekends I save for a special bottle of whatever mixed-fermentation ale I can get my hands on.” —Savannah Roberts, Brewer, Triple Crossing Beer (Fulton), Richmond, Va.

“Lagunitas’ Hop Water is actually pretty fantastic. But these days it’s a shit-ton of seltzer, pretty much. Maybe mix in some lime and bitters if I’m feeling fancy.” —Bob Oso, Brewer, Austin Beerworks, Austin, Texas

“I think a major problem I, and maybe others, have is that I associate beer with fun and good feelings. And so I start to reach for a beer because of the way I’m hoping it makes me feel versus just enjoying the way it tastes. This month, I’ve been getting into trying different hot teas and creating a cozy, enjoyable atmosphere to retrain my brain into realizing I don’t need alcohol to have a good time.” —Jillian Farrell, Brewer, Grand Canyon Brewing + Distillery, Flagstaff, Ariz.

“With a lot of breweries struggling from the pandemic, I’ll have some beers this month. It’s to support the local industry via buying and drinking beers from my peers, and because I enjoy drinking some every now and then. Maybe I’ll just do a double-DRY-hopped January, instead.” —Linus De Paoli, Owner and Brewer, Kitzingen Brewery, Wyoming, Mich.

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We Asked 15 Brewers: What Are You Drinking in Dry January?

It might still feel like 2020 in some ways — OK, a lot of ways — but 2021 has indeed arrived, and for many people the dawn of a new year means setting resolutions for a cleaner, healthier life. The most temperate (and trendy) goal is Dry January, the widely popular month-long practice of abstaining from alcohol.

There’s a good chance someone you know (it could even be you) is pledging sobriety for the first 31 days of 2021. According to the London-based nonprofit that started the now-global challenge through a campaign to combat unhealthy drinking in 2013, more than 6 million people said they would become teetotalers this month, up from 3.9 million last year. The dramatic increase is not at all surprising, as data suggests alcohol consumption has risen sharply during the coronavirus pandemic.

Interestingly, the burgeoning segment of nonalcoholic beverages also continues to thrive amid today’s duress and uncertainty. In the first six months of the pandemic, sales of non-alcoholic beer increased by almost 40 percent, according to Nielsen, pointing to the legitimacy in the growing momentum of the sober-curious movement.

Depending on who you ask, having a Dry January this year could be extremely difficult, pretty easy, or somewhere between. Whatever you’re doing, we’re not here to judge. But we wondered: Are brewers participating? Here’s what we learned after asking 15.

Keep reading for details about all the recommended drinks!

“I definitely cut back after the holidays, and totally support Dry January, if it’s truly healthy for the person doing it. Me, I’m mostly alternating between low fills of our IPA and pils on the weekend. And for weeknight dinners I’m having an ice-cold Heineken 0.0, straight from the bottle. It is, by far, the most beer-like nonalcoholic beer I’ve tried, and it’s exactly what I want in the occasion: crisp, cold lager.” —Kyle Kohlmorgen, Founder and Head Brewer, Wellspent Brewing Company, St. Louis

“Scottish Blend tea. I’m not joking.” —Keir Hamilton, Brewer, Alewife Brewing Company, Sunnyside, N.Y.

“Local businesses, from breweries and bottle shops to bars and restaurants, are struggling right now, so I’m supporting them anyway I can. In lieu of Dry January I’ll be continuing to purchase beer from some of my favorite small businesses and I encourage everyone else to do the same. I’ll be saving the sobriety for more stable times and drinking saisons like Väsen’s Mierka until then.” —Brian Mandeville, Head Brewer, Fine Creek Brewing Company, Powhatan, Va.

”I have to be honest: I’m usually the first to tell trend-followers to get bent. But considering last year made me want to dive into a pool of strong Mai Tai, I decided to give Dry January a Mai-try. As with any vice, you give one and grab another. So I started drinking the glorious solution of my people, imported Mexican Coke. Why? Because it’s tasty as hell.“ —Javi Gonzalez, Brewer, Pacific Plate Brewing Company, Monrovia, Calif.

“I was planning on doing it, actually for the first time, and then an insurrection mounted against the Capitol and I realized it just wasn’t the right time for that.” —Candace Holmes, Brewer, Bearded Iris Brewing, Nashville

“My wife and I are both doing it, partly because she tested positive for Covid on Saturday and I a few days later, after first showing negative. Crazy. So we’ve been quarantining with a lot of La Croix.“ —Todd DiMatteo, Co-owner and Brewer, Good Word Brewing & Public House, Duluth, Ga.

“I’ve been drinking lots of water and coffee this month. We’ve also been experimenting with dry-hopping nonalcoholic seltzers with and without fruit purees, so I’m fortunate to enjoy those during and after my shifts.” —Eric Berg, Packaging, The Bronx Brewery, Bronx, N.Y.

“I really appreciate Dry January and any attempt to be a bit more mindful about sobriety and what we consume. This year obviously is a bit different, but in the past it’s been cool to see people drinking nonalcoholic options in social settings, proving even us awkward introverts don’t always need to be half buzzed to have a good time out. At the brewery we’ve been experimenting with these awesome little drinks we call Soft Seltzers. They’re fermented with a mixed culture we’ve cultivated, less than 0.5 percent ABV, bone dry, have some cool funky and refreshing herb and fruit flavors, and that seltzer-like carb and drinkability. I find most kombuchas and other fermented sodas either too sweet or too aggressively sour and gross. The Soft Seltzers are much more ethereal and delicious. Lately I’ve been crushing bottles of one with ginger and holy basil out of some clear bottles that, after a bit of time in the sun, gets a saison-ish, funky skunk character. They make me so happy.” —Gerard Olson, Owner, Forest & Main Brewing Company, Ambler, Pa.

“Whiskey and Diet Coke. I’m doing a beer-only Dry January because your boy gained that Covid-30 (pounds, that is) and it’s time to see my toes again.” —Tyler Smith, Founder, Kitsune Brewing Company, Phoenix,

“Despite brewing beer for a living, I don’t drink much, so the idea of participating in Dry January never even occurs to me.” —Jacob Mitchell, Head Brewer, Craft Brewing Company, Lake Elsinore, Calif.

“Local breweries need all the help they can get this winter, so I won’t go dry and instead wiIl pick up beers from our friends in our Gowanus neighborhood. For one, pretty excited to grab Antithesis, Wild East’s new West Coast-style IPA.” —Alex Biedermann, Brewer, Strong Rope Brewery, Brooklyn

“With all that’s gone on this past year, Dry January isn’t really in the cards for me. At work, my coworkers and I basically drink whatever lager is close to finished at the time. As soon as that’s packaged, we move on to the next one, and so on and so forth. I think it probably has something to do with the exclusivity of it. And maybe the convenience. Anyway, it feels like our little secret. And when I get home I’m usually drinking gin or Scotch. The weekends I save for a special bottle of whatever mixed-fermentation ale I can get my hands on.” —Savannah Roberts, Brewer, Triple Crossing Beer (Fulton), Richmond, Va.

“Lagunitas’ Hop Water is actually pretty fantastic. But these days it’s a shit-ton of seltzer, pretty much. Maybe mix in some lime and bitters if I’m feeling fancy.” —Bob Oso, Brewer, Austin Beerworks, Austin, Texas

“I think a major problem I, and maybe others, have is that I associate beer with fun and good feelings. And so I start to reach for a beer because of the way I’m hoping it makes me feel versus just enjoying the way it tastes. This month, I’ve been getting into trying different hot teas and creating a cozy, enjoyable atmosphere to retrain my brain into realizing I don’t need alcohol to have a good time.” —Jillian Farrell, Brewer, Grand Canyon Brewing + Distillery, Flagstaff, Ariz.

“With a lot of breweries struggling from the pandemic, I’ll have some beers this month. It’s to support the local industry via buying and drinking beers from my peers, and because I enjoy drinking some every now and then. Maybe I’ll just do a double-DRY-hopped January, instead.” —Linus De Paoli, Owner and Brewer, Kitzingen Brewery, Wyoming, Mich.

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A Beginner's Guide To Wolfeboro New Hampshire Attractions

When viewing swimming holes, make sure you do your section to wash up your mess and produce it out with you (Basically, please "leave no trace"). You will find plenty of trash at swimming holes, and It can be rather unhappy - you should also take into consideration finding up the trash remaining by Other folks.

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Listed below are our ten favored ways for diving into winter in New Hampshire: raise tickets largely optional.

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Winter during the Lakes Location Skiiers find it irresistible. Gardeners loathe it.  And for six months out with the yr, You cannot escape it.  There continues to be much to try and do amongst artic blasts and nor easters, and we will provide you with a speedy operate down on your choices and what winter is like inside the Lakes Region.

Among the most revered snowmobile renters in the area; I very propose having a snowmobile to the very best of Black Cap Mountain if snow problems are favorable

from $129 Located in the heart of New Hampshire’s Lakes Location as well as foothills from the stunning White Mountains, Cottage Spot is ideal for a holiday vacation stuffed with unforgettable Reminiscences. The home is landscaped with classic stone partitions, seasonal gardens, and A non-public 140-foot Beach front on Little Squam Lake. All accommodations have cable television, wi-fi World wide web, exterior porches with Adirondack chairs, and usage of picnic tables and grills.

Basketball, tennis, volleyball, and horseshoes are some of the solutions to take pleasure in the sun without leaving the grounds. In winter, ski at Gunstock Ski Location, snowmobile nearby trails or hold heat during the heated pool, warm tub, or sauna. These are definitely just some of the terrific alternatives you'll choose from when you continue to be at Misty Harbor & Beach front Vacation resort. This 12 months-spherical getaway is the proper place to unwind, have some fun, and definitely get away from everything! Misty Harbor & Barefoot Beach front Resort Gilford, New Hampshire Perspective

Nestlenook Farms is the image fantastic New England winter wonderland. The ice rink, complete with chime music and a snowy mountain backdrop, appears as if it is a scene straight outside of a snowglobe.

Crafts could be an ideal souvenir of the epic highway excursion (who needs another T-shirt?), so tourists driving near Richmond should create a stop at Pickering Farm for a surprising quilt that'll maintain you warm—it's the ideal memory of recent Hampshire.

A lot more a roadside attraction which is grown with the years than a concept park, Clark's However provides "Merlin's Mystical Mansion," a spinning home illusion attraction, bumper boats, an antique train, as well as other rides.

Black Mountain is a throwback style of ski resort and it under no circumstances would seem crowded to us; not A lot terrain for novice/novice skiers

Washington and Several other nearby mountains; that is a reasonably-complicated day hike, and is probably not for all those without some prior hiking knowledge; trailhead is on Hurricane Mountain Road

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Day 10 In the morning we explored Eaglehawk Neck and some of the interesting geological formations on the coast including the Tasman Arch, Blowholes and the Tessalated Pavement. Next stop was Nonesuch Distillery, to sample some delicious gin and hear from Rex the passionate owner. After his sales pitch, Bren couldn't leave without a bottle! We visited the historic town of Richmond and had a Tassie icon for lunch - the scallop pie. Delicious! The place was packed with tourists walking the town to see all the historic landmarks including the Richmond Bridge (oldest bridge in Australia) and St John's Church (oldest Catholic Church in Australia). Both were built in the 1830's. Our camping spot for the night and tomorrow is the Hobart Showgrounds. Pretty strange set up with caravans and tents dispersed amongst the empty pavillions and animal yards but it is popular as it's the closest and most convenient park for all the Hobart attractions. The view from our campsite is Mount Wellington in one direction and a Bunnings Warehouse the other hahaha

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