Category Archives: Cheers

Tropical Treats

  Cooling off when the temps heat up BY: KRIS BEASLEY When the temperature hits 100 degrees, nothing can cool you off like a frozen drink! And what better time to whip up a tropical treat, than when fresh produce

Minimalist Moonshine

  A legacy of simplicity passed down for many generations STORY BY: JENNIFER BARNETT PHOTOS BY: EMILY KLINEFELTER If any of you have had the opportunity to visit our local ABC store, you most likely have seen the large display of

Celebrating Cinco de Mayo!

  A Good Reason To Drink A Margarita STORY BY: KRIS BEASLEY May 5th is Cinco de Mayo and cause for celebration. While many think it is Mexico’s Independence Day, it is actually a celebration to commemorate the Mexican army’s unlikely

Let The One Who Drinks This Wine,

Shower me with love divine… BY: JENNIFER BARNETT When someone says love potion many images come to mind; bubbles shaped like hearts floating around the spinning head of a seemingly drunk person, swooning and pie eyed over someone they don’t really

It’s Bowser Beer Time!!

  Pour a bowl, for your best friend! BY: JENNIFER BARNETT How many times have you settled down on the patio after a hard days work, to enjoy a nice cold beer? Now, how many times have you wished that Fido

Holiday Spirits

      A guide to champagne and sparkling wines for the season BY: Paul Wasserman, Uncorked by the Sea, Southport, NC    Legend has it that Dom Perignon after tasting his perfected wine, now known as Champagne, said “I’m

A CRAFT BEER LOVER’S NIRVANA

  North Carolina breweries made a showing at The Great American Beer Festival. By Candace and Jim Hobbs, Owners – The Grape & Ale, Oak Island, NC     If you don’t have The Great American Beer Festival on your

Hints of Cinnamon, Vanilla…

            &  Contentment … STORY BY: JENNIFER BARNETT PHOTOS BY: KRIS BEASLEY   It’s the time of year when I like to have the taste of my drinks reflect the mood of the season. It

6 Old School Cocktails You Should Make Right Now

Take a trip down memory lane with these vintage concoctions When I was growing up, I remember my folks drinking Martini’s, Manhattan’s and Grasshopper’s.  If I close my eyes I can see my Dad’s bar, which was the cabinet up

Get Your Chill On!

                Frozen concoctions from  Local eateries supply relief from the heat.  BY: SOUTHPORT MAGAZINE STAFF The dog days of summer are here and combined with the humidity of our seaside town, beating the

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