Aaron Goldfarb

Aaron Goldfarb lives in Brooklyn and is the author of The Guide for a Single Man and The Guide for a Single Woman. His writing on beer has appeared in Esquire, Playboy, The Daily Beast, Draft Magazine and more.

Spirits

Chasing “Dusties” with America’s Top Rare Spirits Hunter

If you need to source a collection of vintage whiskey or amaro—and fast—Alex Bachman is the guy to call.

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photos: Lyndon French

Beer

The Ultimate Regional Lager Showdown

Aaron Goldfarb and PUNCH’s editorial team find five standout cans in a blind-tasting of “local” lagers.

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photo: Lizzie Munro

Spirits

Tour a Collection of Prohibition-Era “Medicinal” Whiskey

For a select number of distilleries, whiskey production never stopped during Prohibition.

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photos: Lizzie Munro

Cocktails

How Did the Blow Job Shot Happen?

Looking back at a decade of drinking defined by bawdy cocktails.

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photo: Lizzie Munro

Beer

The Westvleteren Hacker

How one man used multiple phone lines, a private driver and five different license plates to secure caseloads of one of the world’s rarest beers.

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photo: Jordan Wilms

Beer

Tour a Collection of Gallon-Sized Vintage Bourbon Bottles

Two Kentucky collectors have amassed a stockpile of rare, jumbo-sized bourbon bottles, including those from W.L. Weller and Old Fitzgerald.

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photos: Victor Sizemore

Spirits

The Ultimate MGP Rye Whiskey Showdown

Dozens of brands source rye whiskey from the Indiana distillery, with bottles ranging in price from $24 to upwards of $500. But in a blind tasting, which ones will come…