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The Top 10 Beers We Drank in January

The best beers we drank this month.
A new year means new top beers and new year’s resolutions. For instance, we pledge to drink more beers from our “Best Breweries to Watch ...
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RationAle Brewing: Disrupting Everything You Thought About Non-Alcoholic Beer

Drinking in moderation have never been more rational.
Why do you drink craft beer? Everyone has their own reason. Perhaps you’re a hop head and you can’t get enough of those dank Pacific ...
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The Best Non-Alcoholic Beers Available in Most Stores Right Now

Helping your dry, damp, or wet January.
At this point, non-alcoholic beer isn’t just another trend. In 2021, the non-alcoholic beer market in the United States recorded a revenue of nearly five ...
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The 27 Best Beers We Drank in 2022

Drink these beers now. Thank us later.
We just love this time of the year. Why? Because we get a chance to look back on the last twelve months, recounting the “Best ...
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The 14 Best Breweries of 2022

The best of the year
If we may say so: This year’s best breweries list is a real banger. Below you’ll find a brewery making excellent lagers and hoppy ales ...
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The Best Hidden-Gem Places to Drink in 2022

You know, that one drinking spot "no one else knows about!"
Everyone has their favorite place to drink. You know what we’re talking about. That secret spot you only take your friends from out of town. ...
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The Best Craft Lagers You Can Drink Right Now

Because we can't drink IPAs all day.
We know that single, double, triple, hazy, New England-style, sour, milkshake, and really any kind of IPA will continue to dominate trends in craft beer. ...
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Oskar Blues Double Dale’s: A Nod to the Classic, a Finger to the World

Big, bold, badass.
Here’s a zinger for you: How can you possibly brew a beer that respects one of the most influential American craft beers of all time ...
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Hop Culture’s Annual Best Beers to Drink for the Holidays 2022

Tradition! Tradition!
What are the holidays good for if not spending time with friends and family around a fireplace, around a table, around a [insert any communal ...
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The Top 11 Beers We Drank in November

The best beers we drank this month.
This month as we gather around the table to have dinner with friends and family we give thanks…for the top beers we drank this month. ...
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Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale: A Celebration of the Freshest Hops for the Holidays

The greatest gift to beer.
For most brewers, heading to hop harvest means one thing: locking down lots for the year. And yes, that is certainly true at Sierra Nevada. ...
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Take a Peek at the Exclusive 2023 Firestone Walker Brewmaster’s Collective

4 collections. 25 bottles. One bottle society.
When one of the most prominent breweries in the business started a bottle society during the pandemic, we put our feelers on high alert. Excited ...
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Squatters Captures Lightning in a Can With New Experimental IPA Series

New experimental IPAs.
If Wasatch Brewery is like the quintessential mountain town brewery in Utah, then Squatters Pub Brewery is like the city slicker. Contemporary, convivial, and community-driven, ...
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Anchor Christmas Ale: The Ultimate Holiday Tradition

Tradition! Tradition!
What is your holiday tradition? Do you gather with your family around the fire and play Scrabble? Do you go ice skating and sledding before ...
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The 22 Best Stouts to Drink for International Stout Day

Imperial, pasty, milk, oatmeal, coffee...
The fact that we’ve felt the need to update this piece for the past few years should be a big sign to you that stouts ...
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Last One Down: Wasatch’s New Beer Brewed for the Outdoors

First one up...last one down.
Every state has something special. In Minnesota, they spend summers boating and winters ice fishing on one of the 14,380 lakes. In California, they surf. ...
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