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What Exactly is a Christmas Beer?

Ho ho ho!
With the holidays fast approaching, the shelves of your local bottle shop are likely already laden with seasonal offerings. You might see the phrase “Christmas ...
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The 15 Best Breweries of 2018

Threes Brewing is our Best Brewery of 2018.
I don’t use Untappd anymore, mostly because I don’t want to know how many beers I’ve tried. Needless to say, it’s a lot. An embarrassing ...
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The 15 Best Beers of 2018

The best beer we had this year.
Every year, some reporter asks me if brewers have run out of creative places to take craft beer. Every year, some brewer completely surprises me. ...
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The 20 Best Beer Label Designs of 2018

It's a work of art!
For better or worse, a stylish can or eye-catching bottle says a lot about a brewery. Sure, the liquid might be good, but throw it ...
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The 5 Best Beers We Drank This Week

Our favorite beers of the week.
We’ve finally recovered from last week’s Juicy Brews Winter Invitational and we’re hard at work finishing up all of our tasks before the end of ...
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The 12 Best New Breweries of 2018

The best of the newest batch of breweries.
In 2018, it’s hard for a brewery to open in anonymity. We’ve seen an increase in the number of talented brewers with creative side projects, ...
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The 5 Best Beers We Drank This Week

Our favorite beers of the week.
What a weekend! On Saturday, we threw our Juicy Brews Winter Invitational fest at Five Boroughs Brewing. We saw some amazing costumes, DJ Slim Hug ...
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The Best Whiskey Under $75

For when you need a break from beer.
Before co-founding this magazine and crowding every shelf of my fridge with beer, I used to do a good bit of spirits writing. And, like ...
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Here’s What to Drink at the Juicy Brews Winter Invitational

Here's what to drink at Juicy Brews this Saturday!
It’s Juicy Brews week, friends! We’re so excited for our Juicy Brews Winter Invitational festival this Saturday, December 8th. The fest is going down at ...
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The 5 Best Beers We Drank This Week

Our favorite beers of the week.
It’s Juicy Brews week, friends! We’re so excited for our Juicy Brews Winter Invitational festival this Saturday. There are still a few tickets left, which ...
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The 5 Best Beers We Drank This Week

Our favorite beers of the week.
We hope you’re stuffed from Thanksgiving dinner and, if you’re lucky, still working through all of those leftovers. With Thanksgiving behind us, we’re looking forward ...
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How to Pair Beer and Cheese

Cheese and beer are the perfect pairing.
Move over, wine: cheese has a new best friend. Beer may not spring to mind immediately when you’re looking to wash down a hunk of ...
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How to Make the Perfect Michelada

A little beer cocktail for your Sunday brunch.
The michelada is an anomaly: a beverage made of ingredients that really shouldn’t work together, yet somehow manage to sing. Cold, light lager mixes with ...
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A Look At The Rare Beer Included in The Bruery’s Reserve Society Membership

Brewery memberships are a great way for a small brewery to connect with their most passionate fans and to reward their support. The Bruery is ...
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The 5 Best Beers We Drank This Week

Our favorite beers of the week.
It’s Thanksgiving week! That means we’re gearing up for awkward family conversations, running into hometown friends, and, of course, the meal of all meals. Need ...
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We Tried the IHOPS Pumpkin Pancake Stout

And it wasn't the worst.
IHOPS Pumpkin Pancake Stout at a glance: IHOP teamed up with Keegan Ales from Kingston, New York, to brew this beer. IHOPS is a 7% ...
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