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Resurrect Beer Project: We Call Them “Regulars”
This week finds us in Connecticut, originator of Pez, Frisbee, and the hamburger.
This week we resurrect a brewery from Connecticut, a state with a vast history based in Pez, Frisbee, and the hamburger. ...
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The 2017 Sierra Nevada Beer Camp 12-pack Just Dropped, Here’s How to Buy It
It includes a Tree House IPA...
The annual 12-pack, which this year includes an IPA from Tree House Brewing, is just hitting shelves. Here’s how to buy it. ...
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The 25 Best Beers You Can Buy Online Right Now
Delivered straight to your door.
For American Craft Beer Week, we round up the best beer that can be delivered straight to your door. ...
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Everything You Wanted to Know About IPAs
But were afraid to ask...
We rounded up our favorite articles about IPAs. It’s everything you wanted to know about America’s favorite beer, but were afraid to ask. ...
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Resurrect Beer Project: Best Brewing from Chicago
To revive a forgotten Chicago brewery, we looked toward graffiti, baseball, Twinkies and zippers.
To revive a forgotten Chicago brewery, we looked toward graffiti, baseball, Twinkies and zippers. Oh, and Karate Kid. ...
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Forget Flowers, Get Mom Beer For Mother’s Day
How to convert your mother into a craft beer fan, with one bottle.
How to convert your mother into a craft beer fan, one bottle at a time. Just in time for Mother’s Day, we sent ours a ...
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Lagunitas Creates Proprietary Process for Even Fresher Beer
The world of wet-hopping has been turned on its head.
If you’re a fan of super fresh beer, you’re a fan of wet-hopping. The process, previously constrained to the annual hop harvest, has just been ...
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Local Beer Isn’t Just a Trend
How basic science shows that locally-sourced beer is here for good.
A look at how basic science shows that locally-sourced beer is here for good, and the craft beer revolution isn’t just a fad. ...
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When Bad Beer Goes Good
In December 2016, we waited for a Black Project beer we never tried. Until now.
Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales in Denver, Colorado, makes some of the country’s best sour beer. But they also provide unparalleled service. ...
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Wicked Weed ‘Evolves’ Funkatorium Invitational After 40+ Breweries Pull Out
Dozens of breweries decided not to attend after news of the brewery's pending AB InBev buyout.
Nearly 50 breweries have opted out of Wicked Weed’s big event since news the brewery sold to InBev. Now, the brewery is scrambling to save ...
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How (and Why) to Celebrate American Craft Beer Week, May 15-21
This year’s theme: #beeritforward
May 15-21 marks the 12th annual American Craft Beer Week, a nationwide celebration of all those who brew, sell, and yes, drink craft beer. ...
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What’s Next for the American IPA?
Three industry veterans weigh in.
From face-melting bitterness to the milkshake-like juice bomb, the American IPA has come a way since the mid-90s. So, what’s next? ...
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Cereal Beer Is the Breakfast of Champions
Peanut Butter Cap’n Crunch milk stout, anyone?
Admit it: You’ve been tempted to crack a beer with breakfast. Thanks to this Colorado brewery, you can. Introducing Peanut Butter Cap’n Crunch milk stout. ...
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The Best Beach Beer Is Hard Seltzer
SpikedSeltzer goes national just in time for the warmer months.
Just in time for the warmer months, Spiked Seltzer gets national distribution. It’s our favorite hard seltzer, and one of the best beach drinks on ...
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Heineken Just Bought the Rest of Lagunitas Brewing Company
It’s been a big week for buyouts in the beer world.
The buyout comes as Lagunitas continues to grow and dominate the IPA category and could be worth as much as $500 million. ...
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