The Culture of Craft Beer

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Griffin Claw Brewing Co: The Gold Standard of Breweries Turns Ten

At Griffin Claw Brewing Co. in the lower peninsula of Michigan, they use words like warm (but not motherly), charismatic (but not smooth), proud (but ...
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8 Things a Beer Writer Learned at CiderCon

Cider is for beer drinkers!
The 13th annual CiderCon conference took place from January 31st to February 3rd 2023 in Chicago, bringing together cider industry professionals from across North America ...
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Could Field of Beers in Jupiter, FL be the Most Unique Beer Fest on the Planet?

We sent a ten-year veteran in the industry to find out.
After ten years working in the beer industry and a lifetime of living as a beer enthusiast, it is hard for me to name a ...
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Nowhere in the World Like Elsewhere Brewing

Drinking beers from nowhere to Elsewhere.
California, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Canada, Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, England, Scotland, Ireland. To say ...
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Unraveling All the Threads of Novel Strand Brewing

A brewery with a unique genetic code.
I had no idea what to expect when I walked into Novel Strand Brewing during an epic four days in Denver last October. But when ...
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Rupee Beer Is the Best New Beer to Pair With Food Around the World

A lager unlike any other.
Chicken tikka masala, vindaloo, butter chicken, naan. What is the best beer to pair with these Indian dishes? That’s the question brothers Van and Sumit ...
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Get Stocked: The New E-commerce Platform Stocking Up for ‘Cooler Occasions’

Get beer for all your 'cooler occasions.'
Picture this: You walk into your local craft beer store, beverage warehouse, or even grocery store, and you’re immediately assaulted with hundreds if not thousands ...
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Fox Tale Fermentation Project: Down the Rabbit Hole of Fermentation

Breaking all the brewing rules.
“What Is Your Favorite Brewery of the Year?” When we posted that question on Instagram a couple months ago, we had no idea what to ...
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Bruz Beers: Unapologetically Brewing Badass Belgian Beers

Visit Belgium without every leaving Denver.
What’s the one beer that changed your life? Bruz Beers Co-Founder Ryan Evans fell in love with Belgian beers during a college backpacking trip in ...
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The Daily Beer Bar: Bringing Cold Drinks, Hot Sandwiches, and Good Vibes to Durham

This could be our new favorite bar.
When one of our favorite people on the planet tells us about his plans to open up his own craft beer bar serving “Cold Drinks, ...
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9 Beer Trends to Watch in 2023

What to watch in the craft beer industry in 2023.
Look, we can’t predict the future. But since we eat, drink, write breathe, and live beer every day, we do like to think we have ...
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The Best Hop Culture Articles You Missed in 2022

The top articles we published in 2022.
Well, 2022 is a wrap. Let’s see what we have in store for us in 2023. But before we do, let’s take one more glance ...
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The Best New Breweries of 2022

Say hello to these fantastic new breweries!
It’s official: There are a s**t ton of breweries in the United States. And what amazes us is that every year this number continues to ...
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This Is the Best Bang-For-Your-Buck Beer Club We Tried This Year

The new beer club you need to try.
We love bottle societies, brewery memberships, and beer clubs. Yes, they give us a chance to nab some pretty exclusive, experimental beers from some of ...
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Channel Marker Brewing Changes Name to Coastal Mass Brewing

Still all about hazies and hanging out on the water.
We’ve been big fans of Massachusetts-based Channel Marker Brewing Company since they opened on the North Shore of Boston in December 2018. Their sought-after hazies ...
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15 Things You Didn’t Know About the Great American Beer Festival

The most EPIC beer festival of the year!
Did you know that arguably the most famous and revered craft beer festival in the entire country turns forty this year? With humble beginnings in ...
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