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The 20 Best Beers to Drink This Winter

Stay warm this winter.
There’s nothing quiet like warming up on a chilly winter day in front of a roaring fire with a beer in hand. What beer are ...
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The 10 Best New Breweries of 2019

Our top pick for 2019 is Primitive Beer
New brewery openings have become as constant as the popularity of hazy IPAs. To throw a few numbers around: 7,480 breweries were active in the ...
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The 10 Best Coffee Shops of 2019

Our top pick for 2019 is Tandem in Portland, ME!
Every morning I rub my eyes and swing my legs out of bed. After a few quick stretches I head to the kitchen to put ...
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The 10 Best Bottleshops of 2019

Beverage Warehouse in Winooski, VT is our number one pick.
So many breweries have adopted the direct-to-consumer model of operation that, in 2019, the concept of the bottle shop almost feels outdated at first blush. ...
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The 6 Beers We’re Bringing to Thanksgiving This Year

Gobble gobble.
I’m going to start this pairing recommendation article by saying drink whatever you want this Thanksgiving. Honestly, the best beverage to pair with that plate ...
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Bring Cider to Thanksgiving this Year

Hear me out.
Son of Man Sagardo at a glance: Sagardo is a Basque-style cider made in the Columbia River Gorge in Cascade Locks, Oregon. It’s made from ...
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The 9 Best Growlers to Gift for the Holidays

Give the gift of on-the-go great beer this year.
Give the gift of on-the-go great beer this year with any of these fine growler options. For something so seemingly simple, there’s a lot to ...
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The 5 Best Beer Bars in Nashville, TN

If you're getting tired of honky-tonks.
Mention of Nashville’s name likely conjures the sights, sounds, and smells of whiskey distilleries for most; Music City’s just an hour and change away from ...
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Here’s What to Drink at Spooky Brews Vol. II

The official beer list for Spooky Brews 2019!
Things are getting sPoOkY, friends! We’re so excited for Spooky Brews Vol. II this Friday, November 1st. The fest is going down at the Innovation ...
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5 Spooky Breweries to Visit This Halloween Season

These spooky days call for boo-tiful beers.
Once upon a full moon, beer and witches (well, the concept of witches) went hand in hand. In medieval times and more recent history, alewives ...
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The Top 5 Beers You Can Buy Online If You Live in Illinois

What to buy in Illinois!
A Midwestern mecca of phenomenal craft beer, Illinois has transformed into one of the most under-the-radar destinations for lovers of libations. Renowned Chicago breweries such ...
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How Foam Brewers Find Creativity Under Pressure

Keeping it fresh.
Beer comprises all manner of living organisms, from acids to oils to yeast, but isn’t itself a living organism. And yet, at the same time, ...
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14 Brewers Share Their Spooky Brews and Halloween Costumes

As if there aren’t enough scary things happening in the world, Halloween is just a few weeks away! But like any true horror show, the ...
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The 5 Best Craft Beer Destinations in Tokyo, Japan

If one wants to trace the proliferation of American craft breweries back to its roots, he or she need not look further than 1978, when ...
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Green, Sticky, and Dank: Getting Hands On at the Yakima Chief Hops and Pink Boots Society Annual Hop Rub

Things are getting hoppy.
My hands turned green in front of my eyes. My palms, sticky and dank, slowly transformed into warped versions of the Hulk’s fists. Between the ...
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