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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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The Best Stocking Stuffers for Craft Beer Fans

Fill those stocking with some great gear!
Fun socks! Candy! Chapstick! Boxers! (Briefs?) All of life’s simplest pleasures reside in those stockings hung by the chimney with care. Corkscrews, bottle openers, and ...
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The 5 Best Beer Bars in New York City

Where to drink in New York City.
Narrowing down the best beer bars in a city like New York City is a tall order. There are enough great choices available that I ...
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The 5 Best Bottle Shops in New York City

Where to buy beer in New York City.
It’s always good to have a local bottle shop. I usually buy most of my beer at breweries, but it’s handy to know where to ...
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Tasting Appleton Estate’s Rare 30-Year-Old Rum

Only 900 bottles available for purchase in the US.
I’m not usually into rum, but when I got an email from Appleton Estate’s PR agency, asking me if I wanted to try one 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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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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The Best Beer for Wine Drinkers

Our favorite wine-forward beers and ciders.
We all have that one friend who insists they only like wine. Although sips of watery macrobrews and overpowering IPAs may have turned them off ...
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The 5 Best Wet Hop Beers to Drink this Fall

Why is my beer "wet?"
Hops are only a quarter of the necessary ingredients in a beer, but they’re certainly the sexiest. Every fall, breweries from around the country descend ...
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Postcard: Burial Burnpile 2018

The night before Burial Beer Co.’s annual fall festival, Burnpile, kicked off, the brewery invited all the visiting brewers to a pig roast. It’s tradition; ...
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Planters Brews a Peanut IPA with Noon Whistle Brewing

Things are getting nutty!
We’ve seen some pretty out-there beer releases this year (see IHOPS beer and Dunkin’ Coffee Porter), but today we learned that Planters Peanuts are getting ...
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Here’s What to Drink at Spooky Brews Boston

The official beer list for Spooky Brews Boston.
Spooky Brews is just a few days away! We hope everyone has picked out their costumes. We’re busy decorating ours right now (as a reminder, ...
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7 Questions with Tim Besecker, Founder of Twin Elephant Brewing

Say hi to Tim at Spooky Brews!
Twin Elephant, which opened about two years ago, has been quietly producing some of the best beer in New Jersey. Located in Chatham, NJ, Twin ...
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What Exactly Is an Oktoberfest Beer?

The history behind the annual festival celebrating German beer.
The very first Oktoberfest “fest”, not yet called by the name, was to celebrate the 1810 wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria and Princess ...
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