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Eddyline Brewery: From the Top of the Mountain to the Bottom of the World

Moving seven thousand miles to open a brewery.
When you go down a rapid, the water slows down at the bottom, pooling in a calm space on the side of the river. It’s ...
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11 Things You Didn’t Know About Allagash White

Ten gold medals, three silver ones, and five bronze across the Great American Beer Festival, World Beer Cup, and European Beer Star, Allagash White is ...
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Varsity Brews: 12 Questions With Anthony Rahí Jaquez Moreno aka Tony J

A new Hop Culture Q&A series.
Last month, we introduced an entirely new series called Varsity Brews. With each bi-monthly piece, we’ll profile a different scholarship awardee from the Michael James ...
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Untappd’s All-Time Top-Rated New England/Hazy IPAs [UPDATED]

Hops. Hops. Hops.
Spring is here! Let’s let the good hops roll by looking at the data for one of the most popular styles in the entire country: ...
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Where There’s Smoke, There’s Smoldered Society

Ring the alarm!
Smoldered Society Brand Manager Cameron Frank once almost burned his mom’s house down. While watching his mom’s dogs, Frank says he had left the house ...
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Everything You Need to Know About International Tripel Day

One...two...three...
A style with a cult-like following in the industry, tripels aren’t usually the first Belgian style that comes to everyone’s mind. But on International Tripel ...
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At Vector Brewing, Beer Isn’t Always Linear

Up, up, and away
Somewhere over in the east side of Dallas rests one of the best brew pubs in the country: Vector Brewing. They’ve been knocking it out ...
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Is ‘Deep Fried Beer’ Real?

As a kid, every year over Labor Day, my family would go to the Minnesota State Fair. The second largest of its kind in the ...
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The 5-Minute Guide to Pairing Pizza and Beer

Two of the finest things in life.
If you’re like us, two of your favorite things in life probably start with pizza and end with beer. Grab a slice, take a bite, ...
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Amalgam Brewing: The Tiny Tank Engine That Could

The sum of all its parts.
Tucked away in the corner of one of the most respected lager breweries in the entire country is a tiny tank brewing some of the ...
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My Beloved Community: How Metier Brewing Company Became One of our Top Breweries of 2024

Brewing damn good beer.
I’m standing before a large blackboard with the words “Give A Beer, Take A Beer.” Tacked all across the surface are Polarids with captions like ...
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What Is a Belgian Quad?

Four times the fun.
With its signature rich, malty flavor, medium bitterness, and impressive ABV, the Belgian quad is a beer that has literally stood the test of time. ...
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What Is Bierstacheln? Stoking the Fires of a Historic Beer-Poking Surge

Heat. Sizzle. Foam.
Groups of thirsty people waited in line, huddled around a fire pit, stamping their feet to keep warm. At the front, someone drank half their ...
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The 17 Can’t Miss Beer Festivals of 2025

Mark your calendars now.
A few years ago, we traveled around the country, hosting a beer festival in a different city almost every month—Oakland; San Diego; Chicago; Portland, ME; ...
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Busting Non-Alcoholic Beer Myths With Sam Adams Award-Winning NA Brewer

All the way on NA
Non-alcoholic beer is here to stay. That’s not a myth. According to NielsenIQ, off-premise non-alc sales from the last fifty-two weeks recorded $740 million, up ...
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