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A Happy Accident: The History of Timbo Pils and the West Coast Pilsner

The new hazy?
Sometimes the best things materialize from thin air. In 2015, Highland Park Brewery stumbled into what has become an emerging style in craft beer: the ...
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At Goldfinger, Lagers Are a Lifeblood, Literally

Lager is legacy.
“Did you go to Northwestern? Your name sounded so familiar, and you also looked familiar. Didn’t we go to Cuba together?” Goldfinger Owner and Brewer ...
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Extra Extra Read All About It: Why Is XPA Australia’s Hottest Beer Style? And Where Can You Find It in the States?

Oh, we're so 'extra' for XPA.
When we attribute one beer style to one person, that usually holds weight. German brewer Josef Groll is primarily known for traveling to Pilsen, Czech ...
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Reflecting on the Rise of Edinburgh’s Moonwake Beer Co.

Half circles of navy inset in forest green and sunflower gold. Geometric shapes in bright red bounce off white half-moons dipped in baby blue. In ...
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What Is an English Bitter / Extra Special Bitter?

These beer are extra special.
The name “English bitter” or “extra special bitter” is a bit of a misnomer. They’re English, they’re kind of special, but they’re not bitter at ...
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Our Favorite Breweries and Pubs to Visit In London

His Majesty's guide to drinking in England's capital.
At the beginning of April, I booked myself a one-way ticket to London. I hadn’t been to the U.K. since my freshman year of high ...
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The London Black Nitro Beer Giving Guinness a Run for Its Money

David vs. Goliath.
The two glasses stood tall on our table, brown liquid cascading and bubbling to black. I palmed the imperial pint, bringing it to my lips. ...
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Balance Brewing: How Manchester’s Only Wild Ale Brewery Pursues One Moment of Equilibrium

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On a blustery Monday evening, I snaked down a side alley next to the Manchester Piccadilly station. Under one of the many bricked archways, I ...
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Untappd’s All-Time Top-Rated Schwarzbiers

Literally, a German word that translates to black lager, schwarzbier is reminiscent of a German-style dunkel but drier, darker, roastier, and lighter. Schwarzbier originated in ...
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Garage Project: The Mighty Brewery at the Bottom of the World

Covered in sh*t, fenced in by barbed wire, graffitied to the gills, the old petrol station in Wellington, New Zealand, had seen better days when ...
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And the 2024 World Beer Cup Winners Are…

Gold, silver, bronze.
One of the world’s most prestigious and esteemed craft beer competitions, the World Beer Cup has celebrated the best in beer every year since the ...
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Everything You Need to Know About the Proper Lager Glassware

#properglassware
#properglassware makes all the difference. For example, the drinkware matters when you’re drinking a lager, whether a German-style pilsner, helles, or Czech pale lager. Curious ...
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What Exactly Is an Altbier? We Asked the Experts

Let’s ask that question again: What is altbier? According to Hausbrauerie Zum Schlüssel Braumeister Dirk Rouenhoff, who was born in the Lower Rhine Region and ...
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What Exactly Is a Saison?

Things are getting funky.
I wax poetic about lagers from time to time. And you’ll likely catch me enjoying a West Coast IPA or even a pastry stout now ...
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Everything You Need to Know About Visiting Franconia’s Rich Beer Scene

At Gold Ochsen in the tiny Franconian town of Spielbach, I sat at a communal table where a retired farmer seemed intent on explaining the ...
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