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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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What Exactly is a Cream Ale?

The cream of the crop.
In the 1800s, American brewers created a beer style that baffled drinkers past, present, and future: the cream ale. Despite its name, the beer does ...
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The Cult of Genesee Cream Ale

Smooth like a lager and crisp like an ale.
Some American beer styles are challenging to categorize. For instance, modern IPAs blur the lines between styles, leaving even the most competent brewers scratching their ...
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Tenma Beer Project: Not a Brewery. Not a Brewing Company. A Beer Project

Beer Project. Not Brewing Co. Not Brewery. At Tenma Beer Project, one of our “Best New Breweries of 2023,” co-founders Dana Martindale and Brennan Perry ...
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7 Things You Didn’t Know About Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA

You won't believe this one!
The chef sprinkled tiny pinches of cracked pepper into the barely boiling broth. As Dogfish Head Co-Founder Sam Calagione watched on a TV in his ...
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Is It the Year of the Dark Lager?

Go over to the dark side!
Look, sometimes, when you make a prediction, it’s spot on. Whoever said denim on denim would come back into style, good for you! Did you ...
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Untappd’s All-Time Top-Rated Doppelbocks

Traditionally very malty, very dark, but still sweet, doppelbocks are much like the imperial version of a stout—maltier, richer, and higher in ABV. In fact, ...
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What Exactly Is Nitro Beer?

A brief explainer on the history and modern uses of nitrogen beer.
“Passing trends “ built this industry. Folks derided the rise of hazy IPAs or pastry stouts when they first entered the scene. While some developments ...
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Why We Might See More Brewery Mergers in 2024

Could this be the future?
Tally brewery closures between 2022 and 2023, and the results will chill your veins: 319 in the former and a stunning 385 in the latter, ...
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At von Trapp Brewing, The Helles Are Alive With the Rounds of Beer

Any day at around 4:30 p.m., Sam von Trapp’s cell phone might ring. “If it says Pop’s cell … I know there’s a good chance ...
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A Norwegian, an Argentinian, and a Raccoon Walk Into a Bar: A Story as Strange as It Seems

From the Bay Area to Buenos Aires.
This is a strange story. One where a Norwegian meets an Argentinian, and they fall in love…with raccoons, becoming their inspiration when they, of all ...
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Dokkaebier: Where I’ll Always Remember My First Kimchi Sour

Seoulful brewing.
The inconspicuous pail sat bubbling away on a table in the back of the brewery. I wouldn’t have even noticed if someone hadn’t pointed it ...
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Untappd’s All-Time Top-Rated English Barleywines

Be my barleywine.
A strong, boozy, high-ABV beer style that’s malt forward, barleywine gained notoriety in the U.S. with iconic beers like Anchor Old Foghorn® Ale, Sierra Nevada’s ...
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