Category: Beers
Let’s get drunk and ride bikes!
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RAGBRAI is an annual 6-day bike ride across the entire state of Iowa. If you've ever been on a bike for even just a few hours, you know how great it feels to hop off and grab a cold one. The Iowa Brewers guild ha...
Dogfish Head releases food line
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Check it out: Dogfish has carefully selected like-minded food partners to join this journey. They include small, artisanal companies like Brooklyn Brine and larger companies like Sea Watch who share strong roots on t...
Organic brewing cheaper, easier than you might think
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Here's the breakdown from this great post on Grist: Prices have gone down as demand for organic ingredients has gone up, and making organic beer is not as expensive as it once was. Ettinger remembers a time when orga...
The full scoop on Westy
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If you don't know about Wesvleteren (one of the most coveted and delicious brands in the world), then this is as good a read as I've found about their full story. The Rule of St Benedict, upon which Trappist life is ...
And the winner is…Granola!
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Dogfish Head's Grateful Dead themed beer finally has its final ingredient, selected from over 1500 submissions from fans that tied a story to their suggestion. While the story is great, it's hard to deny the brewin...
A kid-friendly beer experience
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(hat tip to the Mashup group "Kids at the Bar" for their awesome logos) All About Beer has a piece about a much-needed relief for beer-loving parents. Mike Rangel had just filed the application to serve liquor at ...
You can’t call your beer that.
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NPR blog "The Salt" has a great write up about the ever-shrinking naming possibilities for beers and brews. A quick Google search reveals multiple beers named "Hopscotch," and at least three India Pale Ales with the ...
Creepy beer is creepy (and probably delicious)
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This thing definitely wins the award for most disturbing namesake that I'm aware of, but it also sounds incredible. Anyone in Texas want to ship me a bottle? The second release in our Legendary Series, La Dame du La...
West Flanders Makes Broncos Themed Beer for NFL Playoffs
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The AFC Championship is this Sunday, and everyone's getting ready in their own way. West Flanders has been getting ready for a lot longer, it seems, as they're now ready to release their local sports squad-themed bee...
Century-old beer for Christmas?
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The often-fascinating Larsblog has a great post on a largely forgotten brewing tradition that resulted in some very old beer. After a few years, half the beer would be drained off and bottled, and a new batch would b...