Category: Beers
A ton of craft beer calendars in one place
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Porchdrinking.com has compiled an awesome list of 2015 release schedules. Check it out for all of your big-craft seasonal release curiosities. The only bummer here is having to wait until November for that Left ...
Newcastle has some Super Bowl Ad Weirdness
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The adorable Aubrey Plaza requests your brand's help in branding some brandage. In other words: Newcastle is continuing with its befuddling strategy of convincing people that a beer available in basically any estab...
Hatin’ on Pumpkin-Hate
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Beer blog Joe Sixpack has some contrarian real-talk for all the pumpkin' haters. C’mon, people eat spicy food all summer, so why not spiced beer? In fact, one of the most popular warm-weather ales – Belgian-style ...
Top 50 Craft Breweries of 2013 (By Sales Volume)
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The whole list is over at Brewers Association. The only big surprise is Ballast Point, whose expansion from 2012 to 2013 seems almost impossible. Very impressive gains from Sweetwater, Left Hand, and Southern Tier...
Some real talk about Lager
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Hot Rum Cow has a good write-up on why you shouldn't dismiss lagers as pale, flavorless abominations. Simply put, you're probably just not drinking the right ones. The style has been open to abuse by unscrupulous br...
Dogfish Head’s private capital infusion
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The big beer news this week is that Dogfish Head has sold a 15% stake to a private equity firm. Specific financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. On its website, LNK said it typically invests between $5...
Drink long and prosper: Vulcan Ale becomes first “official” Star Trek beer
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In a move sure to please everyone from Zefram Cochraine to Katherine Pulaski, CBS/Paramount Consumer Products has finally authorized an official Trek beverage. While it may not be called the “official” beer of Star T...
Founders Inspired Artist Black IPA benefits world’s biggest art competition
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I'll be honest. While this is a very worthy cause, I mostly wanted to blog about this totally awesome label. It's one of the most interesting labels I've seen in some time. The Full Pint has The Full Story. In Apri...
An empty beer festival in Denver? How, even?
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It was a real thing that happened. Sierra Nevada had room for 5,000 people, but ended up admitting only about 1,600. That meant no line at the entrance, no lines for beers -- the longest was about five people at t...
Super Bowl Beer Commercials (All of ’em!)
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We previously posted about what will likely be one of the most-enjoyed commercials of the year--and you can see the actual commercial above. But if you just can't get enough advertising in your life and you just ca...