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Mosquitos like beer?
Or something like that. Just a single 12-ounce bottle of beer can make you more attractive to the insects, one study found. But even though…
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More Metal
Not metal as in metallic, but metal as in holy crap look at those labels–SO METAL. First, there’s a new Game of Thrones brew, and…
Breweries
Monacacy Brewing Company Opening in Frederick, MD
Opening in the coming months, another craft brewery is coming to the already infamous beer town of Frederick, MD. Monacacy Brewing Company, owned by Phil…
Breweries
Mission fires 32oz craft “cannons”
Every wanted a double IPA as big as your face? Yearn no more, me hearties. The move to quart cans came about earlier this year…
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Millennials don’t like beer? Balderdash.
Beervana has a good blog post response to the recent WaPo piece that made the rounds. We have known for years that the drinks market…
Breweries
Michael Jackson saved Saison
I missed this a couple of weeks ago but it’s worth sharing now. There are just a few “must-read” articles about beer every year and…
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Marketing tries to convince you that hard soda isn’t a fad
But it probably is. I’m sure some brands will stick around longer than others and there will always be some portion of the shelf for…
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Man charged with boosting $38k worth of Guinness
I don’t even know how you get this dumb, but it may involve consumption of way too much Guinness while hatching a plan to make…
Homebrewing
Making Great Beer – The Secret is in the Water
One of the most important ingredients in a well crafted beer, one that beer drinkers often forget about, is the water. Most people think that…
Breweries
Magic Hat, West Sixth kiss and make up
Or something like that. To the extent West Sixth in any way represented that Magic Hat filed a frivolous lawsuit, that Magic Hat initiated litigation…