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Are beers getting generally crappier?
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Michael Agnew at GrowlerMag seems to think so. I’m talking about beer with real, quantifiable flaws. I mean seriously under-attenuated beers that taste like wort. Diacetyl-laden butter bombs. Flat-tasting beers with ...
Stone “Runinating” the countryside
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Stone hilariously typo'd their signature beer on the packaging for their new variety pack. Runination? Yep, Runination. Hey, we’re not proud of it. It’s a bummer to have our Art Department put together such a gre...
Women’s Collaboration Brew Day is March 8th
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An event that attracts women from all over the world to collaborate in a brew is in its second year. As of this writing, over 80 participants from 11 countries have signed on for the historic brew day on March 8th t...
The history of beer prohibition in Iceland
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BBC has a good historical write-up on a uniquely Icelandic phenomenon. Real beer was largely off-limits until March 1st 1989. A century ago, Iceland banned all alcoholic drinks. Within a decade, red wine had been l...
Think of the children!
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I've been going through some articles I missed this year and have found some gems. This one from Porch Drinking is great. It's about the Ben & Jerry's / New Belgium cross promotion from earlier this year. “It’s...
What is the real value of a beer award?
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Beer Graphs makes a comparison to the Oscars to put a finer point on it. American-Style India Pale Ale is without a doubt one of the most popular categories both for fans and brewers. In fact it’s the most represente...
First Beer of the Weekend – 5/1/2015
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Today's Required-Unwinder is "The Calling" DIPA from Boulevard. Got this in the growler at our local filling station. It pours a bit more orange than last week's offering, but still well within the standard IPA sp...
Homebrew Banned From St. Louis Beer Festival
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On Monday, a stunning decision was made by St. Louis' Excise Division that will stop hundreds of gallons of sweet, tasty, delicious homebrew from being server at the St. Louis Brewers Heritage Festival, which runs Fri...
Tiny homebrew appliance PicoBrew Zymatic rakes in over $600k on kickstarter
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Not a bad haul for a $150k goal. Why can't we brew beer at home as easily as we can make a loaf of bread with a bread-maker, or a shot of espresso with an automatic espresso machine? Making quality beer this easily:...
Dogfish Head piles on the low-alcohol year-round release trend
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Yep, Namaste is going year-round. Dogfish will transition Namaste, the company’s 4.8 percent, Belgian-style white beer — previously available only in 750 mL champagne-style bottles on a limited basis — into regularly...