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Animated Beer Labels
This way-cool tumblr shows how beer labels might come to life in animated fashion. I’ve never hit the “follow” button so fast. More here: Beer Labels…
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Anheuser-Busch slashing prices of Shock Top, Goose Island
It’s a clever marketing strategy. It seems AB distributors in parts of Oregon and Washington (the reach of the campaign is uncertain) have issued updated…
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And the winner is…Granola!
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.…
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And of course, Donald Trump themed beers hit the market
As far as I can tell, Griffin Claw out of Detroit was first to the trend. According to the label, the stout has “Huuuuge flavor.”…
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Ancient whale bone beer because hell yes, that’s why.
A user on Reddit posted today about attending the release of Lost Rhino Bone Duster. Director of field research of Paleo Quest came up with…
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An empty beer festival in Denver? How, even?
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…
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American craft: not just for Americans
The latest export numbers are out. Craft exports are absolutely booming. Supported by the BA’s Export Development Program (EDP), craft beer export volume increased by…
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America’s First Trappist
According to the International Trappist Association (who gets to decide such things), Spencer Brewing operating out of St. Joseph’s Abbey in Spencer, MA has an…
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Amber is the color of your energy (and beer)
If Iron Maiden and Hanson can have their own beers, why not Omaha rockers 311? The Omaha band has teamed up Rock Brothers in Tampa,…
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All Trappists to become IPAs
Refusing to be overwhelmed by changing market forces, the monks have decided to label every beer as an IPA. (Relax, it’s satire.) “Though we are…