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Stalk the Whales – A Strategy Guide
Beergraphs has a good primer on how to think about grabbing the stuff that goes quick. If they’ve got a great selection, there’s a chance…
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Craft beer news that actually matters, filtered through a snob’s eye and a sense of humor.
Breweries
Dogfish Head’s private capital infusion
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…
Homebrewing
Learning about Sours
I enjoy a lot of the sours I’ve had–one of my go-to hot weather beers is Westbrook Gose, even. But I still don’t know terribly…
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Ride the Lager – Metallica limited edition Budweiser
No, this is not a joke. Well, it kind of is. But I’m not sure who’s supposed to be laughing. According to Le Journal de…
Breweries
Beer Reviewing Pros and Cons
All About Beer has a very thoughtful (and thorough) piece on the ups and downs that go along with the avalanche of beer feedback available…
Breweries
Hatin’ on Pumpkin-Hate
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?…
Breweries
Jim Koch picks a dream 6 pack
Jim Koch (Sam Adams founder) gives an interesting list of beers he’d like to have in a dream six pack and explains his love of…
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Stout vs. Porter
You may have heard some definitive distinction that seperates these two styles but whoever told you that was probably just passing along nonsense. Roasted barley.…
Breweries
Fall Seasonals, now in Summer!
The first day of fall is nearly a month away, but… The annual pumpkin spice apocalypse is already upon us. Woe upon your house parties,…
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A hangover by any other name
Brookston has a great piece compiling information on the history of the term “hangover” and other phrases that have been used. Believe it or not,…