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Like Beer? Try Whiskey!
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SommBeer--a pretty cool blog if you haven't checked it out before--has some advice for the craft beer fan on how to approach whiskey. Whiskey and beer, although they are completely different kinds of alcohol, they ar...
“Bilbo, have you been at the Gaffer’s home brew?”
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Hobbit-branded beers coming very soon. The Hobbit is getting its own beer series thanks to a new partnership between Fish Brewing, Ocean Brands, LLC and BevLink, LLC. Though the feature film, The Battle of the Five A...
A hangover by any other name
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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, apparently the word “hangover,” meaning “a severe headache or other af...
All Trappists to become IPAs
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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 pious servants to the Lord first and foremost, we are also running a...
Beer Cocktails – Yay or Nay?
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For better or worse, I've started seeing a lot more beer cocktails showing up on menus. These range from your garden variety Shandies and Radlers (which are also increasingly common packaged straight from the brewerie...
Tallgrass “Tactical” Cans
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The new (awesomely named) "Zombie Monkey: A Post-Apocalyptic Robust Porter" will feature a textured grip on the side of the can. CraftCans.com has the full scoop. "I dreamed this beer into existence," said Tallgrass...
India Session Ales: Hot New Trend or Big Fat Meh?
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These things have many names as an "emerging" style trend, but the basic format is the same: (relatively) heavy on hops, low on alcohol. To those of us in oppressive summer clients, the arrival of beers like Founde...
See ya in hell, 2015.
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Just kidding. I really like session IPA and gose--I hope those trends become permanent, frankly. But if you're already looking ahead to the year to come, All About Beer has you covered with a rad event calendar. ...
Fall Seasonals, now in Summer!
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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, for they will be stocked with the gnarliest of seasonals. No wizard or pri...
BeerGraphs creates “Fantasy Beer League”
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This is just about as nerdy as it gets, folks. Pick breweries per tier as instructed below. You get credit for new beers (and only new beers) that your brewery produces between February first and June 31st. The scori...