A hoppingly pointless poll
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The Full Pint has a poll for "The Best" imperial IPA. All of the usual suspects are represented. My opinion? The best imperial IPA is the freshest one you can get. I had my first Pliny the Elder recently at a ...
Cask vs. Nitro for creamy malt appreciation
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Matt Canter at Anchor brewing has a great blog post detailing how each method works and what it does for the beer. Nitrogen-dispensed beers give you a creamy mouthfeel, a smoother quality, and push the hoppy flavors...
Heavy Seas calls Natty Boh a bunch of posers
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National Bohemian is a cheap macro beer and it ain't from around here. That's the not-so-subtle reminder implied in the new Heavy Seas t-shirt: [caption id="attachment_1431" align="alignnone" width="300"] Heavy Se...
First Beer of the Weekend – 4/24/2015
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Another southern California nectar this week. Stone Cali-Belgique Belgian IPA. Pours a bronzy-orange with little to no head like a proper IPA. Good IPA pour. You get a treat. The lacing is razor thin and almost per...
Dogfish Head Tips for Aging Beer
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When it comes to drink, and making beer, most people prefer to enjoy their beer sooner rather than later. Most forget about the delicious qualities and flavors that come when you age a good beer. Whether you like fres...
Lagunitas alleges 420-related demands from SweetWater
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In a series of fairly weird tweets, Tony Magee of Lagunitas fame has accused SweetWater(though not by name) of sending him a cease and desist letter about the use of 420 on some Langunitas brews. https://twitter.co...
Cool New Beer Apps
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Check out this announcement of a few new beer apps for mobile devices. Of particular interest is this: Beer Hunt adds a competitive dimension to drinking craft beer. The app enables users to “check in” for every bee...
Tallgrass Ethos IPA – Beer of legend
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I'm a big fan of their Buffalo Sweat stout--just about the creamiest stout you'll ever have in a can, as well as their 8-bit Pale Ale which is fantastic for its packaging alone. I'm naturally excited about this new o...
Millennials don’t like beer? Balderdash.
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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 is getting more crowded as it matures, and that cider, micro-distilled liquors, and...
Ride the Lager – Metallica limited edition Budweiser
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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 Québec, METALLICA has teamed up with Labatt to produce a limited-edition run of METALLICA-bra...