50 states/50 beers
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Serious Eats brings us an interactive map with a beer they love for every state. While some are totally predictable (Heady Topper for VT, Piny for CA, Bell's Two Hearted for Michigan) there are some surprises on here...
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...
West Flanders Makes Broncos Themed Beer for NFL Playoffs
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The AFC Championship is this Sunday, and everyone's getting ready in their own way. West Flanders has been getting ready for a lot longer, it seems, as they're now ready to release their local sports squad-themed bee...
Oskar Blues introduces 32 oz “Crowler”
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"My can is too small!" "My growler is too...not aluminum!" THERE'S GOT TO BE A BETTER WAY! A CROWLER™ (CAN + growler) is a 32-ounce CAN filled with fresh craft beer from the source. Yep, draft beer in a portabl...
Craft had another great year!
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2013 was another great year for craft's continued growth (or contribution to the brewing bubble, depending on your perspective). Craft Beer sales in key U.S. retail channels grew 19.2 percent in 2013, according to ne...
(NSFW) Hipsters Love Beer
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I'm guilty of looking like these jackwagons on occasion--just with less-ironic attire. Get as pretentious as you want with your beer--just please do it with a smile instead of a hipster sneer.
Beer on a Budget
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Serious Eats has yet another great "Ask a Cicerone" feature, this time on how to find the best brew for your buck. There's some fairly obvious familiar brands that keep coming up like Sam Adams and Sierra Nevada, b...
365 Days of Craft Beer
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Can you imagine going to 365 breweries in 365 days? Could you handle the travel, and beer every single day for a year? These guys think they can. My friend, Brandon Wurtz (Haggis), and myself, Michael Roberts (Ca...
No, YOU Cease & Desist!
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Exit 6 (a small brewery in Missouri) got a cease & desist letter from Starbucks. Blah blah blah, you used our trademark "Frappuccino" to sell a couple of beers and we'll sue your underoos straight off if you don'...
‘Tis The Season (for stouts & porters)
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Brewbound has a great write-up on the underappreciated dark beer styles, just in time for your a contrasted white Christmas. The rub is pretty obvious to anyone that's ever talked about beer with a novice: “When i...