Repeal Day!
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It's the 80th anniversary of the repealing of prohibition. Pop a cork, a cap, or a can! Here's an appropriately timed list of the top breweries of the year according to one outlet. The absence of Three Floyds i...
Free beer in Beijing! (Yes, there’s a disgusting catch.)
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You can get a free glass of Jing-A's "Airpocalypse" beer, but only if the air quality is really, really crappy. For once, though, he was hoping the index would show heavy pollution, since it meant cheaper beer. One o...
America’s First Trappist
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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 official Trappist product. The beer is blond with 6.5% a...
The Economic Impact of Craft
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The brewers association has compiled some interesting stats for 2012. Top Five States in Age 21+ Output per Capita (2012) Rank State 2012 Output/Capita 1. Oregon $448.56 2. Colorado $436.50 3. Vermont $41...
Germany beer market is down in the dumps
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When you think of the German beer market, words like "decline" , "slump", or "collapse" would probably seem bizarre. But Reuters published an interesting piece about this ongoing long-term phenomenon and it's a much ...
The Kids Are Alright (Not drunk, at least…)
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Underage drinking has hit an historic low. MTF discovered that the 30-day prevalence of alcohol use declined in all three grades in 2013, dropping 0.8, 1.9 and 2.3 percentage points in grades 8, 10 and 12. All three ...
‘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...
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'...
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...
Bud Light is even more popular than you might think.
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Holy crap: that's a lot of Bud Light. [Bold added for emphasis:] If you add up every case of imported beer, craft beer, hard cider, and flavored malt beverages sold in 2013, you get 270,194,987. Bud Light sold 294,7...