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Straight Outta Braavos

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The Game of Thrones beers from Brewery Ommegang keep rolling out.  Up next is possibly the best. Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown, New York has had major success with its series of Game of Thrones-inspired beer, and i...

The real reasons behind rising hops prices

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Brewers Association has the straight dope. First, the prices for hops are pretty much in line with the US crop sector generally (prices to growers, dealer markups may change this). The graph below shows an index of h...

Hop-motion animation

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I'm gonna go out on a limb and insist that this is THE BEST stop-motion animation short film involving a beer bottle that you'll see ALL WEEK! Seriously--it's a fine project by Matija Juršić that is worthy of your ...

“Free” beer for life (after you pay $1000)

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The Atlantic's CityLab blog has a great write-up on this creative fundraising method.  People who invested $1,000 receive free in-house beer for the rest of their lives, or as long as the place stays open. People cou...

A perfect beer for the NBA finals

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The Miami Sun Sentinel has a quick spot about a new beer for Heat fans. Now, White Hot (W)heat is available at the AmericanAirlines Arena and at the tap-room of the months-old brewhouse. It's paler than most wheats —...

Devil’s advocate for the three-tier system

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Mike Mazzoni (a weighty veteran of the beer industry, especially big beer companies) made some comments recently somewhat in defense of the three-tier system.   His underlying point: the three-tier system has benefit...

Ancient whale bone beer because hell yes, that’s why.

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A user on Reddit posted today about attending the release of Lost Rhino Bone Duster. Director of field research of Paleo Quest came up with the crazy (but cool!) idea to swab some of the fossils Jason had found on hi...

Before the glory: Oregon’s humble beer origins

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Tom Acitelli over at All About Beer has a nice, short read about Oregon's beer culture origins.  It wasn't always so potent. It was not a hit with consumers, nor were subsequent batches. “The beer wasn’t great and th...

Let’s get drunk and ride bikes!

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RAGBRAI is an annual 6-day bike ride across the entire state of Iowa.   If you've ever been on a bike for even just a few hours, you know how great it feels to hop off and grab a cold one. The Iowa Brewers guild ha...

Don’t feel bad if you don’t homebrew

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I'm somebody that has always felt a bit overwhelmed by the prospect of homebrewing.  I've never taken the plunge, but it always seemed like an expensive and impractical hobby.  From a distance, it also always seemed t...