Happy Earth Day, drankin’ buddies!
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This post in growlermag is a couple of years old, but it's still a great list of the efforts of environmentally-conscious breweries around the world. You bike to work, haul your groceries home in your own reusable ba...
New Cans For Summer
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Sierra Nevada and Shipyard both have new (and unfortunately limited, for now) cans for their summer seasonals Summerfest and Summer Ale respectively. Keep an eye out for these for all your no-glass-allowed needs.
Dogfish Head piles on the low-alcohol year-round release trend
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Yep, Namaste is going year-round. Dogfish will transition Namaste, the company’s 4.8 percent, Belgian-style white beer — previously available only in 750 mL champagne-style bottles on a limited basis — into regularly...
The history of beer prohibition in Iceland
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BBC has a good historical write-up on a uniquely Icelandic phenomenon. Real beer was largely off-limits until March 1st 1989. A century ago, Iceland banned all alcoholic drinks. Within a decade, red wine had been l...
Budweiser’s incoherent and stupid super bowl ad
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You probably saw it and choked on your robust barrel-aged imperial stout or your delicate, finely crafted Schwartzbier. Paste has the best response I've seen. “This is the only beer Beechwood Aged” “Alright guy...
NFL punter is apparently also experienced homebrewer
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NFL preseason starts up in little more than a week and All About Beer has a nice little piece about NFL punter Brandon Fields and how he gets his jollies during the offseason. Fields scored big, though, with a pumpki...
Jim Koch picks a dream 6 pack
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Jim Koch (Sam Adams founder) gives an interesting list of beers he'd like to have in a dream six pack and explains his love of each. He mostly keeps it simple. In the 1990s, Rob Tod was learning to use a jackhamme...
Monacacy Brewing Company Opening in Frederick, MD
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Opening in the coming months, another craft brewery is coming to the already infamous beer town of Frederick, MD. Monacacy Brewing Company, owned by Phil Bowers, will be opening their 15,000 square foot brewery at 178...
Dogfish Head Positive Contact Hitting Shelves June 18th
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Dogfish Head Positive Contact will be hitting stores near you on June 18th. Positive Contact is part of Dogfish Head's Music Series of beers that was created with Deltron 3030's Dan the Automator. Deltron 3030 is a hi...
NPR has more on craft vs. “crafty”
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This is the probably the best primer I've seen so far about "crafty" beer distorting consumer understanding. Small breweries are transforming into big ones, while big breweries are masquerading as small brands, selli...