Century-old beer for Christmas?
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The often-fascinating Larsblog has a great post on a largely forgotten brewing tradition that resulted in some very old beer. After a few years, half the beer would be drained off and bottled, and a new batch would b...
You can’t call your beer that.
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NPR blog "The Salt" has a great write up about the ever-shrinking naming possibilities for beers and brews. A quick Google search reveals multiple beers named "Hopscotch," and at least three India Pale Ales with the ...
The Secret Ingredient is Comedy (NSFW)
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Highly amusing (and highly vulgar) blog Don't Drink Beer has a great satirical piece on gimmicky ingredients. “Yeah, I heard about this irrelevant shitwater that I will never try, I even heard about the nonstandard i...
Experts vs. Crowdsourcing
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The notable Jeff Alworth has a good short piece on All About Beer that is worth your time and contemplation. Why should you bother seeking out an expert? Because beer experts do some things even 900 layman together c...
People actually hate Sierra Nevada Pale Ale?
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Deadspin (or, Drunkspin more specifically) offered up this odd borderline-screed against people who (apparently) turn their nose up at Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. But anyone who drinks modern American craft beer yet deni...
Kentucky Breakfast Stout Hypestravaganza 2015
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It's that time of year. Time to buy plane tickets and book hotel rooms to purchase a couple of beers. I'm not joking. This years annual circus of insanity includes vacation packages and a whole week of events and...
Benson Brewery using clay pots for brewing
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Benson Brewery out of Ohama Nebraska is engaging in a very interesting experiment involving clay vessels called Amphora. An amphora is a type of clay pot used in early human societies for storing a myriad of liquids,...
A ton of craft beer calendars in one place
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Porchdrinking.com has compiled an awesome list of 2015 release schedules. Check it out for all of your big-craft seasonal release curiosities. The only bummer here is having to wait until November for that Left ...
Super Bowl Beer Commercials (All of ’em!)
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We previously posted about what will likely be one of the most-enjoyed commercials of the year--and you can see the actual commercial above. But if you just can't get enough advertising in your life and you just ca...
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...