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Søle Atmospheric Black Metal Hits the Right Notes

"Using the blackest of malts and conditioned on cocoa nibs harvested from the devil’s loins."

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Having a Beer with...RLYR

Lesson number one: Don’t order whiskey at a beer bar.

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Meet Beer’s Best Friend, and Worst Enemy, 'Brett'

The persnickety yeast straight behind some of the world's most coveted beers.

Beer Reviews

The Root of the Pilsner Family Tree

The pilsener that might have started it all.

Beer Reviews

Dessert in a Can

Save room for Oskar Blue's pastry-like coconut porter.

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How a 'My Little Pony'-Themed Glitter Beer Lost its Sparkle

Meet the official beer of Whinny City Pony Con.

Weekly Releases

Weekly Beer Releases, Sunday April 22nd

This week's best new beers.

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How to Drink Beer and Save the Earth at the Same Time

Cheers to Earth Day!

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Craft Beer and Craft Weed: A Match Made in California

Craft beer and cannabis pairings to get you (responsibly) crossfaded.

Beer Reviews

Fee Fi Fo Fum is a Gentle Giant

Odell is one of the latest breweries to put its ABV-bombs in smaller bottles.

Beer Reviews

Foggy Geezer Quenches Thirst with a Vengeance

An unbridled IPA encased in an all-black can.

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Having a Beer with…the Right Now

"All of the seeds we’ve been planting for the past ten years are finally paying off."

Beer Reviews

Wookie Jack’s Worthy Successor

Dark-as-night with a healthy dose of Mosaic hops.

Beer Reviews

A Slope-Ready Pilsner for Endless Winter

Beer meets extreme winter sports.

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These Hotels Offer a New Amenity: The Beer Concierge

Get a room with a brew at these beer-friendly hotels.

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Can You Hack Coffee Beer at Home?

Does beer + cold brew = coffee beer?

Weekly Releases

Weekly Beer Releases, Sunday April 15th

This week's best new beers.

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The Binge Session: 2018’s Oscar Winners

Valencian seawater ale and sensual sea creatures.

OP-ED

Collecting Alcohol in the Age of Instagram

#linelife

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Having a Beer with…The Darkness

The English glam-rock band's guitarist is very much an "ale man."

OP-ED

Style or Substance: The Great IPA vs. Lager Debate

“There are four main ingredients in beer: water is the heart, malt is the soul, yeast is the life and hops are the spice.”

Beer Jobs

An Bui: America’s Chief Beer Operator

“We turned this place into Flavortown.”

Weekly Releases

Weekly Beer Releases, Sunday April 8th

This week's best beer releases.

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Hold on to Your Beads: A New Orleans Playlist

You won't hear any jazz played at these Louisiana breweries.

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Beyond the Boilermaker: Beer and Campari

Campari’s citrus-y bitterness is a perfect match for pilsner, lager and…Bud Lite Lime.

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Having a Beer with…'Top Chef' Winner Joe Flamm

The Chicago chef loves his Miller High Life.

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Seven Baseball Stadiums with Winning Beer Lineups

From Revolution in Chicago to Mikkeller in New York City.

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From Monastery to Mainstream: Belgian Beer 101

The history of Belgian beer is basically the history of the beer industry.

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Weekly Beer Releases, Sunday April 1st

The week's best beer releases.

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Old Beer, New Bottle: The Art of the Redesign

Stillwater Artisanal ditched the Gothic look for something more minimalistic and modern.

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Having a Beer with…Horseshoes and Hand Grenades

"Look, beer has been a part of our band—it, in part, created our band."

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The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne Talks About New Dogfish Head Collaboration

It's a tropical pale ale brewed with dragonfruit, yumberry, passionfruit, pear and black carrot juice

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How Bell's Oberon Became a Springtime Sensation

How Bell’s summer beer conquered Kalamazoo. Next stop: America.

Weekly Releases

Weekly Beer Releases, Sunday March 25th

This week's beer releases.

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Farmhouse 101: Uncovering the Roots of the Rustic Style

There's more to the farmhouse beer family than funky saisons.

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Having a Beer with...Masaharu Morimoto

This Iron Chef also knows a thing or two about brewing beer with soba.

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Bread and Beer: The Saga of Kvass in the 21st Century

The storied history of making beer out of stale bread.

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Has Founders Struck Gold with its Premium Lager?

Meet one craft brewery's response to the domestic lager phenomenon.

Weekly Releases

Weekly Beer Releases, Sunday March 18th

This week in beer releases.

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A Brief History of “Beer Goggles”

It all started with an issue of Playboy, of course.

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Having a Beer With…Christina Nguyen

"If you don't like fish sauce, I'm not sure you should come."

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Sagardotegi: A Basque Cider Tradition Comes to Brooklyn

An old-world cider tradition finds a new home in New York.

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Tiny Bubbles: The Secret Behind Nitro Beer

How does Left Hand Milk Stout get so smooth?

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Weekly Beer Releases, Sunday March 11th

This week in beer releases.

OP-ED

Pints With a Side of Politics: Why Beer Is Becoming Political

In the time of Trump, breweries step into the activism arena.

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Having a Beer with...Chris Ross & the North

For the love of bluegrass and the Bissell Brothers.

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The Strange History of "Health" Beers

“Guinness is good for you.”

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Is Solar Power the Future of Craft Brewing?

Rock Art Brewery and Maui Brewing Co. capture the power of the sun to make more sustainable beer.

Weekly Releases

Weekly Beer Releases, Sunday March 4th

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Beyond the Boilermaker: Beer and Chartreuse

How to pair this mysterious, herbal elixir with your favorite pale ale, saison or sour.

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Having a Beer With…Pitchfork Music Festival’s 2018 Headliners

Hey Tame Impala, hmu.

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A Beer Drinker’s Guide to Easy Weeknight Dinner Pairings

Wash down Tuesday night's pizza delivery with a crisp pilsner.

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The Fine Line Between Beer and Wine

Meet the brewers taking inspiration from the wine industry.

Weekly Releases

Weekly Beer Releases, Sunday February 25th

This week in beer releases.

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The Perfect Match: Beer, Feminism and Weed

Examining the link between beer snobs and feminists.

Beer Jobs

Tom Peters: The Belgian Beer Whisperer of Philadelphia

Meet the man behind one of the country's most prolific beer bars.

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Having a Beer With...Tiny Moving Parts

How an indie rock band from Minnesota collaborated with Pittsburgh's Dancing Gnome Brewery.

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Happy Accidents: Was Your Favorite Beer Created by Mistake?

As the story goes, Lagunitas Sucks happened because Lagunitas really did, well, suck.

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Big Beers in Small Packages

Are 12-ounce cans and bottles the future of barrel-aged beers?

Weekly Releases

Weekly Beer Releases, Sunday February 18th

This week in beer releases.

OP-ED

Beers for the Apocalypse

It's the end of the world, what are you drinking?

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Having a Beer With...Mayor John Fetterman

The Mayor of a former steel town, a beer and a dream.

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How'd Chocolate Get in There?

The secret ingredient in chocolate beer isn't always chocolate.

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Forget the Hype, Where Are The Locals Drinking?

How to drink like a local, according to the locals.

Weekly Releases

Weekly Beer Releases, Sunday February 11th

The best new beer in the coming week.

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A Beer Drinker's Guide to the Winter Olympics

It's time for wonderful obscure winter sports! And beer.

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Having a Beer With... Chef Sang Hyun Lee

On beers (and sushi) as actors, Peru and Japan, and cheap sushi.

OP-ED

Private Label Derby: Which Store Brand Beer is Best?

Is store brand beer really a better buy?

OP-ED

The Ubiquity of a Pint: Are Grocery Stores the New Beer Bars?

When a bar on every corner also means a bar in your corner grocery store, what does that mean for the future of the drinking industry?

Weekly Releases

Weekly Beer Releases, Sunday February 4th

The best new beer in the coming week, with details.

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Breweries Improve Their Release Strategies

It doesn't have to be like this.

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A Brief History of Super Bowl Beer Ads

From the lame to the super short to the agenda-setting, the big game's beer ads have given us so much over the years.

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The Not So Secret Center of the Craft Beer Universe

One school in California has had an enormous impact on craft beer.

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The Frozen Horse That Begat a Beer

Time to drink a beer the way that horse in the glacier would have?

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Yes We Can! A New World Record in Beer

Important news about beer in cans.

Weekly Releases

Weekly Beer Releases, Sunday January 28th

The best new beer in the coming week, with details.

OP-ED

Robot Bartenders and Brewers: Is the Future of Beer Scary?

Less choice? Less autonomy?

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Beers of the ACC

Duke, UNC – there's always good basketball. How about the beer?

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Beyond the Boilermaker: Beer and Whiskey

In the first edition of a series, Gray Chapman puts some whiskey in her beer.

Beer Reviews

Nitro Merlin Makes for Mouthfeel

Smooth, sweet, and good for your online profile.

OP-ED

How to Drink Beer Alone With People

Kelcey Ayer hits some East Coast breweries solo on his Jaws Of Love. tour.

Beer Reviews

Save The Last Alpha King, But Not Too Long

A worthy beer for the right moment.

Weekly Releases

Weekly Beer Releases, Sunday January 21st

The best new beer in the coming week, with details.

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Building a Better Brewery Space

Architects way in on how to best design the brewery space.

Beer Reviews

Old Chub Brings You to Scotland

Even if you're in Texas.

OP-ED

FOMO Beers, and The Alternatives

Some beers are worth the trouble. Then again...

Beer Reviews

More Than Just a One Night Stand

Again and again.

OP-ED

Have Taprooms Replaced Dive Bars?

The reporting on the street matches the numbers.

Beer Reviews

pFriem's Pilsner: More Less is More

A simple approach to a wide variety of styles, all of em great.

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Skip The Syrupy Stuff: All About the Best Ciders

There are good, dry, available ciders. We found em for you.

Beer Reviews

Allagash's White Built a Brand

The White that built a following.

Weekly Releases

Weekly Beer Releases, Sunday January 14th

The best new beer in the coming week, with details.

OP-ED

I Resolve to Drink More Beer This Year

Screw it.

Beer Reviews

Sumatran Coffee as the Star

Founders puts the coffee first.

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Having a Beer With... Chef Robert Irvine

One of television's busiest chefs sits down for a beer in his pub.

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Florida Breweries Aid in Hurricane Irma Recovery

And that's a good sign for the state's industry.

Beer Reviews

Intro to Sours 101: Raspberry Crush

No need to pony up, crush this beer for cheap.

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October's Rookie of the Year

Which new beer got the attention of our writers this year?

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Forget the Hops, What About the Yeast?

Hops gets all the love. It shouldn't!

Beer Reviews

No Dessert Necessary

The perfect meal.

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