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Ninkasi Sleigh’r Will Rock You Around the Christmas Tree

The Eugene, Oregon brewery breaks all the rules with its turbo-charged altbier.

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To Øl Is Building an Epic Beer City

Ever heard of Svinninge? This brewery is about to put this tiny town on the global craft beer map in a big way.

Beer Reviews

Delirium Noël Would Knock Santa on His Ass

Proceed with caution if you’re breaking one of these bad boys open at the holiday party. Your shindig might be over before it begins.

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Researchers Opened 1,000 Cans of Beer in the Name of Science

A recent study put the theory of tapping shaken beer cans to the test with 1,000 cans of beer.

Beer Reviews

Prairie's Christmas Bomb! Explodes With Spice

Prairie’s Christmas Bomb! is a cinnamon-infused imperial stout that beats the hell out of after-dinner coffee and anxiety about work tomorrow.

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How One Brewery Is Trying to Reduce Its Carbon Footprint

Brewery Vivant in Grand Rapids employs a carbon reclamation system and solar power, and it could be a model for the rest of the beer industry.

Beer Reviews

Three Floyds Alpha Klaus Is a Christmas Miracle

Alpha Klaus is the cool cousin who rides into Christmas dinner on a Harley.

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Weekly Beer Releases for December 8th to 14th

This week's best new beers.

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Jordan’s First Craft Brewery Is Making Beer with Dead Sea Salt and Dried Pomegranate

Carakale has been breaking new ground for a decade and they’re about to start shipping cans to the U.S.

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October's 2019 Gift Guide for Every Beer Lover on Your List

From limited-edition glassware to the year's best books, our gift guide will help you find the perfect present for beer fans.

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This Brewery Is Turning Brazil's Beer Scene Upside Down

Three Monkeys brews beer unlike anything else in Brazil, like white IPAs and goses made with oysters, squid ink, and even curry.

Beer Reviews

Victory Brewing's Winter Cheers, a Winter Seasonal for Stout-Haters

Inspired bye Hefeweizen, it’s hazy, creamy, clove-y, and still able to warm you up on a cold night.

Beer Reviews

What Do Anchor’s Christmas Ale and Shrek Have in Common?

For the 45th iteration of its festive brew, Anchor Brewing layered on the flavor.

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Yes, Mead Hard Seltzer Is Now a Thing

Schlafly’s mead-spritzer is a White Claw alternative with pronounceable ingredients.

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Step Aside, Shower Beer: In Estonia, It's All About the Sauna Beer

In Europe’s most up-and-coming craft beer scene, brewing is influenced by the ancient tradition of sauna.

Beer Reviews

Hunker Down with Rush River Winter Warmer

For 15 years, Rush River’s Winter Warmer has been fortifying chilly drinkers throughout the midwest.

Beer Reviews

Great Lakes Christmas Ale Tastes Like Christmas

Great Lakes Christmas Ale is nearly the perfect holiday beer.

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Weekly Beer Releases for December 1st to 7th

This week's best new beers.

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October’s Top-Rated Beers for This November

From a glorious imperial stout with Peruvian coffee to a surprising schwarzbier, here’s what our review team stans right now.

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Modern Times Space Ways Is a Uniquely Delicious Hazy IPA

The San Diego-based brewer's Nelson-hopped IPA stands out in every way.

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We Want to Curl Up in These Cozy Taprooms Until Spring

Think: log cabins, roaring fires, and plenty of craft lagers, porters and stouts on tap.

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This German Brewery Made Gose with Yeast from World War II

Freigeist Bierkultur salvaged old beer bottles and archival recipes to bring a historical gose back from the dead.

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The Best Beers for Getting Through the Holidays

Somehow one of the best times of the year can end up being the most stressful if you aren’t prepared—namely, with beer.

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Seriously, This Sour Pickle Beer Is Really Good

If you like pickles, you'll love the Martin House Brewing Company's pickle gose.

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From Iraq to DC: One Homebrewer's Unlikely Path to Beer

Originally from Baghdad, Omar Al-Nidawi left his war-torn home for the States, where he recently became president of his local homebrewers club.

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I'm Thankful for Stone's Xocoveza

If it’s wrong put marshmallow in an imperial mocha stout, I don’t want to be right.

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Black Friday Beer Releases

The best new beers released on Black Friday 2019.

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pFriem's IPA Blends the Best of the Pacific Northwest

Oregon-based pFriem Family Brewers has crafted an IPA that combines expected piney aromas and big hop flavor with tons of citrus.

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Why This Denver Brewery Wants You to Keep the Glass

Our Mutual Friend's commitment to local artists is just one of the ways it fosters a sense of community in the middle of the city's hottest neighborhood.

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Hear Us Out: For Thanksgiving, Serve Hard Seltzer

All of the reasons that craft beer fans don’t like hard seltzer are also all of the reasons why it works perfectly for a mixed crowd.

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Ramen Master Ivan Orkin Is Just as Obsessed with Beer

The chef shares his thoughts on pairing lambics, goses, and ice-cold lagers with noodles.

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The Best Beers (and Cider!) to Pair with Classic Holiday Movies

Grab a plate of cookies and a beer and snuggle in with one of these cult favorite films.

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Toppling Goliath and Melvin Brew Up a Champion Pale Ale

Melvin and Toppling Goliath's Ladder Mash is a heavyweight collab that fans will be lining up to see.

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How Ultrarunner Caitlin Landesberg Turned Her Diagnosis Into Suffer-Free Beer

The founder of Sufferfest loved her post-run brews until an autoimmune condition got in the way. Rather than give them up, she made better beer for all.

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Rare Barrel’s Flower to Flower, a Sour That Smells Like an IPA

The Berkeley, California brewery chucks straight-off-the-vine Chinook and Cascade hops into a golden sour base beer.

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Weekly Beer Releases for November 17th to 23rd

This week's best new beers.

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Brewing Projekt's IP-A Is a Juicy 90s Throwback

If you want that juice box experience in your nightly pint, this faithful re-interpretation of Hi-C offers exactly that.

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Pilsner Goes Global: How American Brewers Are Updating the Classic Style

Italian, French, and even New Zealand pilsners are on the rise in the States.

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How Craft Brewers Are Making Hard Seltzer Better

White Claw owns half the market, but a wave of craft releases are poised to change that.

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You’re Gonna Want These Impeachment Beers to Get Through the Coming Weeks

Brewers are using this never-ending process as inspiration for beers.

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Indie Rock Legends Rob Miller and Jon Langford on 25 Years of Music (And Beer)

We shared a pint with the Bloodshot Records founder and Mekons frontman.

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Enjoy WeldWerks’ Breakfast for Three All by Yourself

Weldwerks teamed up with Mikerphone and Great Notion to brew a maple syrup and Peruvian coffee infused imperial stout.

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In Mexico City, Women Are Taking Over Craft Beer

If you didn’t know where to look, it would be easy to think of Mexico City’s brewing industry as a man’s world, but these women are proving otherwise.

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When It's Cold Outside, Drink Union Craft’s Blackwing Lager All Day

The Baltimore brewery's schwarzbier is jam-packed with roasty, chocolatey rich goodness while still being super-light and crushable.

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Weekly Beer Releases for November 10th to 16th

This week's best new beers.

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Of Course, Beer TikTok Is a Thing

We dare you to look away from this infinitely looping #beer content.

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How London's First Sake Brewery Is Hooking Craft Beer Drinkers

Kanpai combined traditional Japanese sake brewing methods with beer ingredients to create a product that's unique to London.

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CBD-Infused Cider Now Exists

You know, just in case you needed yet another way to get your cannabis.

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Breweries Face a Dangerous Challenge Amid California's Wildfires

Aron and Amy Levin, owners of St. Florian's Brewery, have been hit by California's recent wildfires in more than one way: Aron is also a local fire captain.

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Wild Heaven’s Emergency Drinking Beer Is Just What You Need in a Pinch

Emergency Drinking Beer, a pilsner-meets-gose from Georgia-based Wild Heaven, is here to save the day.

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Get Your Shroom on With Meadowlark’s Fungus Shui

The maple flavor of Fungus Shui so strong that I want to pour this beer over pancakes. Yet there isn’t a single drop of maple in this beer.

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Sierra Nevada Hop Bullet Fires Back at Hazy IPAs

Although the California brewery had success with haze, its true calling has always been the piney West Coast IPA.

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Weekly Beer Releases for November 3rd to 9th

This week's best new beers.

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October’s Top-Rated Beers for This October

From antiquated styles to killer IPAs, here are the beers we’re celebrating right now.

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Forget Pumpkin Beers, We’re Drinking Carrot Beer This Fall

It’s time for a new orange vegetable to reign supreme.

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Singer-Songwriter Steve Gunn on Arthur Russell, Kim Gordon, and Belgian Beer

"I’ve become a quality-over-quantity kind of guy," says the Pennsylvania native. "I’ve been on the road enough to know the perils of overdoing it."

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Inside the Greek Islands' Unexpected Craft Beer Boom

In the Cyclades islands, a new wave of craft brewers have emerged in the wake of Greece's economic crisis.

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Young Master Uses Craft Beer to Bridge the Gap Between Hong Kong and China

With a new outpost in mainland China, Hong Kong-based Young Master brings a wide array of brews to an area that's had little exposure to craft beer.

Beer Reviews

New Belgium’s La Folie Is a Genius Blend of Beer Styles

The sour brown ale drinks like a whale, but can be readily found in your local beer aisle.

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Milwaukee's Outboard Cream Ale Is a Beer for Simpler Times

It’s a beer so simply excellent that it barely requires elaboration beyond that.

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Joan Shelley Says Her New Album Pairs Perfectly with Belgian Pale Ales

"It would have to be something you wanted to drink when the weather turned, because that’s the same transition my music always syncs to."

Beer Reviews

Ignore Your Instincts and Trust in Crooked Stave’s Hazy IPA

The Denver-based brewery, better known for its wild ales, has produced a standout.

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Weekly Beer Releases for October 27th to November 2nd

This week's best new beers.

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Meet the Brewer Making Beer with Corpse Flowers

Rosita Schwarzbier is the brew you’ll want on hand if you need to bury a body.

Beer Reviews

It's Always a Good Day for a Guinness

This nearly 300-year-old beer is quaffable year-round, drinkable at nearly any temperature, and light enough to enjoy more than one pint.

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Drinking Beer with Ghosts at Pennsylvania’s Haunted Brewery

Hidden River Brewing Co. serves brown ales and hazy IPAs to tourists and locals alike, as well as to five ghostly guests who never leave.

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Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite Has a Soft Spot for ‘Sleazy’ Pubs

"I'm not that discerning, I usually just go with whatever has the nicest tap."

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Wicked Weed Just Set a Guinness World Record for the Biggest Tap Takeover in History

And it involved 177 distinct varieties of beer.

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Scenes from Octfest 2019

All of the bands, beers, and beer-lovers who gathered on Saturday for Octfest in NYC.

Beer Reviews

Coronado’s Early Bird Is a Heavenly Coffee Beer

Coronado's collaboration with Bird Rock Coffee Roasters is cold brew in beer form.

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Empath's Dream Bar Is Full of Carpet, Chandeliers, and Rose Beer

The Philly-based noise punk band discusses why pumpkin beers taste like ChapStick and the disastrous side effects of drinking Four Loko.

Weekly Releases

Weekly Beer Releases for October 20th to 26th

This week's best new beers.

Beer Reviews

Sufferfest's Repeat Is a Low-Cal Kölsch You'll Want Again and Again

Aimed at runners, Sufferfest's 95-calorie kölsch Repeat is brewed with bee pollen and delivers a clean finish for post-race refreshment.

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Fruit Bats Frontman Eric D. Johnson Seriously Loves Craft Beer

The folk-rocker even came to the interview with a list of favorite brews. "I just can’t believe how how big of a thing it is now. It makes me happy."

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Inside Evil Twin’s First Brick-and-Mortar Brewery in Queens

Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø, one of Denmark’s pioneering gypsy brewers, is settling down without toning it down.

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This Brewer Is Making ‘Radical’ Beers Out of Mexico’s Forests

Nestled in the volcanic foothills of Mexico City, Monstruo de Agua brews with native ingredients like agave sap, prickly pear, and pine needles.

Beer Reviews

Maplewood’s Son of Juice Stands Out from a Hazy Crowd

This hazy IPA from the town that has seemingly perfected the style manages to rise above the rest.

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How to Eat and Drink Your Way Through Octfest 2019

Not sure what beers to pair with your Mission Chinese Food bites? We’ve got you.

Women of Beer

Black Female Brewers Are Reclaiming Craft Beer in South Africa

Women in South Africa have long home-brewed beer, but now the craft beer scene is seeing young black women come up as brewmasters, too.

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All METZ Needs Is a PBR

"It's cold and it's got that sharp taste, it's just simple and it's not offensive—kinda like me!"

Beer Reviews

Indeed Mexican Honey Is the Bee's Knees

Indeed's Mexican lager elevates every facet of the style, from the glorious color and magnetizing aroma to the perplexing mix of flavors.

Beer Reviews

Bell’s Doubles Down on a Classic with Double Two Hearted

The double IPA iteration of the classic boasts two and a half times the Centennial hops and a whopping 11.0% ABV.

Weekly Releases

Weekly Beer Releases for October 13th to 19th

This week's best new beers.

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This Year, Octfest Goes Beyond Beer

Gluten-free? Non-alcoholic? Hard kombucha and seltzer? Octfest has something for every drinker.

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This Honey-Infused Cider Is a Tribute to Wilco

Muzzle of Bees, made with honey from Right Bee Cider’s own urban beehives, is a not-too-sweet, pretty perfect tribute.

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Iceage Talks American Beer and Playing the DMZ

The Copenhagen rock band has performed in the demilitarized area between North and South Korea and drank in Serge Gainsbourg’s favorite bar.

Beer Reviews

Spend the Day with Threes Brewing's Passing Time

Tart and sessionable at only 4.5% ABV, Threes Brewing's grisette Passing Time is extremely refreshing and tantalizing on the palate.

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You Can Drink a Schraderbräu While Watching the New 'Breaking Bad' Movie

Hank Schrader’s Märzen-style lager has gone from the TV screen to the pint glass.

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Bombay Bicycle Club’s Jack Steadman Would Rather Drink Alone

"If I have an afternoon free, I’ll go sit in a bar and read a book. Some people go to cafes. I’m ashamed to admit that I just go to a bar and drink beers."

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Breweries Are Teaming Up with Major League Baseball

We’re going to go ahead and call Karbach Brewing’s Crawford Bock a home run.

Weekly Releases

Weekly Beer Releases for September October 6th to 12th

This week's best new beers.

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How I Learned to Love German Beer

I used to think German beers were too tied to tradition to be interesting. I’ve realized just how wrong I was.

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Ezra Furman Says Music Can Help Save our Doomed Planet

"Being in a band and encouraging a culture among your fans is a very small thing to do, but it’s a real thing that does something. Or so I like to think."

Beer Reviews

The Dude Would Approve of Left Hand’s White Russian Nitro White Stout

An homage to the cocktail made famous by The Big Lebowski, Left Hand's White Russian Nitro is a white stout brewed with coffee and vanilla.

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October’s Top-Rated Beers for This September

Fall has blessed us with a bounty of beers.

Beer Reviews

Monday Night’s Dr. Robot Is Nothing But Berries

The brewery describes Dr. Robot as a “refreshing year-round sipper” made with blackberry juice and lemon zest to enhance the beer’s tart flavor.

Beer Reviews

Almanac Strikes Gold with Sunshine & Opportunity

Wild fermented, dry-hopped, and topped with pear juice, Sunshine & Opportunity is a beer that combines everything great about craft beer in America today.

Weekly Releases

Weekly Beer Releases for September 29th to October 5th

This week's best new beers.

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Welcome to Im(Peach)ment Beer Season

Raise a glass of these criminally delicious beers

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How American Football Went from Cosmopolitans to Dad Beers

Mike Kinsella's first drink was a Cosmopolitan in Orlando, Florida in his early-twenties.

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