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Green ‘Alegae Bloom’ Beer Brings Attention to the Importance of Water in Brewing
It’s a green beer for a good cause.
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6 beers from true craft breweries that you should drink this month
Pick Six is The A.V. Club’s monthly recommendations for the beers we’re currently digging.On June 2, it came to light that one of the longest-running beer review sites, RateBeer.com, had sold a minority stake to Anheuser-Busch InBev’s venture capital arm, ZX Ventures. As if that weren’t upsetting en
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Ideas for organizing a microbrewery
Sometimes it seems like everyone you know is making their own beer, doesn’t it? The rise in popularity of craft beers in America combined with the easy accessibility of brewing supplies and equipment, from those little plastic Mr. Beer kits all the way to industrial grade brewing tanks, means that anyone with an idea for Read the full article...
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Walmart is being sued for inventing a fake craft brewery
America’s love affair with craft beers has been growing steadily over the past decade. The desire to pay slightly more in exchange for beer that doesn’t taste like it was watered down with the bitter tears of Adolph Coors’ ghost is responsible for the craft beer market growing by double digits for eight of the last 10 years, accounting for more than a tenth of total U.S. beer sales beginning in 2015. So it’s understandable that other companies might want to get into such a seemingly lucrative market.
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In 1987, Heineken Tried to Convince Beer Drinkers That Corona Was Actually Urine
After a long day at work, there’s nothing better than sitting down at a bar and enjoying a nice, foamy bottle of yellow liquid previously stored in a human body. Did the thought make you panic? If so, you might understand how lovers of Corona beer felt in 1987.
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Pabst’s new owner digs into old recipes, looks to future
Eugene Kashper looks the part of someone who likes to throw back a few PBRs from time to time – hipster glasses, scruffy facial hair, faded T-shirts and jeans and well-worn sneakers. Talk to him for a few minutes in his office here, though, and you hear a shrewd businessman who blithely weaves in discussion about market shares, stock keeping units and distribution channels.
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The science behind why you like (or hate) the taste of beer
Next time you take a sip of craft beer or a bite of food consider this: What you taste is as unique as your DNA.
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Beer as art and science
Damian Brown combines creativity and science as head brewer at the Bronx Brewery
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Why cans are winning over craft beer drinkers (and breweries)
Although cans are growing in popularity among craft beer drinkers, canning was considered a risky move for breweries not long ago.
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HopPlotter Helps You Locate Nearby Breweries
When you're traveling in a new place finding breweries can sometimes pose a bit of a challenge. Enter HopPlotter, a new website and mobile app designed to help you find the brewpubs, taprooms, and brewery tours available where you are.
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Is Solar Power Contagious?
Brewers in N.C. point to the power of peer pressure to change minds about renewables.
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The 8 Best Breweries of 2015
We asked our beer critics to name their favorite breweries of 2015. Here's their short, totally subjective, completely awesome, list.
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The 8 Best Breweries and Brewpubs in the Midwest
If you haven't noticed, craft beer scenes are cropping up across the country. And these days, people are exploring beyond veritable brewpubs, microbreweries and watering holes in their hometowns in search of the next great locally produced lager. To help direct you to the best of the best, we've put together the ultimate list of the Midwest's must-visit brewpubs. So, grab your growler and head to these booming beer spots.
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Bud Light's New Label Wants You To Think It's A Craft Brew
Bud Light seems to think people like craft beer because of its labels. In a new design debuting today, the brand ditched its iconic boomerang, synonymous with tailgate parties and NASCAR tracks for the past 11 years, for Anheuser Busch's trademark "AB" crest (which was removed back in 2001). The beer now sports a very craft-brewy contemporary label meant to evoke "a more modern twist" to the recognizable brand, Alexander Lambrecht, Bud Light's vice president of marketing, said in a statement.
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Ohio Craft Beer, Wine and Spirits Production at an All-Time High
According to the Ohio Division of Liquor Control, the state has licensed 579 alcohol manufacturers — more than double the number of licenses from just five years ago:
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2 new breweries planned for 2016
More beer is headed our way. Expect Westallion Brewing Co. to open next spring in the city it is named for. Third Space Brewing, a production brewery, plans to open a production brewery by summer of 2016 in the Menomonee Valley.
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How Breweries Like Coors, Yuengling And Anheuser-Busch Survived Prohibition
Prohibition crippled a thriving brewing industry in the United States. Between 1900 and 1913, beer production in the United States rose from 1.2 billion gallons to 2 billion gallons. By 1916, there were approximately 1,300 breweries in the country. But four years later, a nationwide ban on alcohol went into effect. Only a handful of breweries were still standing when Prohibition lifted in 1933. Their secret? Switching production to something other than beer.
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5 Bottles of Malt Liquor from Craft Breweries
Every once in a while, a well-respected craft brewery will whip up a one-off malt liquor just for the hell of it. Some of these beers were one-off experiments, others get limited distribution, all are worth seeking out.
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Find out which beer is made closest to you with this crazy map
The crazy-quilt geography of American beermaking, visualized.
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5 Pumpkin Beers Perfect for Fall
Are you a pumpkin lover or hater? Here are 5 pumpkin beers we dig during the fall.
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