A Thanksgiving Day tale stuffed, roasted, and served piping hot.
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The magazine for which I write, Craft Beer & Brewing, has an annual round-up of writers discussing the best beers and experiences they had that year. I didn’t submit one to the mag, which means you can only find it here.
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For a long time, the beer industry has been focused on newness, on finding the next big thing. But a big part of beer’s attraction has always been its stability and continuity. Maybe we’re do for a reset in which we honor tradition as well as innovation.
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Small breweries inhabit an entirely different business reality, one this is largely incompatible with the manufacturing model of an ABI. The latest news tells the story: the divorce is final, and all that remains is dividing the assets.
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I’m not really sure how to characterize today’s post—you just have to click through and read it for yourself.
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The beer world is full of characters, including many who lived long ago. Imagine being able to sit down with ten of them for a few hours over a beer. Whom from among these vivid characters would you select?
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Elections have consequences, but a surprising one is the realignment that appears to be underway on various social media platforms. Here’s what’s happening.
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On this week in which the United States had a very historic election, it’s a good opportunity to reflect on how inextricable beer is from politics. In today’s post, an example from one of the most historic regions, Czechia.
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I am a savvy, experienced (read: old) election-watcher and alcohol-drinker and I’ve been to many an election-night rodeo. Here are some tips for a night of successful drinking as the results trickle in.
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