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The Top 10 Beers We Drank in May 2025
Making the most of May.
Phew, with our travels to Australia and New Zealand, March and April were some intense drinking months. With that in mind, did we take it ...
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The 11 Best Hazy IPAs Available in Most Stores Right Now
A great hazy IPA isn't too far away.
More often than not, the best hazy IPAs are from local breweries. The trendy, turbid beer style, popularized by New England breweries like The Alchemist, ...
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Uncommon Common: What Is a Kentucky Common Dark Cream Ale?
Win, place, showstopper.
Every country can lay claim to a few historic styles of beer. Germany has helles, kölsch, altbier, rauchbier, landbier, and Munich dunkel, to name a ...
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The Top 20 Beers We Drank in March/April 2025
Mad hops.
We spent most of March traveling around New Zealand and Australia for the hop harvest, so we’re combining our favorite beers from our travels and ...
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8,375 Beers, 265 Judges, 1 Champion Event: Winners from the 2025 World Beer Cup
Winner winner, beer dinner.
Since 1996, the Brewers Association has recognized breweries at the World Beer Cup, one of the world’s most prestigious and esteemed competitions for craft beer ...
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The 8 Best Whiskies from Breweries to Drink on St. Patrick’s Day (2025)
Water of life!
Considered the water of life, whiskey (whisky) has become one of the most popular spirits in America and worldwide. So much so that even breweries ...
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Untappd’s All-Time Top-Rated New England/Hazy IPAs [UPDATED]
Hops. Hops. Hops.
Spring is here! Let’s let the good hops roll by looking at the data for one of the most popular styles in the entire country: ...
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Everything You Need to Know About International Tripel Day
One...two...three...
A style with a cult-like following in the industry, tripels aren’t usually the first Belgian style that comes to everyone’s mind. But on International Tripel ...
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The Top 10 Beers We Drank in February 2025
Roses are red...
Ambers are red; blueberry sours are blue. In February, we drank a lot of brews. Some from our “Best New Breweries of 2024.” Others from ...
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The Top 11 Beers We Drank in January 2025
Happy new beer.
New year, new month, new beers. We’re approaching 2025 with a lot of drive, and it’s already kicking into overdrive. We have a slew of ...
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What Is a Belgian Quad?
Four times the fun.
With its signature rich, malty flavor, medium bitterness, and impressive ABV, the Belgian quad is a beer that has literally stood the test of time. ...
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The Top 10 New Non-Alcoholic Beverages We’re Drinking for Dry January
What's in our fridge.
Are you participating in Dry January this year? You’re not alone. According to research by The New Consumer/Coefficient, forty-nine percent of Gen Z and Millennial ...
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Are You Brewing Gold? Enter The Most Prestigious Beer Competition in the ‘World’
Register now!
One of the world’s most prestigious and esteemed craft beer competitions, the World Beer Cup® (WBC), has celebrated the best in beer every year since ...
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Top 10 Beers We Drank in November 2024
Stouts...lots of stouts.
Last month, we drank a lot of beer, traveling from Bellevue to Yakima Valley, WA, for the hop harvest and finally to Denver for the ...
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Beers We’re Thankful for This Thanksgiving
We give thanks for these influential and life changing beers.
Let’s be honest: This year has been another one full of twists and turns. But as we round the corner to December, we’ve decided to ...
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