Learn More About Sam Kazmer

Sam Kazmer is a freelance writer and entrepreneur. He is currently opening a brewery in Atlanta, GA. After retiring from the Army, Sam and his wife spent two years traveling through North America, South America, and Europe meeting with craft brewers, developing the concept for their brewery, and drinking anything that translated to beer. When he closes his eyes he sees sunset reflecting pink off granite in the Sierra backcountry; he tastes freshly caught trout fried in butter; and he hears Kris Kristofferson, Sunday Morning Coming Down.

Currently Drinking:
Batch 15 Sticky Hands or a champagne bottle of Miller High Life left over from New Year's


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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 9 Best Breweries to Visit in Dallas, Texas

Everything is just bigger in Texas.
Bold, vibrant, and distinctly Texan, Dallas has been in flux over the past half-decade, morphing from a city with rich southern history to a more ...
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At Vector Brewing, Beer Isn’t Always Linear

Up, up, and away
Somewhere over in the east side of Dallas rests one of the best brew pubs in the country: Vector Brewing. They’ve been knocking it out ...
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Grainbakers: Shaping Community One Loaf and Pint at a Time

I pulled my hands out of the bowl and held them up in front of my face in awe. Covered tip to palm in a ...
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Is ‘Deep Fried Beer’ Real?

As a kid, every year over Labor Day, my family would go to the Minnesota State Fair. The second largest of its kind in the ...
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The 5-Minute Guide to Pairing Pizza and Beer

Two of the finest things in life.
If you’re like us, two of your favorite things in life probably start with pizza and end with beer. Grab a slice, take a bite, ...
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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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Amalgam Brewing: The Tiny Tank Engine That Could

The sum of all its parts.
Tucked away in the corner of one of the most respected lager breweries in the entire country is a tiny tank brewing some of the ...
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Varsity Brews: 10 Questions With Gali Hernandez

A new Hop Culture Q&A series.
We’re not surprised that we included three people involved with the Michael James Jackson Foundation for Brewing & Distilling (MJF) on our list of “The ...
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What the Czech!? Why Cohesion Brewing Is America’s Best Czech-Inspired Brewery

Czech it out.
Our two dimpled Czech mugs, one full of pale, clear gold liquid and the other a dark lager, clinked together over a sign in the ...
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At Brown Girl’s Brew, You Can Eat Your Cake…And Drink It Too

A delicious story.
Carrot cake, lemon pound cake, key lime pie, banana pudding, and German chocolate cake—all sound more like items in a bakery case than beers on ...
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My Beloved Community: How Metier Brewing Company Became One of our Top Breweries of 2024

Brewing damn good beer.
I’m standing before a large blackboard with the words “Give A Beer, Take A Beer.” Tacked all across the surface are Polarids with captions like ...
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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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What Is Bierstacheln? Stoking the Fires of a Historic Beer-Poking Surge

Heat. Sizzle. Foam.
Groups of thirsty people waited in line, huddled around a fire pit, stamping their feet to keep warm. At the front, someone drank half their ...
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The 17 Can’t Miss Beer Festivals of 2025

Mark your calendars now.
A few years ago, we traveled around the country, hosting a beer festival in a different city almost every month—Oakland; San Diego; Chicago; Portland, ME; ...
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