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This week we focus on sour ales, which are great fresh or aged.
Beer for Beginners Definition: Barrel-Aged Definition: Black & Tan Definition: Wee Heavy A Beer Lover’s Pregnancy: Part 2 The struggles of a pregnant beer-lover. READ NOW. ...
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What’s an American Sour Ale?
Some of the best, most uniquely American beer being produced today.
Our Listicles 12 Tips for a Beer Date 7 Weird Beers from the Sea 3 Ice Cream and Beer Float Recipes One Tree House IPA ...
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Defining Altbier, One of Germany’s Oldest Beers
A primer to the grandfather of them all.
Literally translated as “old beer,” altbier is one of Germany’s oldest and well-known varieties of beer. It’s a product of the Westphalia region of Germany, ...
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Hate Hops? Eat Some Peanuts.
Exploring the science behind hops and salt.
Beer for Beginners Definition: Gruit Ale Definition: English IPA Definition: Belgian IPA Love Hops? Tree House is going National! By partnering with Sierra Nevada, Tree ...
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The Somewhat Disgusting Origin of the Gose, America’s New Favorite Beer
Where in the world did today's hottest beer style come from?
More Beer Knowledge Three Hours for One Beer What’s an English IPA? The 7 Weirdest Beers from the Sea All Find the Best Beer in ...
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What’s a Baltic Porter?
This crisp, clean version of a traditional porter started its life near the docks.
The Baltic porter was one of the most popular brews of the 1700 and 1800s, and still survives today in many forms. Although there was ...
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One Tree House IPA Is Getting a (Limited) National Release
As part of Sierra Nevada's third annual "Beer Camp" program, some small breweries might be coming your way.
Beer for Beginners Definition: Gruit Ale Definition: English IPA Definition: Belgian IPA So You Want to Design Beer Labels? Meet Pittsburgh based beer label designer.READ ...
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What’s an American Blonde Ale?
For fans of the lager or Kölsch, this easy-drinking ale is perfect for relaxing.
Beer Travel Guides Portland, ME Boston, MA San Francisco, CA The Best Beer Bar in San Francisco Mikkeller is the best of San Francisco. READ NOW. ...
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What’s a Dortmunder Beer?
A German coal miner's beer that has resurfaced throughout the US.
The steam whistle echoes through the dark mine shaft and you gratefully lay down your pick axe. After a 12-hour shift deep underground, you’re caked ...
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Remembering Mmmhops — a Beer Brewed By The Hanson Brothers
Because we do.
Almost 20 years after the release of MMMbop, we look back at the Hanson Brothers’ other creation: Mmmhops, a beer which the trio compares to ...
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What Is An Adambier?
A rough, ancient beer that's worthy of renaissance.
Beer for Beginners Definition: Barrel-Aged Definition: Black & Tan Definition: Wee Heavy A Beer Lover’s Pregnancy: Part 2 The struggles of a pregnant beer-lover. READ NOW. ...
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One of the World’s Oldest Beer Styles Is Making a Comeback
A nearly extinct beer style is making a big splash on the contemporary scene.
Today, beer generally contains four ingredients: water, hops, barley, and yeast. But before hops hit the scene in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, most brewers ...
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What’s a Gose?
Tart and salty, this unique German beer is back in style.
Travel to where the Abzucht and Gose Rivers intersect and you’ll find yourself in Goslar, Germany, the birthplace of the recently popular but 1000-year-old gose ...
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Why Maine Beer’s Dinner is America’s Best Double IPA
In the land of hazy IPAs, Dinner seeks balance.
Dinner is the first and only double IPA from Maine Beer Company, one of our favorite breweries in New England. Out of every Maine Beer ...
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What’s a Gruit Ale?
What is a beer without hops?
Picture a woodsman trekking through the forests of southwestern Germany. He’s sporting a burly beard and toting a wooden chalice filled with beer. He turns, ...
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