Brewers Association Cancels The 2020 Great American Beer Festival

Due to COVID-19, GABF will be held virtually this year
For the first time since its inception in 1982, the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) has been cancelled. GABF — the annual event that brings ...
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Bikes & Beers Organizes Ride to Benefit Coronavirus Relief

A bike ride to support small businesses.
As coronavirus forces festival planners to cancel live events, many have pivoted to digital. Musicians hold concerts via Zoom. Artists showcase live drawing experiences. And ...
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How the Left Hand Brewing Foundation and the Colorado Brewers Guild Have United Over 100 Colorado Craft Breweries to Fight COVID-19

There's strength in numbers.
One of the most unique parts of the craft beer industry is its sense of community and camaraderie. Over the last month, we’ve seen our ...
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An Inside Look at Cicerone® Training

Get your beer knowledge in shape.
Anybody can claim to be a beer expert, and those who do are so often outrageously wrong. If you don’t believe me, go sit in ...
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What is a Cicerone®?

What does it take to be a beer expert?
What exactly is a Cicerone? Pronounced sis-uh-rohn. Well, it’s officially defined as “a guide who gives information about antiquities and places of interests to sightseers,” ...
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The Best Posts We Found In The Shower Beer Reddit

One writer's journey through the strange world of r/showerbeer
Are your Zoom happy hours or social distance beers just not cutting it? Want a more intimate craft beer community? In a time where likes ...
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The 5 Minute or Less Chemex Brew Guide

The perfect pour-over every time.
I’ve settled into a pretty consistent routine. And it mostly revolves around beverages. Coffee in the morning. Beer (or cider or wine or amaro or…) ...
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Support The Bronx Brewery as They Donate Beer to COVID-19 Frontline Workers

Fostering a sense of community in the midst of a global pandemic.
As the battle against COVID-19 rages in hospitals everywhere, the sweeping lockdowns that have ensued are sparking a fight of a very different nature. It’s ...
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Why Is 4/20 National Weed Day?

It's just another Monday.
Ah, April 20th. The international counterculture holiday where weed aficionados the world over light up a joint in celebration of cannabis (preferably at 4:20 PM). ...
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What’s the Difference Between Indica and Sativa?

There are different strains, bro.
If you walk into a cannabis dispensary, you’ll likely find a menu featuring three sections: indica, sativa, and hybrid. Indica and sativa are the main ...
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Great Notion Brews Three Beers To Help Those Affected By Coronavirus

Great Notion brews beer to support their local community.
Hop Culture has been a fan of Portland, Oregon’s Great Notion Brewing since they opened in 2016. The staff is friendly, the beer is fun, ...
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The Perfect French Press Ratio, According to Press House Coffee

The perfect cup of French Press. Every time.
“French Press is my preferred way of making coffee,” says Adam Randall, founder of Pittsburgh-based Press House Coffee. Originally launched as Green Dragon Coffee in ...
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Off-Flavors in Beer: What They Are and How to Identify Them

An in-depth look into off-flavors in beer.
From producing wort to fermenting, to packaging and serving, there’s plenty of room for error when making beer. But what’s the difference between a beer ...
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Fort Myers Brewing Co. and Payette Brewing Co. are Paying It Forward with a Pint

Buy your pal a pint!
Who do you know that deserves a beer? A health care worker? A first responder? A grocery store employee? A friend? That’s the question Fort ...
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The Bronx Night Market Celebrates the City’s Best Food and Beer

Authentic food meets craft beer at The Bronx Night Market
Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island – the five boroughs of New York City. Each independent. Each brimming with its own unique identity ...
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Other Half’s ‘All Together’ Project Unites Breweries From Around the World

A little bit of positivity during a global pandemic.
As brewery taprooms across the country looked to alter their business models, the team at Craftpeak — a web design studio catering to the craft ...
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