The Culture of Craft Beer

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Can Jam, and the Era of the Better Beer Festival

Beer tastes better when drinking with friends, not standing in line.
Now in its fourth iteration, Can Jam is setting the bar for how beer festivals can serve the best, while remaining intimate. ...
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Mikkeller Brewed a ‘Stranger Things’ Inspired Beer

Exclusively for Scandinavian Airlines.
Northern Trails is served up in a glow-in-the-dark can, and only on Scandinavian Airlines flights. We’re buying our tickets now. ...
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The Best of the Great American Beer Festival 2017

A subjective survey.
We pick the best beers and breweries from the Great American Beer Festival 2017 in Denver, Colorado. ...
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Brewers Association to Buy AB-InBev

Just a cool $213 billion.
The Brewers Association launches #takecraftback, the world’s largest crowdfunding campaign for $213 billion to buy Anheuser-Busch InBev. ...
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Our Favorite Homebrewing Festival Returns, With a Great Cause

Unlike many of the more popular festivals, there’s nothing repetitious about Brewing Up a Cure or its lineup.
The people behind Pittsburgh’s Brewing Up a Cure Beer Festival are passionate about beer, ambitious with their creativity, and generous in their intentions. ...
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I Brought My Baby to a Beer Festival

Despite some early trepidation, I'd totally do it again.
Despite some early trepidation — will this be super cute or super annoying? — the beer community proved once again it’s full of nothing but ...
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Your Guide to Trading Beer Online

Want a beer that's only released by a brewery on the other side of the country? You'll need to trade.
Want to trade beer? It’s not hard, but you should brush up on your knowledge before you jump into any beer trading communities. ...
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Your Handy Guide to Brewery Jobs

It's mostly work, but what isn't?
Brewery jobs might seem glamorous, but they’re mostly hard work. If you’re still interested, here’s a handy guide showing which position does what. ...
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How to Cure a Hangover Like a Pro

Why we crave greasy foods, plus a few tips and tricks.
Need the best cure for your hangover? Mikey Sorboro, owner of Oddfellow’s Liquor Bar and Mikey’s Late Night Slice in Columbus, Ohio has all the ...
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Throwing the Biggest Beer Festival in DC: Snallygaster

How to please 10,000 people with beer, food, and music.
We spoke with the mind behind the Snallygaster Craft Beer Festival to find out how to throw a festival with enough beer, food, and music ...
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24 of the Best Male Craft Beer Lovers on Instagram

Bottle shots, brewer portraits, and the craft beer lifestyle.
We pick the best craft beer Instagram accounts run by men, thanks to a little help from our friend Miguel Rivas (@beertrekker). ...
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What is Midwestern Beer?

Working toward a definition, with Collin Castore of Seventh Son Brewing.
As West Coast and New England IPAs dominate, we asked a Midwestern brewer to define his region’s craft beer. ...
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Contest: Enter to Have Your Artwork Featured on One Million Cans of Clean Drinking Water

The CANvas CANpaign is accepting artist submissions.
The CAN’d Aid Foundation is holding a contest to find an artist to design the label for one million cans of clean drinking water, which ...
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Why Running and Beer Make a Perfect Team

What happens when a road race ends in a beer festival? We endeavored to find out.
Running a 5K road race straight into a beer festival might sound like a recipe for disaster to some. To us, it sounds like a ...
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Cannabidiol Brews: An Ode to Hops’ Twin Sibling

Merging America's favorite vices.
Cannabidiol brews, which provide the medicinal effects of cannabis without the high, are becoming more popular. Here are a handful to try. ...
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If Each House in Game of Thrones Was a Beer

The treacherous Boltons are definitely Wicked Weed.
Have a drink that represents your favorite house, from the sunny shores of Dorne to the Drowned Men of the Iron Islands, we cover it ...
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