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  • Vienna Lager and Extra Special Strong Bitter / ESB

    Vienna Lager and Extra Special Strong Bitter / ESB

    For our Fall Issue, Owen Ogletree provides the telling details behind two well traveled beers that may move around but…

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  • From the Editor (Issue 31)

    In these wild times, we here at The Beer Connoisseur do our best to remain as informed and consistent as…

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  • “There’s no way you’re going to hit every brewery when you visit Asheville

    Settling Ashe: Small Brewing in North Carolina (Issue 31)

    North Carolina’s small breweries continue to have a positive effect on the communities they belong to. The recent acquisition of…

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  • The Topsail - Cape May Brewing Co. - 98 Rating

    Brewer Q & A (Issue 31)

    The masterminds behind some of our highest-rated brews describe the inspiration behind the recipes and other interesting inquries. Follow the links below…

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  • Brewery Lane Series: Barrel Aged Imperial Cherry Stout - Rated 97

    Beer Review (Issue 31)

    Judging Process Our reviews are conducted in a single-blind tasting format. This method provides the best opportunity to rely on…

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  • Industry News (Issue 31)

    There is always something newsworthy taking place in the beer industry. That’s why we dedicate Monday of each week to…

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  • Metal icon and beer connoisseur Bruce Dickinson eyes a TROOPER ale.

    Real Ale In Rock & Metal

    Rock music has been associated with excess since its inception. Along with its companion activities, sex and drugs, the genre’s…

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  • Elgood's Brewery

    Sterling Tradition and Rebirth at Elgood’s Brewery (Issue 31)

    As big, bold and experimental has become the norm, the rare brewer which crafts with subtlety acts a beacon of…

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  • The Sierra Nevada Beer Camp packaging is one of the brewery's many smaller-scale innovations. (Photo Courtesy Sierra Nevada)

    Little Innovations in Brewing (Issue 31)

    While large-scale advancements in brewing and packaging usually get noticed by craft beer aficionados, smaller innovations like improved pop-top rings…

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  • Summer Beer Recommendations (Issue 31)

    It’s summertime! With this sun-dappled season sending spring showers skulking off into the upper reaches of the stratosphere, it’s time…

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  • For those following this ongoing battle between major brewers and independent craft brewers

    Wicked Weed’s Divisive Deed (Issue 31)

    I was always slightly amazed once marijuana for personal use became legal in Colorado that a certain beer from North…

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  • Top of the Taps: America’s Five Best Taprooms (Issue 31)

    What are the best brewery tasting rooms in the country? That’s a question that has been plaguing me because my…

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