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American Wheat Beer and Baltic Porter
For those who love the American Wheat Beer style that has become such an engaging counterpoint to the wheat beers…
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What Makes Nelson Sauvin Hops Special?
In terms of age, New Zealand’s Nelson Sauvin hops shouldn’t even be allowed into bars. Bred from the indigenous Smooth Cone…
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Build Your Own Beer Cellar With Expert Advice From Patrick Dawson
If, like mine, your basement is filled with bombers of specialty beer that you’re saving to drink, then I have…
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Beer 101: Temperature, Pour, and Glassware
When it comes to beer’s temperature, the common belief is “the colder the better.” This is not always sound advice.…
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Hallertau: Hop Nobility and its Bostonian Knight
If you’ve seen the Sam Adams commercial with founder Jim Koch plunging facefirst into a handful of hops, it’s probably Hallertau…
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Beer 101: Storage
When you resist the urge to crack open a beer instantaneously, magic can happen. Storing or cellaring beer allows a…
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Style Studies: Light Lager
More than a few hardcore beer geeks would argue, in fact, that these wildly popular and notoriously insipid lager beers…
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Style Studies: Saison
Having grown up in an agriculturally-rich part of the country, I am not unfamiliar with the sights, sounds and smells…
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The Complete Truth About the Origin of India Pale Ale (IPA)
Because of its popularity, most craft drinkers know – or think they know – how India Pale Ale began. Trouble…
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The Difference Between Porter and Stout
Historically a stout was simply a strong version of porter. Today the difference is whatever you want it to be.
