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Prairie Artisan Ales Bomb!
One of the most sought after 12oz beers of the past year, Prairie Artisan Ales Bomb! is another in the increasingly popular style of spicy stouts mixed with the already popular, and well covered by us, coffee beer. Can an Oklahoma brewer take on this complex blend of flavors? Kickstarter, that micro finance wonder-boy…
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2014 Firestone Walker Invitational
“Milk is for babies. When you grow up you have to drink beer.” – Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger In May of 2014 Dave and Steve attended one of the greatest beer events in the world: the Firestone Walker Invitational in Paso Robles California. Here are some thoughts and images. [tribulant_slideshow gallery_id=”2″] …
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What is the Best Session IPA?
Best of Series: What is the Best Session IPA? The Oxford Companion to Beer reminds us that one definition of light beer is “a beer with lower alcohol than most…” Which might make Joseph Owades ‘Diet Beer’ the first mass marketed session beer after Prohibition. A while back, while reviewing Lagunitas’s then new DayTime IPA we…
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The Bruery + 3 Floyds Rue D’Floyd
The Bruery + 3 Floyds Rue D’Floyd : Black Lord GODZILLA VS SPACEGODZILLA Beer collaborations abound. One of the first American sour ales I loved was Marrón Acidifié—an imperial Oud Bruin—a collab from The Bruery and Cigar City. This beer was for me, a big success. Two up and coming craft brewers from different markets,…
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Great Lakes Chillwave
Great Lakes Chillwave Once known as Alchemy Hour, Great Lakes annual double IPA comes out each winter around February/March. Judging by GLBC’s proximity to Lake Erie, the name certainly speaks to the cold Cleveland temps during the winter month’s this beer is released. The word itself comes from modern music. Chillwave is perhaps the…