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Craft Beer and Charity
Craft Beer and Charity. These two things go together like…well, craft beer and charity. The relationship between craft beer and charity goes back a long way, the biggest way is participation in beer festivals
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Drinking in Germany: Part 2
When last we talked I may or may not have been trying to have one last beer and then catch a decent night’s sleep in Munich before heading on to see more of the
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Drinking in Germany: Part 1
As I have mentioned before, my real work as Master of Fine Beer for World Class Beverages in Arizona gives me some unique opportunities in the beer world. Unique tours and the ability to
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British Invasion of Beer
Everybody who drinks beer probably already knows the big players from England. There is Bass and Fullers and Newcastle. The beers that we get in America are traditionally ales, Bitters or Pale Ales most
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Craft Brewers Conference
First off, just so you know, I have a real job. Not that writing for you folks isn’t great fun and all, but I get paid for being a beer distributor. Not just any
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Hangover Prevention
Are you among the many people who occasionally find themselves waking up the morning after in, perhaps, a bit of pain…or downright agony? Headache, muscle ache, stomach ache and more? Well then you should
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Beer and Health
For many centuries and in many languages, we have raised a glass of beer and toasted to good health, always believing it to be wishful thinking. Recently, scientific study has provided some confirmation that
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Cicerone: A Thirst For Knowledge
Twenty years ago, you could count the beer available at a high end restaurant on one hand. The sommelier, while a trained expert in wine, could also claim good knowledge about the meager beer
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A Beer Man in Wine Country
Napa and Sonoma are collectively known as wine country. Throughout the year, worshippers of fermented grape juice make the pilgrimage to this spot. The big time of the year starts with the harvest season.
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Bowl Game Beer Guide
The holidays are here, and of course that means more college football than any one person can possibly watch. But what the heck, let’s try to follow as many as we can. Now if
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