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Beer on My Doorstop Makes Me Happy
Why take a trip to the market or specialty beer shop when you can get your ale in the mail? For those that are interested in beer clubs or are already members, you represent
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Beer with Berrylicious Benefits
Sometimes there are just those days where the beer you’ve been sipping on just isn’t cutting it. Something is off. The usual luster you’ve come to know is lacking. Or there are those times
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Beer in Cinema
“We hope you enjoyed the beer, oh, like I mean the movie, eh.”- Doug McKenzie, Strange Brew To me, there are very few things that go together as well as beer and football. Of course,
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Warming the Cockles with Winter Beers
Seasonal ales have been brewed since the dawn of time, both to reflect nature’s changes and to celebrate various religious occasions that appear on the calendar. Beers crafted to be consumed during the winter
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Cask Ale
Several years ago my wife and I decided to spend a weekend in New Orleans to celebrate our birthdays. As is one of the cultural foundations of New Orleans, and after being on the
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Brewing with Spices
As the holidays loom on the horizon, we’re already seeing the winter seasonal beers roll out onto the shelves. An increasing lot of these beers are advertised as brewed with spices, and the more
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The American Presidents: Commander in Drinks (Part 3)
Part 3: Hoover to Obama This is the 3rd and final in my series of choosing a drink that represents a President’s life, administration, or whatever. If you missed them. Here’s a link to the first
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Women in Beer (part 1)
Ninkasi…ever hear of her? Probably not, but she might very well be the first brewer, or in this case brewster, as females who brew are known. Ninkasi is an ancient Sumerian Goddess, and her
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The Patron Saint of Beer
“From man’s sweat and God’s love, beer came into the world”- Saint Arnold of Metz (b. 580 AD, d. 640) On June 9, 1994, the Saint Arnold Brewery shipped their first keg of beer.
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It’s Not Too Late To Tailgate
According to whoever Merriam Webster is, a tailgate is a board or gate at the rear of a vehicle that can be removed or let down (as for loading) and a jazz trombone style marked by
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