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Craft Beer: “The Essentials” | GREAT DIVIDE YETI IMPERIAL STOUT

I recently traveled to Denver for my brother-in-law’s bachelor party. It had been 25 years since I last visited Denver before this trip and so much had changed. Denver has

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Great Beer: THREE WEAVERS Knotty DIPA

THREE WEAV3RS BREWING is famous in Los Angeles for being one of the first breweries to be run by women (owner and head brewer), which IS a rarity in a

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Great Beer: ST. BERNARDUS Christmas Ale

Before we bid a fond adieu to another Christmas season, let’s take a look at one “Christmas ale.” Hey, it’s called 12 days of Christmas for a reason, so we

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Craft Beer: “The Essentials” | DOGFISH HEAD INDIAN BROWN DARK IPA

Our ongoing series on the essential craft beers that everyone ought to know.  Long before modern craft brewers were trying to reinvent the IPA to differentiate theirs from the competition,

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Craft Beer: “The Essentials” | DESCHUTES BLACK BUTTE PORTER

Our ongoing series on the essential craft beers that everyone ought to know.  Dark ales are usually intimidating for those new to the world of craft beers. Too many people

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Craft Beer: “The Essentials” | FOUNDERS ALL DAY IPA

Our ongoing series on the essential craft beers that everyone ought to know.    There’s been a trend afoot in the last few years of craft breweries producing session IPAs.

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Craft Beer: “The Essentials” | ALLAGASH WHITE

Our ongoing series on the essential craft beers that everyone ought to know.  There was once a time when you could only get a Belgian-style ale by actually going to

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Craft Beer: “The Essentials” | FIRESTONE WALKER UNION JACK IPA

Our ongoing series on the essential craft beers that everyone ought to know.    Ask any ten beer lovers for a list of their favorite IPAs and, chances are, after

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Great Beer: Dogfish Head Punkin’ Ale

What’s more appropriate to finish off the autumn seasonals than a pumpkin ale? To be honest, I gave up on pumpkin ales a while back. I came to consider them

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Great Beer: Weihenstephan Vitus

Oktoberfest might be over in Germany, but it’s still going strong in the U.S., and I’m still celebrating. While WEIHENSTEPHAN’s Vitus may not be traditional Oktoberfest fare, it’s still a

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Great Beer: Ayinger Oktober Fest-Marzen

Before there were beer festivals, there was the beer festival. Instead of tasting 30 different shot glasses of beer, you drank ONE type of beer in a large 1-liter mug

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Craft Beer: “The Essentials” | SIERRA NEVADA PALE ALE

Our ongoing series on the essential beers that anyone who’s interested in craft beer ought to know.  Continuing on my nostalgic trip down Beer Lane (refer to my last article

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