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This Week's New Habanero-Pineapple Beer Labels (and Haymarket News)

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

Crowley started the brewery with partner John Neurauter in Chicago’s West Loop in 2010, and has since expanded to a second brewery in Bridgman, Mich., … “It has been an amazing 15 years across two states creating and enjoying delicious craft beer and food. and distribution across Illinois and Michigan.

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The 10 Weirdest Beer Names of All Time

VinePair

The beer industry has come a long way in the past 20 plus years. Of course, with more breweries comes more beer, and subsequently, more beer names. Naming beer is an integral part of any brewerys marketing. Regardless of whether or not this tactic works, weve encountered some delightfully bizarre beer names along the way.

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Before 2011, the Russian Government Treated Beer as a ‘Soft Drink’

VinePair

This is not to say that Russians themselves considered beer to be the same thing as soda, but the classification did allow for the sale and consumption of beer to be treated as such. The first measure, a 200 percent tax hike on beer, went into effect in 2010. The laws all went into effect at the start of 2013.

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Fertilized by Opportunity and Innovation, Cider Is Expanding Its Appeal

Imbibe Magazine

His intimate Los Angeles bar, Alma’s Cider & Beer , which opened in 2021, is a 558-square-foot jewel box bathed in three shades of blue, decorated with quirky dioramas and a chandelier evoking flying saucers. Alma’s Cider & Beer in Los Angeles: Anxo Imperial Cider (left). Craft beer distorts the concept of locality.

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Breweries Are Finding Fertile Partnerships With Gardeners and Plant Collectors

Imbibe Magazine

Normally, there’s no real good reason to leave Santa Barbara, California, and drive due north on Mission Canyon Road in search of great beer. That day, the 78-acre expanse temporarily transforms into the Beer Garden, a festival that encourages attendees to stroll past California plants—and drink them too.

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27 Seasonal Beer Releases Worth Traveling For [MAP]

VinePair

But beer tourism? Even then, taking a vacation devoted to beer is a harder thing to justify. Nonetheless, there are stellar breweries around the country that bring beer nerds to their taprooms every year to score their most coveted releases. Wine tourism is a bonafide industry. Curating such a list is no small feat.

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We Ask Inspirational Influencer Eric LeGrand about his Kentucky Straight Bourbon

Chilled Magazine

LeGrand’s inspiration stems from his enjoyment of bourbon and as an avenue to tell his story of triumph and recovery, as in 2010, he became paralyzed while playing football for Rutgers University. Black Tea Top with Ginger Beer Preparation Combine ingredients except ginger beer and shake. Top with ginger beer.