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The Mount Rushmore of Craft Breweries, According to 8 Beer Experts

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craft beer has been around so long that it’s experienced several significant booms and several subsequent busts. There are around 10,000 craft breweries in America. We asked eight of America’s most insightful beer voices for their Mount Rushmore of craft breweries. Samuel Adams (Boston Beer Co.):

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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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Where to Drink in Greenpoint, Brooklyn

Imbibe Magazine

Achilles Heel Before the Greenpoint riverfront was a near unbroken string of high-rise condos, restaurateur Andrew Tarlow (Diner, She Wolf, Marlow & Sons), opened Achilles Heel in 2013 on a tucked-away side street. In fact, I haven’t ordered a single drink here that didn’t elicit the exclamation, “Damn, that’s delicious!”

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The Mount Rushmore of IPAs, According to 8 Beer Experts

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1 craft beer style in America, if not the world. In that time, we’ve seen the beer industry go from malty English IPAs to dank West Coast options — teeth-chatteringly bitter double and then triple and even quadruple IPAs — to softer, fruitier, and hazier New England-style options. Maine Beer Co.

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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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The 30 Best Breweries in the Country Right Now, According to Beer Bars

VinePair

Since the dawn of craft beer, bars have played a pivotal role in the boom of American brewing. Nowhere is this more true than at the more specialized spots: the beer bars, as we know them, with their thoughtful selections across tap lines and bottle lists, and their dedication to service, atmosphere, and education.

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North Czar State: How Russian Imperial Stout Became the Sovereign Beer of Minnesota

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Rich and complex, Russian imperial stouts are differentiated from other dark beers by both strength and apocrypha. According to Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) guidelines, Russian imperials should be high in ABV (8–12 percent, well-hopped (50–90 IBU), and “very dark reddish-brown to jet black.”

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