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Why Craft Brewers Are Migrating From Cities to Suburbs

Imbibe Magazine

Were positioning ourselves as a community gathering spot, Emerson says, little reason to travel far for fresh beer. ” Craft beers 2010s surge saw breweries settle in many cities run-down precincts, bringing manufacturing and nightlife to vacant factories and forlorn storefronts. Customer desire is a moving target.

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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. More than 200 bottles expand the selection further, but don’t worry—they’re here to walk you through it.

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

VinePair

craft beer has been around so long that it’s experienced several significant booms and several subsequent busts. But through its ups and down, craft beer has proven that it is here to stay, now a part of the culinary and cultural fabric of not just American life, but life all over the world. Samuel Adams (Boston Beer Co.):

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Breweries Are Finding Fertile Partnerships With Gardeners and Plant Collectors

Imbibe Magazine

The symmetry makes sense as I sample the garden, the connection between beer and the botanical expanse always at hand. When we first started this event [in 2013], the garden was still sleepy,” Windhager says. “It Nance also introduced a popular Plants & Pints night at Barking Armadillo that partners beer with potting plants.

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The Mount Rushmore of IPAs, According to 8 Beer Experts

VinePair

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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Bring Back Stewart’s Mountain Brew, the Beloved Budget Beer of the Adirondacks

VinePair

MBI and MBL With Mountain Brew Beer Ice off to a promising start, Stewart’s launched a lower-ABV version called Mountain Brew Light in 2013, and subsequently redesigned both cans’ packaging. Unfortunately for Stewart’s, the early to mid-2010s saw the nation’s collective palate begin to gravitate toward craft beer.

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9 Things You Should Know About Maine Beer Company

VinePair

The pair started experimenting with home brewing and eventually decided to take the gig full-time, officially launching Maine Beer Company in 2009. Today, walking down the aisle of any East Coast craft beer store, you’ll likely spot Maine Beer Co.’s The craft beer market wasn’t where it is today in Maine or the U.S.

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