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

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Through the snowless 60-degree days, however, one boreal harbinger has remained intact: the Russian imperial stout. Rich and complex, Russian imperial stouts are differentiated from other dark beers by both strength and apocrypha. Old Rasputin, from Fort Bragg, Calif.,

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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. 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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27 Seasonal Beer Releases Worth Traveling For [MAP]

VinePair

California: Russian River Brewing Company Pliny the Younger Availability: Late March-early April The Pliny the Younger release of 2010 pioneered line culture in American craft beer culture as we know it. over the beer’s Star Wars-centric can art. Connecticut: New England Brewing Co. Oh, and it doubles as a music festival.

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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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Fertilized by Opportunity and Innovation, Cider Is Expanding Its Appeal

Imbibe Magazine

Craft beer distorts the concept of locality. All this innovation is mimicking what cider does naturally,” says Andrew Blake, who in 2013 founded Blake’s Hard Cider on the apple-producing Armada, Michigan, farmstead that his family started operating in 1946. In the early 2010s, craft brewers championed an anything-goes ethos.

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This Week's Beer News: Below 230 (Briefly)

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If you have ten minutes to kill and you feel like reliving a beer event from 2013, give it a watch. The State Journal-Register recommends Obed & Isaac’s monthly Beer School 101 event. This year’s Burning Foot Festival will have wine, cider and liquor in addition to craft beer. Thanks for reading!

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How the Brits Got Bored of Brewdog

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The strategy was to make everyone as passionate about craft beer as we are,” he adds. Unhappy Insiders Manifest’s working relationship with Brewdog ended in 2019 amid a row over an alcohol-free beer , but Myers insists there are no hard feelings. The same is not necessarily true in Britain’s craft-brewing world.