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This Week's Beer News: 2024 BCS Variants Officially Announced

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We now know what this year’s Bourbon County Stout variants will be. Vanilla Rye is obviously a return to the near-iconic version released back in 2014 1 and Macaroon promises coconut, ginger and cocoa nibs, which sounds just fine to me. Hop Butcher’s Minted stout can continue on, free of competition. Or Andes Candy.

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Two Taproom Closures Announced (Plus This Week's New Beer Labels)

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Temperance established itself early by taking home a GABF Silver for their Gatecrasher IPA in 2014, which went on to earn Gold in 2016. Yesterday afternoon, longtime Evanston brewer Temperance announced that their taproom would be closing on October 27.

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The 10 Weirdest Ingredients Ever Put Into Beer

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Pumpkin beer has marked spooky season since the early ‘80s and the pastry stout boom of the mid-2010s saw everything from brownies and marshmallows to coffee and ancho chiles get added to brews. Regardless, the breakfast stout idea took hold and made for legendary beers down the line. 5 on Untappd.com.

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Next Wave Awards Brewer of the Year: Derek Gallanosa

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Two years in, Gallanosa made the move to the brewery’s marketing department to learn that side of the business before securing the head brewer position at nearby startup Abnormal Beer Company in 2014. There, Gallanosa unleashed the innovation that put his name on the entire brewing industry’s radar: imperial pastry stouts.

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10 Things You Should Know About New Riff Distilling

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In 2014, they set up shop across the parking lot from The Party Source to establish New Riff Distilling in Newport, Ky., He joined New Riff in 2014 as its first head distiller, using his brewing knowledge to produce unique mash bills incorporating malted oats, pale ale malts, chocolate malts, and more.

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How Foursquare Rum Casks Became the Ultimate Whiskey Finishing Vessel

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By the 2014 releases of Port Cask Finish and Zinfandel Cask Finish expressions, Foursquare had begun to garner a cult following. As part of the Collaborative Series — which has also featured finishing barrels from Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout and Amaro Nonino — the Foursquare logo was displayed prominently on the label. “I

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GSN Alert: New Spirits Releases 10.11.24

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Then the blend was finished for a further 17 months in BFB Oxheart Stout barrels. The distillery which closed its doors in 1992 reopened in 2014 and this 22 year-old Kentucky straight bourbon was aged and bottled there. A blend of Kentucky straight bourbons, including 6 year-old from BBCo., were blended ranging in age from 6-14 years.

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