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Craft Breweries Are Simplifying to Broaden Interest

Imbibe Magazine

For much of the brewery’s first half decade, Kunz worked first by himself and then with one other person to make and distribute his pilsners and IPAs. Kunz, who was a creative writing major in college, solves for that by focusing on modest, evocative names like Refresh, a light pilsner, and Irresponsible, a well-hopped triple IPA.

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Ask a Brewer: What’s the Difference Between Old World and New World Hops?

VinePair

Much like the wine world’s vinifera and hybrid grapes, these titles indicate where the hops come from. While this category encompasses hops from Germany, the Czech Republic, and England, the most important of the bunch are the four “noble hop” varieties used to make pilsners and lagers: Hallertauer Mittelfrüh, Tettnanger, Spalt, and Saaz.

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Who Let the Fizz Out? Why Bubble-Free Booze Is on the Rise

VinePair

percent ABV Funny Water , carving a new niche in non-carbonated alcoholic drinks that, unlike wine or most cocktails, aren’t too strong. Drinkers fetishize crisp pilsners topped with foamy poofs, while hard seltzers still bubble across a $3 billion landscape. In 2021, the duo introduced the 3.75

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

VinePair

Craft beer drinkers in the nascent boom were looking for extremes, and Russian imperial stout provided wine-strength ABV, robust sweetness, and profound hop character in one beer. It’s nothing like brewing a pilsner, where you still have to make it tight. It’s nothing like brewing a pilsner, where you still have to make it tight.

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

VinePair

Founded in 2016 and on our shelves since the day we opened in 2017, Arkane is doing it right, and we’re looking forward to fawning over their beers for many more years.” As a pilsner evangelist, I’m thrilled that we get to keep a steady supply of excellent lagers on tap. Do not miss the Birmingham Pilsner.

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25 Bartending Blogs That you should check out in 2022

Today's Bartender

Punch Punch is a James Beard Award-winning online magazine that writes about wine, spirits, beer, and cocktails. One of their goals is to remove the elitism often associated with the beverage industry (wine in particular) by writing articles on these topics that can be easily understood by anyone. Well, I’m sorry.

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Bartending Blogs You Should Read

Today's Bartender

One of their goals is to remove the elitism often associated with the beverage industry (wine in particular) by writing articles on these topics that can be easily understood by anyone. To prove it, she’s been a finalist for Saveur’s 2014, 2015 AND 2016 best cocktail blog award. And I think they do a pretty good job of it.