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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. In 2001, the resultant beer, Czar Jack, was born. Old Rasputin, from Fort Bragg, Calif.,

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This Week's "Best of the Year" Beer News

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Subscribe now While I still believe that winning a GABF medal remains the highest honor that can be bestowed in craft beer, earning acknowledgement from the annual Craft Beer & Brewing Best of the Year list is quickly becoming a close second. Another good year to be a beer drinker in the Midwest!

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Get Vertical with This Week's Beer Events & Socials

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There’s some fun stuff to do over the next couple of days, so take a look at these… This Weekend: The Beer Temple is selling 8-year vertical collections of Bell’s Expedition Stout today? Beers referencing old arcade games? Beers referencing old arcade games? And only today? More details here.

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This Week's Murder Mysteries, Beer Events & Socials

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If you missed out on their closing events, Beer on the Wall is hosting a “Last Hoorah Tasting” of Temperance beers this afternoon. Also on Saturday afternoon: The Beer Temple got a fresh batch of Sierra Nevada pale ale on cask for the first and possibly only time. Beer and a live glass blowing demonstration ?

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This Week's Beer News: Good "Vibes" Only.

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Tomorrow, over a hundred people will be gathering for the brew day of Vibes Since 1920 , a collaborative beer slated for release in March for Women’s Month. ” The variety of participants in this project runs the gamut across the beer enthusiast spectrum. . ” That’s a lot of people around one brew deck.

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This Week's Beer News: Metro on a Short Fuse

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First up, some breaking news this afternoon: Short Fuse has announced that they were the ones who purchased the brand rights to Metropolitan Brewing , and will begin brewing Metro’s beers for sale from their Schiller Park taproom to start. Someone else making their beers without them being involved isn’t Metro to me.

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This Week's Beer News: More Farewell, WLL

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Any time we lose someplace with nearly 40 years of beer history in Chicago, even if their profile has dropped off a lot over the last decade, I think it’s still worth acknowledging. My favorite place to be was the in cellar/basement when we received new stock of delicate, intentionally crafted, beer from around the world.

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