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Beer Churros with Chocolate Stout Sauce The only thing better than fried bits of sweet, beer-soaked dough (aka beer churros)? Dipping them in a beer-spiked chocolate sauce. Chocolate Whiskey Cake Tune into the irresistible combo of whisky and chocolate. Looking to make something sweet for your Valentine this year?
Howdy, friends — and happy Beer Label Wednesday. There are also not one but two interesting whiskey labels in here, one that’s very WTF and one made for a specific place in Chicago, but was bottled & blended in Wisconsin, and distilled in Indiana. Always fun when that happens.
Manska for an analytical look at the travesties of whiskey tasting. Many attendees also belong to beer, wine, or whiskey clubs. Wine and beer tastings: Tasting admins often refrain from describing flavors prior to tasting and discuss them after tasting. Spirits events, particularly whiskey, are another story.
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The kale and cucumber juice pairs impeccably with the herbaceous notes of ginger beer. Pickled Whiskey Sour Not a fan of bread-and-butter pickles? Give this Pickled Whiskey Sour a try on National Pickle Day (11/14) , and allow it to change your mind.
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Or a possible infringement of another brewery’s very recognizable line of beers? Well, they posted a label for a beer called “Beer for brewers who make beers for things.” Hey Premium Subscribers — remember a few weeks ago when we showed you the new NA beer labels from Surly ?
craft beer has been around so long that it’s experienced several significant booms and several subsequent busts. If craft breweries were once started by people with a pure passion for drinking “better beer,” eventually they started to be seen as easy money by entrepreneurial types. Samuel Adams (Boston Beer Co.):
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kicks off their 12 Beers of Christmas series today and goes through Xmas Eve with a wild list of beers. Wanna just drink … really good beer? Half Acre hosts their friends from Side Project this afternoon, and they’re tapping some of SP’s beers along with their stout collab. Supermoon Beer Co.
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If you compiled all of the headlines covering craft beer over the past 12 months and gave your summation on the state of the industry, you might grumble something about a Bob Dylan song in between sips of your Flavortown spiked fruit punch. If you want great beer and good vibes, look no further: GOAL. What did I enjoy the most?
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