I usually try to drink local, as a (probably a little too proud) Chicagoan – but every now and then I’ll reach for less regional beer. This time, I went for Cigar City Brewing’s Jai …
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Wild Basin Melon Basil Boozy Sparkling Water Review
Upfront, I was hesitant. Those who know me know that I find honeydew to be the second worst fruit in existence; however, I was still hopeful. Oskar Blues had caught my attention a while ago with one of their most flamboyant beers: Death by King Cake. I figured that if I could trust them with the single greatest flavor to leave that state of Louisiana, I could trust them to not fuck up the taste of Melon anymore than nature already had.
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Beer, Codified
If you remember, a few months ago I created a "normalized" Märzen by scraping and analyzing a few hundred recipes. This was possible because of a content format that is almost universally shared between applications that work with beer. BeerXML, which comes from the creator of BeerSmith, provides rules for everything that you might want to know about a recipe, a judging style, or even a particular step in the mashing process.
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Interview with Mike VanCamp of Temperance Beer Co.!
It’s here! Our first interview! It might be a little rough, but we promise we’ll continue to increase our sophistication of these interviews with time. Many thanks to Mike and Temperance Beer Co. for the …
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Maplewood – Son of Juice Review
If you’re thinking: “Didn’t they just review a Maplewood?” – You’d be right. We actually got this from Foxtrot during an impromptu snack delivery, and it came in a pack. We’ll be sure to have …
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Miller High Life Review
The “stoners’ holiday” of 420 may have passed, but we’re still living the High Life – Miller High Life, that is. As yet another purchase to pacify me during the stay-at-home order (I must really …
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Maplewood – Charlatan Review
Every beer tells a story. Thinking beyond just the fields, the cultures, the water reservoirs, the brew days, and the distribution, beers themselves are echos of their creator’s creativity and personality. Some beers tell their …
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Dirty Dealings IPA
So what is the brewer to do? Give up? Well, obviously not; however, brewing has required some... unusual modifications to the brewing process. That being said, no challenge is insurmountable.
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Half Acre – Daisy Cutter Review
We’re coming up on… god knows how many days in this social distancing thing. The good news is that flattening the curve is apparently proving to be at least somewhat effective! While the stay at …
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Delirium Noël
We’ve all had a hell of a year. Between the precipice of war and all-consuming maw of the plague, we’ve all had our minds occupied with other thoughts for that last few months. The mounting …
