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How Cambridge Brewing Company Went Out the Right Way

On its final night, snow fell outside as a roomful of regulars raised one last glass. Cambridge Brewing Company didn’t just make great beer. It built a community, launched careers, and showed what it looks like to leave with grace.
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How a Surprise Gift Keeps The Memory of McNeill’s Brewery Alive

A month after McNeill’s Brewery tragically burned down, a small package arrived at my office. Inside was a pint glass and a note from a man I had never met. His gift turned out to be a reminder of why the beloved Brattleboro, Vermont pub mattered.

The Lie That Goose Island Loves To Tell

Goose Island promotes itself as having created the first bourbon barrel aged stout in 1992. Except they didn't. The story of how the biggest name in barrel aged beer keeps telling the same lie.

Podcasts

Drinking (and Making) Oktoberfest

For a beer lover this is the most wonderful time of the year. The annual rollout of Oktoberfest beers marks

Introducing the Monocacy Hop

About a decade ago Tom Barse was at an agricultural conference in Maryland when he was approached by a farmer

How to Taste by Mandy Naglich

We’re tasting all the time when it comes to beer and our drinking experiences. But there is always a chance

Memories of Anchor and Our Special Ale

The recent news about Anchor Brewing pulling back it’s distribution to just California and discontinuing Our Special Ale, it’s Christmas offering, had

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