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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

The History of Beer in Ireland

There’s a new book out that goes deep into the history of beer in Ireland. It’s fascinating, and important, and

Craft Chocolate and Craft Beer 

When boiled down (pun intended) beer is an agricultural product, as is chocolate. This is one of the many similarities between the

Breweries, Trademarks, and the Law

A brewery’s trademark and its subsequent labels are its identity and protecting that involves many steps that involve beverage lawyers,

Celebrating Local Brewing Traditions

On this episode of Brewer to Brewer Davide Callegari of Brew York interviews Hugh O’Neill of Alesmith Brewery. O’Neill discussing his

Wood and Barrel Aging for Beer

Beers have been stored in wood for centuries.  Historically, it was simply a convenient water-tight vessel.  Today, brewers are using

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