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Drinking Dutch

To start at the beginning, and not to create any more confusion than is necessary, there is no country named

Bock to Basics

Most styles of beer have a signature characteristic or two that dominate their profile. If it’s the pure, unobstructed, lugubrious

Dark Beer Sample

For some people, a dark beer is any beer darker than slightly tinted water. That would include bitters, pale ales,

Bavarian Wheat Beers

Bavaria, best known for its smooth, clean, bottom-fermented lager biers, is synonymous with great brewing tradition. Golden pilsners, Munich helles,

Is That an Orange in My Beer?

Of the myriad seasonings used in beers over the millennia, few have such a prized role as the orange. From

Strong Beers

Biggest. Brightest. Loudest. Strongest. In nature and in life, flamboyance commands attention. Any animal species with the power to discriminate

Rambling the Pubs of Britain

You may find quicker ways to sample the delightful beers of Britain’s regional breweries than to head to their brewery-run

Baseball and Beer

Baseball and Ballantine. What great memories that ad line brings back for me. It was an omnipresent ad slogan on

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