These are the drinks that wowed me this year. Most of them I loved – a few of them I pick mostly because of what I was doing while drinking them – but overall they are a great list of drinks made by hard-working artisans:
1. Hop Crisis – 21st Amendment, San Francisco, CA
This beautiful double [...]

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Have you had one yet this year? A nice suprise among a lot of other beers this holiday season and should be pretty easy to find. Has a great woody and cherry flavor with a bit of funk but just a bit (for those don’t want another sour beer). Really drinks nicely for 9% alchol [...]

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The distribution side of the beer world (and really the entire beverage world) is pretty sordid and confusing.  You might have seen a beer movie about that very topic.  Check out the article below and take the survey.  It is written from a software angle and is just a start to the conversation, but this [...]

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We predicted this would happen. Last year the BevMo Beer Festival was small. Quiet. Chill. In short, awesome. The problem with awesome things is that other people hear how awesome they are and then want to do them too. And then it gets crowded. My jacket gets stolen (a whole other story). Beer gets slopped [...]

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The Day: The Day before Halloween
The tasters: Jasmine, Joe and Luke
The palate cleanser: Freshly roasted pumpkin seeds
The beer:

Jack’s Pumpkin Spice Ale: Alright, let’s just say it. This is an Anheuser-Busch product. We are not fans. We do not want to give them love. That said, this was voted “Most drinkable” of all the beers. That [...]

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