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What’s Peat In Beer?

October 18, 2023 Thomas Short 1 Comment
Let’s Learn! What’s Peat in beer from whisky barrels

Beer nerds, I just got my hands on a bottle of Fremont Brew 2000 with peat. It’s basically the tastiest…

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Posted in: Beer, Let's Learn Filed under: barleywine, barrel aged beer, peat, scotch

Hop Water: A New Non-Alcoholic Fascination

September 17, 2023 Thomas Short Leave a comment
sparkling water on top of hops

Continuing my trend of covering non-alcoholic beer and similar non-boozy beverages, today I want to talk to you about hop…

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Posted in: Let's Learn

What Is Beer Gravity?

July 31, 2023 Thomas Short Leave a comment
beer getting poured

When you visit a brewery, you usually see a few numbers next to the beer name. You might see volume…

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Posted in: Let's Learn Filed under: Beer

How Healthy Is (Or Isn’t) Beer?

July 12, 2023 Thomas Short Leave a comment
two beers on a table

I’ll be honest – the amount of beer I drank in 2020 probably wasn’t the healthiest. And, if you’re the…

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Posted in: Beer

Farewell To Anchor Brewing

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downtown san francisco and anchor beer

Update: While Anchor Brewing was apparently saved, there still is no word on when production will, if ever, resume. Not…

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Posted in: News Filed under: news

Best Beers For Hiking, Ranked

July 7, 2023 Thomas Short Leave a comment
people hiking on a trail

Having a beer is great, but earning a beer is one of the best feelings out there. What better way…

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Posted in: For Fun Filed under: Beer, Types Of Beer

Beer Tan Viral Trend: When Reality Outmaches Satire

June 27, 2023 Thomas Short Leave a comment
leg with sun screen and beer

Earlier this year I had a passing thought: wouldn’t it be funny to make fun of social media influencers who…

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Why Is Pliny The Elder So Popular?

June 25, 2023 Thomas Short Leave a comment
pliny the younger on a map

Today, I’m going to take a closer look at a pretty well-known beer in the beer world: Pliny the Elder.…

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Non Alcoholic Beer: How It’s Made and Why It’s Good

June 17, 2023 Thomas Short Leave a comment
beer can at dusk

The non alcoholic beer craze is sweeping the nation. After two years of lockdown and (I assume) more-than-usual drinking, people…

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Posted in: Beer, Let's Learn

What Is A West Coast IPA?

June 15, 2023 Thomas Short Leave a comment
hops and west coast usa

Quick — when you think of an IPA, what comes to mind? If you said bitter, bitter, and bitter, then…

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