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West Coast IPA vs East Coast IPA

June 7, 2025 Thomas Short 4 Comments
West Coast v East Coast IPA: Beer Battle of the Century
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Most beer drinkers can’t decide what an IPA actually is. Typically, an India pale ale is a hoppy, bitter beer…

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Posted in: Beer Filed under: East Coast IPA, Hazy, Hoppy, IPA, West Coast IPA

7 Best Low-Calorie Beers That Taste Good

May 24, 2025 Thomas Short Leave a comment
Low calorie beers to drink during the summer
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Summer is just about here, and it’s time to start thinking about beach bodies! Or at least time to start…

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Posted in: Beer Filed under: IPA, Low-Cal, Session

Best Non-Alcoholic Beers

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As I’ve mentioned in my “How Non-Alcoholic Beer Is Made” article, a non-alcoholic beer holiday feature, and in my discussion…

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What Are IBUs in Beer? Beer Bitterness Explained

May 17, 2025 Thomas Short Leave a comment
What Exactly Are IBUs? How are IBUS measured
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West Coast IPAs are notorious for being bitter, bitter beers. While some choose to embrace the hops, others bring out…

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Posted in: Beer, Let's Learn Filed under: Bitter, Hoppy, hops

Best Breweries In Seattle, WA

December 13, 2023 Thomas Short Leave a comment
A look at the breweries in Seattle, Washington
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When you think of Seattle, you might be tempted to make some awful joke about being sleepless. I know I…

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Posted in: Beer, Travel Filed under: Breweries, Seattle, Spotlight

What’s Peat In Beer?

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

What Are Fresh Hop Beers?

August 23, 2023 Thomas Short Leave a comment
Beer hops on a vine
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As the summer season comes to an end, we beer fans are blessed with the greatest season of all. Of…

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How Healthy Is (Or Isn’t) Beer?

July 12, 2023 Thomas Short Leave a comment
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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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What Is Sour Beer?

July 9, 2023 Thomas Short Leave a comment
beer in a goblet in a bar
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Some people think sour beer is unnatural. “This doesn’t taste like Budweiser!” they’ll say, or “Beer was meant to be…

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Posted in: Beer Filed under: Beer, Belgian, lambic, sour, Types Of Beer

Why Is Pliny The Elder So Popular?

June 25, 2023 Thomas Short Leave a comment
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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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