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Category: Beer

Where Did Beer Come From? History of Beer

July 2, 2025 Thomas Short Leave a comment
Ancient Beer People Doing Ancient Beer Things

In a world where information is readily available, one thing always seems to come down to a debate. No, not…

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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

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

Best Non-Alcoholic Beers

May 24, 2025 Thomas Short Leave a comment
non alcoholic beers

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

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

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

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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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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What Is A Cold IPA?

June 12, 2023 Thomas Short Leave a comment
four glasses of beer

From high ABV to low ABV, East Coast to West Coast, the IPA just seems to keep reinventing itself. Just…

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What Do You Wish Breweries Did Differently with ShanFerments

June 8, 2023 Thomas Short Leave a comment
girl with beer

Sometimes it’s nice to collaborate. In the past, I had a fun discussion with Ryan of HoppyBoston.com on underrated/underappreciated beer…

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