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Beer vs Malt Liquor: What’s The Difference?

June 18, 2025 Thomas Short 1 Comment
beer and malt liquor in an arena

Everyone knows that malt liquor is an affordable, easy, cheap, convenient, and inexpensive alternative to beer. Yes, you’re sacrificing quality,…

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Posted in: Let's Learn Filed under: ABV, Beer, Types Of Beer

12 Best Breweries in Ballard, Seattle

May 17, 2025 Thomas Short Leave a comment
craft brewery in ballard, seattle, washington

Seattle has a reputation for craft beer, but you’d be hard-pressed to find a more craft beer-dense neighborhood in Seattle…

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Posted in: Travel Filed under: Beer, IPA, Seattle

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

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

Farewell To Anchor Steam, Unless You’re In California

June 14, 2023 Thomas Short 2 Comments
anchor steam beer and golden gat bridge

Update: Anchor Steam Brewing has officially announced it is closing its doors. Back when I was living in Seattle, news…

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Posted in: News Filed under: Beer, History, Op Ed, Steam

Food That Goes With Beer

May 27, 2023 Thomas Short Leave a comment
beer and food pairing

Forget about pairing your white wines with whatever type of food goes with white wine. We’re here to talk beer!…

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Posted in: Beer Filed under: ale, barleywine, Beer, hefeweizen, IPA, pilsner, porter, stout, Types Of Beer

Maibock Beer: An Ode To A Classic

May 26, 2023 Thomas Short Leave a comment
beer over malts

Everybody loves a classic, and the Maibock is a classic. Unfortunately, like other classics, the Maibock has gone largely forgotten,…

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Posted in: Let's Learn Filed under: ABV, Beer, lager, Types Of Beer

What’s a Gose?

May 25, 2023 Thomas Short Leave a comment
Goslar, home of the gose

As we continue our journey to identify every style of beer, I realized that I hadn’t yet covered one of…

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Posted in: Beer Filed under: Beer, gose, Reinheitsgebot

Yeasts In Beer: What Does Yeast Do?

May 23, 2023 Thomas Short Leave a comment
Yeasts and beer, how they make beer

At one point during in this blog I delineated all beer types into two distinct groups: ales and lagers. Is…

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Posted in: Beer Filed under: ale, Beer, lager, yeast

Best Breweries In Reno, NV

May 15, 2023 Thomas Short Leave a comment
A look at the breweries in Reno, Nevada

Ah, Reno, the Biggest Little City in the World. When I mention Reno most people mention gambling, Lake Tahoe or…

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Posted in: Travel Filed under: Beer, Reno, Spotlight

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