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Fall 2017: The Complete Writing Roundup

Joshua M. Bernstein 9/21/17 Joshua M. Bernstein 9/21/17

Fall 2017: The Complete Writing Roundup

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Announcing: Meet Randolph—An Early Sneak Preview of the Randolph Beer DUMBO Brewery

Joshua M. Bernstein 7/13/17 Joshua M. Bernstein 7/13/17

Announcing: Meet Randolph—An Early Sneak Preview of the Randolph Beer DUMBO Brewery

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Announcing: The New Brooklyn Homebrew Tour and An Early Look at Five Boroughs

Joshua M. Bernstein 6/15/17 Joshua M. Bernstein 6/15/17

Announcing: The New Brooklyn Homebrew Tour and An Early Look at Five Boroughs

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Announcing: Can Jam—Summer Edition

Joshua M. Bernstein 5/15/17 Joshua M. Bernstein 5/15/17

Announcing: Can Jam—Summer Edition

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November 2016 Writing: The Overdue Round-up

Joshua M. Bernstein 11/1/16 Joshua M. Bernstein 11/1/16

November 2016 Writing: The Overdue Round-up

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Joshua M. Bernstein 10/13/16 Joshua M. Bernstein 10/13/16

Announcing: Can Jam at Threes Brewing

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Joshua M. Bernstein 9/23/16 Joshua M. Bernstein 9/23/16

IPA in LIC: A Hoppy Crawl in Four Parts. With Whiskey.

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Complete IPA Release Party at Brooklyn Brewery

Joshua M. Bernstein 8/22/16 Joshua M. Bernstein 8/22/16

Complete IPA Release Party at Brooklyn Brewery

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Joshua M. Bernstein 7/15/16 Joshua M. Bernstein 7/15/16

Coming in September: Complete IPA

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Joshua M. Bernstein 5/16/16 Joshua M. Bernstein 5/16/16

Announcing: Solstice Session at Arrogant Swine—Part III

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I believe all visitors to Portland, Maine, are contractually obligated to order a lobster roll within two hours upon arrival. Or maybe that’s just my rule.

Wrapped up a February where I visited three very cold cities in the middle of winter&m

In hindsight, perhaps driving to Cleveland right before a big ol’ winter snowstorm was not the best idea. But hey, we still made the best of our time before the blizzard, hitting a local toboggan course, dining @fatheadsbeer, hitting the excell

When I moved to NYC as a 22-year-old, I discovered that the best way to learn about a town was to write about it, turning my curiosity into articles that led me all around the five boroughs.

I’ve been in Columbus, oh, just about seven months

I haven’t been to Chicago in more than five years, so I made up for lost time during last week’s @pickcider CiderCon in Chicago. In between meeting so many amazing cidermakers, I did that that thing where I maximize every single minute of

An ongoing joke in the craft brewing industry is that *this* will be the year of the lager. My counterpoint: Ever since Prohibition ended, it's always been the year of the lager in America. Care for a Michelob Ultra, Miller Lite or a Modelo?

Craft b

The start of each year is packed with trend forecasts and proclamations about where [insert any industry] is headed. This is my story for beer.

But instead of just shaking a Magic 8 Ball and asking questions about what type of IPAs will people drink

I've been a journalist for just about 25 years, which means I'm typically the one asking questions that I turn into stories.

I like the behind-the-scenes nature of the business, a mix of being a curious extrovert and introvert clacking away in quie

Scenes from more than two weeks o’ holiday break. Instead of traveling, we decided to hunker down in Columbus and adventure around the area. That meant: snow tubing, Sichuan food, locally brewed saisons, holiday parties, gambling for gelt, givi

After Christmas ends, a question pops up: When is it time to get rid of that tree? There are plenty of civic mulching efforts, but breweries and cideries are increasingly encouraging folks to tote dry, tinsel-free trees to rural taprooms where they'r

Best party rules ever. Though I personally like Malört, who am I to disagree with an eight-year-old? I don’t make the rules. #malort #partyrules