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Why Breweries Are Reviving Beloved Bygone Beer Brands | VinePair

Joshua M. Bernstein 8/7/26 Joshua M. Bernstein 8/7/26

Why Breweries Are Reviving Beloved Bygone Beer Brands | VinePair

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How Dogfish Head Finally Found Growth Again — With the Grateful Dead | VinePair

Joshua M. Bernstein 4/20/26 Joshua M. Bernstein 4/20/26

How Dogfish Head Finally Found Growth Again — With the Grateful Dead | VinePair

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Breweries Enter Their Value Meal Era | VinePair

Joshua M. Bernstein 2/25/26 Joshua M. Bernstein 2/25/26

Breweries Enter Their Value Meal Era | VinePair

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The Best New Craft Breweries of 2025 | VinePair

Joshua M. Bernstein 12/15/25 Joshua M. Bernstein 12/15/25

The Best New Craft Breweries of 2025 | VinePair

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Seeking Steak and IPAs? Hit a Brewery’s Meat Raffle | VinePair

Joshua M. Bernstein 9/30/25 Joshua M. Bernstein 9/30/25

Seeking Steak and IPAs? Hit a Brewery’s Meat Raffle | VinePair

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The Most Iconic Beer Cans & Innovations of All Time | VinePair

Joshua M. Bernstein 8/4/25 Joshua M. Bernstein 8/4/25

The Most Iconic Beer Cans & Innovations of All Time | VinePair

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The U.S. Return of Imported Newcastle Brown Ale | VinePair

Joshua M. Bernstein 6/26/25 Joshua M. Bernstein 6/26/25

The U.S. Return of Imported Newcastle Brown Ale | VinePair

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The Cutting-Edge Ingredients Making IPAs More Pungent | VinePair

Joshua M. Bernstein 4/28/25 Joshua M. Bernstein 4/28/25

The Cutting-Edge Ingredients Making IPAs More Pungent | VinePair

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What Happened to Magic Hat #9 | VinePair

Joshua M. Bernstein 3/31/25 Joshua M. Bernstein 3/31/25

What Happened to Magic Hat #9 | VinePair

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Burn It Down: Why Breweries Are Hosting Christmas-Tree Bonfires | VinePair

Joshua M. Bernstein 12/30/24 Joshua M. Bernstein 12/30/24

Burn It Down: Why Breweries Are Hosting Christmas-Tree Bonfires | VinePair

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A little late July photo dump. Somehow, over the last 16 months, I’ve turned our driveway grass strip into a pollinator garden. And I’ve only been stung by a bee once! Other adventures: garden tours around Columbus backyards, excellent be

A few weeks ago, with Violet’s trip to sleepaway camp looming, @jenenec and me asked ourselves a question: Where should we travel? The answer: Milwaukee! We’d never been, which seems like a weird oversight considering, well, I’ve sp

Expanding beer’s audience is top of mind for a struggling brewing industry seeking to staunch declining sales, stoke new interest, and shore up aging ranks. That 2010s playbook of gimmicky ingredients and IPA everything is played out, and Frank

Scenes from the last several weeks of summer in the Midwest. Fourth of July Doo Dah Parade whimsy! Punk rock cover bands! $1.50 vintage lagers! Geese and S.G. Goodman @nelsonvillefest! A backyard cacti sale! Solid beers! And cruising through the litt

Fifteen years ago, as craft brewers elevated the bitterness and booziness of IPAs, @foundersbrewing went low while others went high. Instead of 7% or 8% ABV, the brewery’s citrusy All Day IPA limboed in at 4.7% ABV, transforming the brawny IPA

Has it really been nearly two years since we left Brooklyn? It has. Making it an annual tradition to head back every year after school lets out to see the best thing about the city: good friends. Also, the beaches, pizza, Chinatown, Broadway, and sev

Once again, every school year is the longest and shortest stretch of time. And that’s a wrap on seventh grade. Next stop: eighth grade! And then high school?! But first: summer vacation is here. We’re headed back to Brooklyn next week to

Several decades ago, organic beer felt like a transformational force in craft beer. Eel River and Wolaver’s Organic Ales, among others, proved that a brewery needed no GMOs to make standout beers. The North American Organic Beer Festival launch

Photo dump Friday! Scenes from the last few weeks o’ living in Columbus including: shellshocked running the concession stand at the middle-school dance (Dr Pepper and Takis for all!), a little punk rock, dive-bar food and concerts, awesome bump

Look at that throwback pic! That's me, just about 20 years ago, drinking lager in Riga, Latvia, during a twisty journey that took me from London to Mongolia in a broken-down car that, yes, broke down in the Gobi Desert.

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