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Joshua M. Bernstein 5/23/11 Joshua M. Bernstein 5/23/11

Getting to Know Single Hop Beers

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Joshua M. Bernstein 5/13/11 Joshua M. Bernstein 5/13/11

Hello, Lambrucha! A Mixture of Kombucha and Lambic

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Joshua M. Bernstein 5/2/11 Joshua M. Bernstein 5/2/11

Homebrew Tour: May 21 Edition

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Joshua M. Bernstein 3/17/11 Joshua M. Bernstein 3/17/11

Kona Brewing Koko Brown - Beer of the Week

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Joshua M. Bernstein 2/24/11 Joshua M. Bernstein 2/24/11

Allow Me to Introduce Bolero Snort

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The Most Bitter IPAs You Can Drink

Joshua M. Bernstein 2/23/11 Joshua M. Bernstein 2/23/11

The Most Bitter IPAs You Can Drink

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Joshua M. Bernstein 1/5/11 Joshua M. Bernstein 1/5/11

Most Memorable Beers of 2010

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Joshua M. Bernstein 1/4/11 Joshua M. Bernstein 1/4/11

Beer of the Beer: Full Sail's Bump in the Night

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Joshua M. Bernstein 12/9/10 Joshua M. Bernstein 12/9/10

Philadelphia: The City of Brotherly Suds

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Joshua M. Bernstein 11/16/10 Joshua M. Bernstein 11/16/10

10 Crazy Craft-Beer Flavors

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Phew. The last few weeks of summer have flown by. A beach trip to Delaware and Maryland! The worst jellyfish outbreak in 50 years! Camp pickup! Helping run the @crest.fest block party! Partnering with @derivebeer on a beer for said block party! And d

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