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Catching Up With Dr. J. Nikol Jackson-Beckham | Imbibe Magazine

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Catching Up With Dr. J. Nikol Jackson-Beckham | Imbibe Magazine

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How the Black Is Beautiful Initiative Is Fermenting Social Change | Imbibe Magazine

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How the Black Is Beautiful Initiative Is Fermenting Social Change | Imbibe Magazine

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Yes, You Can Bake Bread With Brewer’s Yeast | October

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Yes, You Can Bake Bread With Brewer’s Yeast | October

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The 30 Best-Looking Beer Cans in America: 2020 Edition | Ceros

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The 30 Best-Looking Beer Cans in America: 2020 Edition | Ceros

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Why Breweries Are Dumping Beer During the Pandemic | The New York Times

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Why Breweries Are Dumping Beer During the Pandemic | The New York Times

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A Practical Guide to Homebrewing During a Pandemic | October

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A Practical Guide to Homebrewing During a Pandemic | October

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Craft Brewers Catch the Scent of Yeast

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Craft Brewers Catch the Scent of Yeast

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How Dogfish Head Passes on Homebrew Traditions | Popular Mechanics

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How Dogfish Head Passes on Homebrew Traditions | Popular Mechanics

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Craft Beers to Pair With Your Thanksgiving Feast | Men’s Journal

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Craft Beers to Pair With Your Thanksgiving Feast | Men’s Journal

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Winter Beer Trends | Men's Journal

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Winter Beer Trends | Men's Journal

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In 2022, Laura Worley and Wayne Burns decided to shine a new light on the year’s longest, darkest day.

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Hot dog dad returns! Scenes from a busy ol’ week including chaperoning a middle-school dance, Halloween everything, a successfully built winter home for succulents, fall bike rides, plenty of @sierranevada Celebration (the very best fall season

Last month, I traveled to Yakima, Washington, during the height of hop harvest to report a story I've been itching to write for years: the intersection of tacos and hop harvest.

Historically, hop farms relied on a largely Mexican migrant workforce

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Scenes from the last few weeks o’ Columbus living, including wooly mammoth corn mazes, the very best apple name ever, recent favorite Ohio beers (A+ location @understory_cbus, the best cortado @foxinthesnowcafe, standout Sichuan @chilispotcolum

Phew, finally crawling out from a pile of writing work and the general kaleidoscope of craziness that is freelancing in 2024. Then I realized I should pretty tell people that I have not just been puttering in my backyard, propagating succulents. Whic

In the late summer, the Pacific Northwest hop harvest is a marvel of agriculture and engineering as workers toil for weeks straight to harvest and process hops at peak ripeness. It’s pretty dang magical to be out in the fields and watch the pro

Scenes from a pretty busy pants Labor Day weekend in Columbus. There was an OSU football game! IPAs @hoofheartedbrewing_5thave! Cherry-dipped Dairy Queen cones! Hand-pulled noodles! And, uh, a rave? And chickens? And really good @baumanscider. And I

Over the last couple of decades, I watched as craft breweries reworked the IPA to create geographic distinctions. West Coast IPAs, East Coast IPAs, New England IPAs, Midwest IPAs and more.

Of late, I've seen breweries create crisp pilsners calling

After a crazy last month o’ moving, we decided to take a much-needed beach vacation to coastal Delaware, hunkering down in Dewey Beach and drinking all the crushes—a local specialty o’ crushed fruit + vodka and sparkly, sugary liqui