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The Best Beer Can Design of 2019 | Ceros

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The Best Beer Can Design of 2019 | Ceros

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The Inside Scoop on Why Sam Adams Bought Dogfish Head | Men’s Journal

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The Inside Scoop on Why Sam Adams Bought Dogfish Head | Men’s Journal

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The Hottest New Hop Varieties of 2019 | SevenFifty Daily

Joshua M. Bernstein 5/7/19 Joshua M. Bernstein 5/7/19

The Hottest New Hop Varieties of 2019 | SevenFifty Daily

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Eight (Ounces) Is Enough: The Move to Mini Cans | SevenFifty Daily

Joshua M. Bernstein 5/2/19 Joshua M. Bernstein 5/2/19

Eight (Ounces) Is Enough: The Move to Mini Cans | SevenFifty Daily

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Why Is Your Favorite Brewery Making Canned Cocktails? | October

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Why Is Your Favorite Brewery Making Canned Cocktails? | October

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The Boom of Cannabis Beer | Wine Enthusiast

Joshua M. Bernstein 3/6/19 Joshua M. Bernstein 3/6/19

The Boom of Cannabis Beer | Wine Enthusiast

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All the Light Moves | Men’s Journal

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All the Light Moves | Men’s Journal

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Men's Journal: Final Pour

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Men's Journal: Final Pour

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Pint-Sized Adventures: Modern Beer Travel | Imbibe Magazine

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Pint-Sized Adventures: Modern Beer Travel | Imbibe Magazine

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Best of New York: 2019 | New York Magazine

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Best of New York: 2019 | New York Magazine

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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.

But that's a story for anoth

During craft brewing’s 2010s surge and summit, drinkers flocked to proliferating beer shops to buy cans, bottles, and growlers filled with fresh beer, the rarer the better. Fans tailgated delivery trucks carrying IPAs from Lawson’s Finest

I’ve always been fascinated by towns built around the idea of health through consuming and soaking in waters like Saratoga Springs, New York, and @visithotsprings, where I took a little press trip last week.

Hot Springs is basically a nationa

Scenes from the last few weeks o’ Columbus, Ohio, living. I collaborated with @derivebeer on a fundraising beer for my daughter’s middle school! I won a chili cook-off! Re-potted plants! Drank some solid @hoofheartedbrewing IPAs! Headless

I began covering craft beer for @imbibe in 2006, for the magazine’s second issue, enjoying a bar seat to a bewildering boom. That year, according to the Brewers Association, 1,460 breweries operated in America; by 2024, that number soared to 9,

Winters are cold and long in the Midwest. Why not escape to Tucson, Arizona, to visit friends you’ve known for just about 30 years. Tacos, bike rides, cold beers, cacti, dive bars, great breweries, warmth in every sense of the word. All in all,

If there’s one thing to know about me, I’m a die-hard fan of happy hours and a good deal. $2 hot dogs and $4 beers till 6pm? I’ll be there when the doors open.

Brewery taprooms rarely had to entice drinkers with deals, though. Fre