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Captain of Industry: John Fetterman’s Mission to Save Braddock, Pennsylvania | ReadyMade Magazine

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Strip Malls: The Unlikely Home for Craft Breweries | October

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Strip Malls: The Unlikely Home for Craft Breweries | October

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Bootleg Biology: Why Jeff Mello Is Bugging Out | Draft Magazine

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How Craft Breweries Are Approaching Kosher Certification | CraftBeer.com

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How Craft Breweries Are Approaching Kosher Certification | CraftBeer.com

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Staying Anchored: The Rise of Homage Beers in America | VinePair

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Staying Anchored: The Rise of Homage Beers in America | VinePair

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The Reason Why Import Beers Are Being Brewed in America | VinePair

Joshua M. Bernstein 11/28/23 Joshua M. Bernstein 11/28/23

The Reason Why Import Beers Are Being Brewed in America | VinePair

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Why Brewery Closures Are Leading to Big Opportunities | First Key Consulting

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Why Brewery Closures Are Leading to Big Opportunities | First Key Consulting

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The Best Alcohol-Free Drinks | Men’s Journal

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The Best Alcohol-Free Drinks | Men’s Journal

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I Ate Wild Game in an Abandoned Bronx Courthouse with Baron Ambrosia | New York Press

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I Ate Wild Game in an Abandoned Bronx Courthouse with Baron Ambrosia | New York Press

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What Happens When Craft Breweries Return to Their Roots? | Imbibe Magazine

Joshua M. Bernstein 11/1/23 Joshua M. Bernstein 11/1/23

What Happens When Craft Breweries Return to Their Roots? | Imbibe Magazine

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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

Oh man, it’s been a couple weeks in the world, huh? Everything can feel so very overwhelming. One antidote: bring a little joy into the world by bringing folks together. Community organizing can take so many forms, so I choose to encourage a li

Do I just come up with event ideas to wear a hot dog costume? Uh, yes.

After writing a VinePair article about breweries running meat raffles, I was like, I want to run a meat raffle too! Because right now, the world needs a bit more fun and communi