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Make a gift of a wine-tasting course or a home microbrewery kit even better: give it in tandem with a subscription to a relevant magazine (for wine, we love Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate—subscribe at eRobertParker.com). The recipient will enjoy being able to build on his or her expertise on an ongoing basis. One stein does…
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Say “cheese” and check out our beer and cheese pairings. Photo courtesy of Cabot Creamery. It’s not only National Lager Week, but December 10th is National Lager Day. Earlier this week, we described the difference between lager and ale. Lager and ale are just two of some 30 styles of beer. How about those pilsners…
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Love your lager? This is the week to celebrate: It’s National Lager Beer Week. Lager (the German word for storage) refers to any beer made by bottom fermentation. It is usually golden in color but sometimes can be dark. Lager requires a longer, colder fermentation than ale (which is a top-fermenting beer), and uses a…
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Buckbean Beer, a Nevada craft brewer, uses cans for its Black Noddy Logger and Orange Blossom Ale. Photo courtesy of Buckbean Beer. Is canned beer making a comeback among those who enjoy the finest? More craft brewers are turning to canning their brews. In the past, canning lines weren’t made small enough to handle small…
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Rejuvenator, one of the numerous varieties of HE-BREW. It’s never too late to celebrate your bar- or bat mitzvah. He-Brew Beer—an uber-kitschy concept to start with—wants to put vintage bar mitzvah pictures on the label. You with Uncle Izzie, with the challah, with your pink cherub cheeks under that yarmulke. The company, Shmaltz Brewing of…
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