The Story Of Brooklyn Defender IPA

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The Defender A new Brooklyn Defender is among us. Brooklyn Brewery teamed up with New York Comic Con and illustrator Khary Randolph to create the official beer of this year’s convention. It’s an explosive West Coast-style IPA with a reddish twist thanks to a dash of roasted malt. Bold, fruity …

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George Washington: President & Beer Lover

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(Excerpted from Brewed In America by Stanley Baron, 1962.) The progress of the American brewing industry following the War of Independence has been summed up in the following terms by Victor S. Clark in his History of Manufactures in the United States:

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Ken Ken Marino and Joe Lo Truglio Get Crushed by the Hoppiest Beer Ever Made

In episode 5 of “That’s Odd, Let’s Drink It,” mad brewer Sam Calagione meets up with his old college buddies—who now happen to be famous Hollywood actors starring in shows like Brooklyn Nine Nine ​and W​et Hot American Summer ​—for a palate-crushing IPA tasting featuring Hoo Lawd, the hoppiest IPA ever documented. In response to the onslaught of bitterness, the actors put their skills to the test by filming a mock commercial for the punishing brew. Continue reading

What makes a beer go sour? Goose Island says the Bourbon County beers aren’t infected

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  By Mike Billy – Mid West Beer Blog For the first time since the brewery started making bourbon barrel aged beers in 1992, Goose Island is  offering refunds for the two variants that have developed “off” flavors since bottling. Granted, the company is handling the issue exceedingly well. The …

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