Beer
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DrinksMalted Madness, Round Six: Sipping a Champion
It felt good to finish a successful 64-beer tournament. Partly because our bladders were feeling the pressure after lots of beer samples, but mostly because we got to crown a winner.
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DrinksMalted Madness: The Best Beer I’ve Ever Had
Malted Madness is a celebration of beer. Largely, we’ve glorified suds through our favorite medium: bloodthirsty head-to-head competition.
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DrinksMalted Madness, Round Four: Crowning the Category Champs
“You’re all winners in my book”. Overused by little league coaches everywhere, it’s a turn of phrase that doesn’t even trick children.
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DrinksIn Defense of the Everyman Beer
Editor’s Note: Malted Madness is a celebration of America’s craft beer. But what about the rest?
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DrinksMethod to the Madness: How a 64-Beer Tournament Comes to Be
You wouldn’t believe how hard it is to put on a 64 beer, single elimination, NCAA-style tournament. One minute you’re dreaming of all that hoppy, malty, chocolatey, fruity goodness in one place and the next… well, you’re trying desperately to get all that hoppy, malty chocolately, fruity goodness — in one place. To be clear, this tournament isn’t about bitching.
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DrinksDogfish Head Sixty-One
What’s big and floral and more hopped up than a GP editor after the Fortnight of Coffee? The continuously-hopped 60 Minute IPA from Dogfish Head, of course.
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DrinksSpiegelau IPA Glass
Quick, who do you want to make you the perfect IPA glass? An excellent German glass maker (Spiegelau), a West Coast brewery that was one of the earliest and most influential in craft beer making (Sierra Nevada) and an East Coast maker whose 60 Minute IPA is considered one of the most solid (Dogfish Head)?
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HomePortland Growler Co.
It can be emitted by your stomach, your dog or your angry in-law, but the best form of the low rumble is the growler, beer drinkers’ response to the doggy bag. Portland Growler Co.
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DrinksTasting Notes: Samuel Adams Single Batch Series
Samuel Adams is best known for its Boston Lager, but with a slew of other great beers – the Boston Ale and Black Lager come to mind – the brand has transitioned from craft brew darling to international powerhouse. That said, they keep the craft and innovation alive with releases like the Single Batch Series.
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