Beer of the Week! 01/25/22

“Brouwerij De Halve Maan (Half Moon Brewery) has been brewing in the picturesque northwestern Belgian coastal city of Bruges for more than 500 years. (!!!) Now, let us give you an example of how seriously their home city takes their beer — Bruges recognizes their own patron saint of brewing, Saint Arnold. And that’s where this amazing Tripel’s story begins …”

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Beer of the Week! 01/18/22

“Brian Dunn founded Denver’s Great Divide Brewing Company in 1994 on a business plan, some homebrew recipes, a bunch of loans, and a dream. That dreaming put him squarely at the beginning of the Craft Beer Revolution. (That’s before Stone in CA and Bell’s and Founders in MI.) At first, Dunn was the only full-time employee — brewing, bottling, and delivering. That’s all different now, of course …”

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Beer of the Week! 01/11/22

“In 2012, ancient and evil laws held over from (wait for it … ) Prohibition made it near impossible to be a brew business in Silver Spring [MD]. However Jeff Ramirez, Julie Verratti, and Emily Bruno were determined to fix that sad situation. By 2014, Denizens Brewing Company was pouring pints as the first production brewery in Montgomery County … Now, they have trickled down to our little burg, and we, for one, are quite pleased …”

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Beer of the Week 01/06/22

“In the shadow of Mt. Manfield, nestled among the hiking trails and ski slopes of northern Vermont, lies Von Trapp Brewing Company, a craft beer company specializing in lagers. However, don’t let that specialization make you think that all they have to offer are mild, golden beers. Oh no …”

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Beer Spolight!

“Belgium’s Brouwerij Rodenbach is one of the most recognized breweries in the history of modern Flemish beer. Founded by four Rodenbach brothers in 1821, it was grandson Eugene who kicked things into gear. After some formal study in brewing, he optimized their use of foeders (large oak casks) and created the red sour ale that is Rodenbach’s claim to fame ... Fortunately, the Rodenbach world doesn’t stop there. There are special versions of Rodenbach, like the Caractère Rouge …”

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Beer Spotlight!

“Over this past year, week after week, month after month, we’ve noticed that one of our distributors claimed to have some Deschutes 2015 Stoic in stock. Finally, we just couldn’t stand it anymore. We had to check it out …”

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