Category: Craft Drinks
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CBD-Infused Beer is Becoming a Thing
All of a sudden, CBD-infused beer is everywhere. Coalition Brewing, in Oregon, makes Two Flowers IPA, with 5mg of CBD in it. And Lagunitas just came out with Hi-Fi Hops, their first CBD-infused offering (We tried it!). There are plenty more where that came from. What is it, exactly? Is it actual alcoholic beer with…
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How Perennial Grains Like Kernza Fight Climate Change
Food certifications are multiplying. As the dysfunction of our industrialized food systems become increasingly apparent, it’s clear simply “organic” is no long good enough. From “pasture-raised” to “grass-fed”, new adjectives and certifications appear regularly on food labels. However, there is still no certification for regenerative farming. Regenerative farming practices are restorative to ecosystems and help…
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The Best Thing About Craft Beer Is Food: A Guide to Beer Pairing
The modern craft beer movement brought about a revolution in flavor. Where once we all drank light domestic lager, the past few decades brought new styles to the fore. Instead of asking for a Budweiser, people who don’t know what they want now ask for “an IPA.” Never mind that there about a thousand styles…
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Fresh Hop Season: The Most Wonderful Time of the Beer
“What exactly is a fresh hop beer?” you might be wondering. Don’t all beers have hops? What makes it fresh? If you aren’t sure what fresh hop is, we envy you, because you get to experience the joy of discovering it anew. Fresh hop season comes but once a year, but what a glorious season…
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When it Comes to Craft Beer, Adjuncts Have a Lot to Add
We know the basic ingredients of beer—water, malt, and hops—but what about all the other stuff that shows up in craft beer? Beyond the basics, brewers add a lot of stuff to their beers. Milk, honey, citrus, oats, rye, and so on ad infinitum. Using “adjuncts,” as they are called, brewers can experiment with a…