Tag: craft beer
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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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Malt Matters: Beer’s Real Main Ingredient
Thanks to the IPA-driven American craft beer revolution, hops tend to get all the attention. However, there’s a lot more to beer. Beer is, at its most basic, just fermented water and cereal grain. The most common grain in beer is malt, and yet it is also the most often overlooked ingredient. Water matters, of…
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When it Comes to Craft Beer, Do IBUs Matter?
If you enjoy craft beer, you’ve probably encountered a can or two that lists the IBUs. Craft beer enthusiasts love their stats, and IBU is one of the most common ones besides ABV (alcohol by volume). IBU stands for “International Bitterness Units.” It tells you how bitter a beer is, although it’s not exactly an…
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Craft Beer Infographic: “Craft” Beer Owned by AB Inbev
AB Inbev is the product of decades of consolidation in the big beer industry. This “craft” beer infographic breaks it down for you. This behemoth accounts for about 30% of all beer sales in the world. Infographic Breakdown This is the brewer of Budweiser, Stella Artois, Corona (outside the US), Beck’s, Miller, Michelob and many, many…