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At the Crossroads of Beer &... Festivus w/ Market Garden Brewery's Festivus Holiday Ale

Jeff Behanic

Dec 20, 20233 min read

At the Crossroads of Beer &... Festivus w/ Market Garden Brewery's Festivus Holiday Ale

The Beer: Festivus by Market Garden Brewery 7.5% Description: “It's a Festivus miracle! This smooth, spiced holiday ale is a heartwarming...

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Beer Fact of the Week - The Importance of the Glass (Best of the Rest)

Jeff Behanic

Apr 28, 20232 min read

Beer Fact of the Week - The Importance of the Glass (Best of the Rest)

American Pint: This one is ubiquitous. Order a draft Bud or Miller Lite from a bar odds are it’s coming in the iconic American pint...

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Jeff Behanic

Apr 23, 20232 min read

Beer Fact of the Week - The Stein

So you want a beer & you’re in 14th century Germany. Well, actually you’re in 14th century Germania because it’ll still be a few hundred...

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Jeff Behanic

Apr 16, 20232 min read

Beer Fact of the Week - The Weizen

It wouldn’t be surprising if you were to mistake the Weizen glass for the Pilsner glass. It happens. No big. I mean they’re both German...

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Jeff Behanic

Apr 9, 20232 min read

Beer Fact of the Week - The Snifter

Got a sec? I’m curious, have you ever given any thought to what it would be like to be a 16th century glassblower? Let’s take a sec &...

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Jeff Behanic

Apr 2, 20232 min read

Beer Fact of the Week - The Stange

Full disclosure: I had been pronouncing the name of this glass like a fool. Thankfully I was only doing so to myself & only once to my...

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Beer Fact of the Week - The Pilsner Glass

Jeff Behanic

Mar 26, 20232 min read

Beer Fact of the Week - The Pilsner Glass

If you like your women (or men) tall & slender & are looking for a beer glass to match, boy do I have one for you. Come on out, don’t be...

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Jeff Behanic

Mar 19, 20232 min read

Beer Fact of the Week - The IPA Glass

What do you get when two powerhouses of the craft beer world, Sierra Nevada & Dogfish Head, come together to design a glass to maximize...

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Jeff Behanic

Mar 12, 20232 min read

Beer Fact of the Week - The Nonic

Remember last week I wrote about how the shape of a beer glass is often designed to somehow enhance the taste of the beer that it holds?...

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Beer Fact of the Week - The Importance of the Glass

Jeff Behanic

Mar 6, 20232 min read

Beer Fact of the Week - The Importance of the Glass

Let’s take a second and zoom out to look at the whole scope of bar drinkware. In general, drinkware intended for alcohol consumption is...

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Beer Fact of the Week - Slugs will drink themselves to death

Jeff Behanic

Feb 27, 20232 min read

Beer Fact of the Week - Slugs will drink themselves to death

Unless you're a slug-ologist, slugs are pretty boring af. They don’t have many endearing qualities unless, of course, you find mucus...

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Beer Fact of the Week - White House Honey Ale

Jeff Behanic

Feb 20, 20232 min read

Beer Fact of the Week - White House Honey Ale

Former President Barack Obama is no stranger to making history. Chief among his accomplishments is becoming the first African American...

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Beer Fact of the Week - Bill "the Fox" Foster

Jeff Behanic

Feb 13, 20232 min read

Beer Fact of the Week - Bill "the Fox" Foster

Bill “the Fox” Foster was a legend. As perhaps the best chug-a-lug champ there ever was, he could down 2 beers standing on his head...

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Jeff Behanic

Feb 6, 20232 min read

Beer Fact of the Week - Beer Poking

Beer poking is a centuries old tradition that I just found out about 3 minutes ago. Beer poking traces its origins in America to the...

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Jeff Behanic

Jan 30, 20232 min read

Beer Fact of the Week - The Basics pt 4

Fermentation: Finally! Fermentation! Huzzah! As soon as the temp is suitable, brewing yeast is added to the wort & the yeast gets to work...

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Jeff Behanic

Jan 23, 20232 min read

Beer Fact of the Week - The Basics pt 3

Mashing: Once milled the malt is mixed w/ water creating the Mash. The milled grain is steeped & heated to between 100°F & 170° F. During...

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Jeff Behanic

Jan 16, 20232 min read

Beer Fact of the Week - The Basics pt 2

The Basics: Part 2 So we have our four basic ingredients, grains, water, yeast & hops. Now what? Simply put, sugars are needed for the...

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Jeff Behanic

Jan 9, 20232 min read

Beer Fact of the Week - The Basics

The Basics: Although there are many styles of beer these days, at its base beer is a simple concoction of yeast, grain, water & hops....

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Jeff Behanic

Jan 2, 20232 min read

Beer Fact of the Week - Hangovers

New Year's Eve! It’s all fun & games until you wake up to find yourself in the middle of a lawn that’s not yours wrapped in Christmas...

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