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Favorite Brewers’ Favorite Brewers, Part 7

Welcome to an ongoing BREWVANA series, Favorite Brewers’ Favorite Brewers. The project is simple: I ask some of the industry’s most notable brewers to share which brewers they most admire and why. He was a longtime Rock Bottom brewer with … Continue reading

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Cowboys and Indians

Nebraska Brewing Company released not one but two new beers in their Inception Series on May 26, and I was fortunate enough to receive a set of samples of this pair of beers originating of the same wort. Brewer Tyson … Continue reading

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Favorite Brewers’ Favorite Brewers, Part 6

Welcome to an ongoing BREWVANA series, Favorite Brewers’ Favorite Brewers. The project is simple: I ask some of the industry’s most notable brewers to share which brewers they most admire and why. Maker of ridiculously good beer, Matt Van Wyk … Continue reading

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Favorite Brewers’ Favorite Brewers, Part 5

Welcome to an ongoing BREWVANA series, Favorite Brewers’ Favorite Brewers. The project is simple: I ask some of the industry’s most notable brewers to share which brewers they most admire and why. Hill Farmstead Brewery’s Shaun Hill is no slouch … Continue reading

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Favorite Brewers’ Favorite Brewers, Part 4

Welcome to an ongoing BREWVANA series, Favorite Brewers’ Favorite Brewers. The project is simple: I ask some of the industry’s most notable brewers to share which brewers they most admire and why. Vinnie. Like Madonna, Sting and Prince, Vinnie Cilurzo … Continue reading

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Favorite Brewers’ Favorite Brewers, Part 3

Welcome to an ongoing BREWVANA series, Favorite Brewers’ Favorite Brewers. The project is simple: I ask some of the industry’s most notable brewers to share which brewers they most admire and why. John Laffler. Until recently, he was the guy … Continue reading

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Favorite Brewers’ Favorite Brewers, Part 2

Welcome to an ongoing BREWVANA series, Favorite Brewers’ Favorite Brewers. The project is simple: I ask some of the industry’s most notable brewers to share which brewers they most admire and why. You’ve probably heard of Mitch Steele. He’s the … Continue reading

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Favorite Brewers’ Favorite Brewers, Part 1

Welcome to a new BREWVANA series, Favorite Brewers’ Favorite Brewers. The project is simple: I ask some of the industry’s most notable brewers to share which brewers they most admire and why. To start, let’s find out who influences the … Continue reading

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Iowa Beer For Boston

Iowa brewers Eric Sorensen and Mike Gauthier dusted off Mike’s Dorchester Amber recipe to brew a special beer today. For Boston. The collaboration beer was brewed at Rock Bottom-West Des Moines today and will be released at a special tapping … Continue reading

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Cross Drinking and Cross Learning

Not only is there good synergy in the world of craft brewers, there is also a good amount collaboration among brewers and others in beverage land. To wit: Iowa’s Madison County Winery and Twisted Vine Brewery. For starters, the St. … Continue reading

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