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WEEK 1 Iain Talks About His Imaginary Friend “Carl” (Just Go Along With It) Texas summers are famously hot, and this summer is especially unrelenting. When I’m staring down a week straight of record highs, this Kölsch from St. Elmo Brewing Co. is what I reach for. “Carl” is a spectacular everyday beer, with no hidden agenda other than […]

If you order a saison in Europe during a summer vacation, you may well end up getting a different style of beer each time depending on the region you’re in. It may be dry, peppery and noticeably crisp, or light-bodied and tart. With the taste profile all over the charts, how can you put your […]

Beer Box Membership Brews Less Traveled Marks First Year of Club With More Than 90 American Craft Beers Sent to Over 500 Members The Brews Less Traveled Beer Club, America’s only traveling beer box subscription, in June celebrated one year of sending craft beer from independent American breweries to its members. This June, the Brews Less […]

Seemingly isolated and left adrift in the middle of Montana, the city of Missoula has become an attraction for visitors across the world. Blessed with unparalleled access to the Great Outdoors and beautiful waterways, Missoula has also developed a robust and steadfast brewery culture over several decades. Missoula breweries are some of the best in Montana and the […]

Sprung from Bavarian roots centuries ago, Hefeweizen is a beer style that continues to prove a popular pour well into the 21st Century. Once you get your hands on a fresh and bright pint of Hefeweizen, it is easy to see why it remains a signature beer style even in the era of heavily hopped […]

Annually battered by Minnesota’s persistent and unforgiving winter, residents of the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul have developed a unique drinking culture that can be enjoyed by visiting beer tourists. This has historically been true, though the Twin Cities have particularly embraced the relatively recent surge of the American craft beer revolution. The […]

A betrayal of its own namesake, the Cream Ale is a classic summertime brew celebrated in certain corners of the U.S. as a regional gem. The Cream Ale is neither brewed with lactose, nor is the beer particularly “creamy” to drink, like a nitro stout. To add to the etymological confusion, Cream Ales drink closer to European […]

Nestled in the heart of the American Midwest, Des Moines, Iowa, is a city full of pleasant surprises for curious travelers. At times overlooked in the atlas of Midwestern cities, Des Moines boasts plentiful contemporary restaurants, civic centers and entertainment attractions. And not to be overlooked, breweries in Des Moines—and, indeed, Iowa at large—have long […]

Over the past half decade, the hazy IPA has become a kingmaker for craft breweries around the world. Indeed, most contemporary craft brewery tap walls will dedicate at least one line for hazies, and it is common to find breweries selling a handful of hazy or New England-style IPAs at once. But it wasn’t always […]

One of our nation’s most historic homes of invention and industry, Omaha, Nebraska, continues to be a city that inspires residents and visitors. Omaha is one of the American Midwest’s most iconic cities and is home to several Fortune 500 companies, historic sites, national sports tournaments and much more. Now, with more than 100 years […]