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the evolution of ipa 10 best peach beers according to the weekly pint how to be a better beer snob pyramid brewing in california closed can beer be good for your teeth?

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budweiser's anti-craft beer commercial analyzed by paste magazine and the same ad analyzed by a feminist and now spoofed by ninkasi brewing, double mountain and others the globe and mail on how much you can make in the craft brewing industry apparently ontario brewmasters are raking it in and there's tons of positions for brewers vancouver's east side is brewery haven ninkasi brewing on staying independent what it's like to run a brewery, according to brewmasters still on the elysian sell out topic: what beerthirst, their vancouver importer, has to say what pike, another seattle brewery, has to say

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the inside scoop on ab-ibev's purchase of elysian (aka dick cantwell isn't thrilled with the deal) hops canary talks about her feelings about craft selling to ab-inbev recipe for chocolate stout peanut butter cups three beer and cheese pairings from the weekly pint 19 types of beer snob which one are you? not beer related, but i just had to! rest your peepers on all of these amazing tie knots you know you need to know these so as to dazzle at your next dressy beer event

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happy long weekend!! what some other folks have to say about the upcoming vancouver craft beer week: joe wiebe jan zeschky vancouver patios that will be open until midnight this summer how to talk like a beer snob a primer for beginners gcbf tickets on sale july 19th for the festival on september 5 and 6, 2014 13 things you may not know about hops and a new product: We are pleased to announce that our BC Hopped Whisky is now available. Barrel aged for five years, this whisky offers a well-balanced flavour that starts with spicy malt notes and finishes with a dry and hoppy kick. The release is the first 'Hopped Whisky' of its kind in Canada and with only 300 bottles available we are expecting to sell out quickly. The idea behind the 'Final Proof Master Distiller Series' was to allow the creative nature of our Distiller Peter von Hahn to develop a series of small batch specialty and unique whiskies that we will release over time. The whisky ...

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get your say in now about bc liquor laws its time to get what you want, and the best way to do that is to speak up about it support your local brewers and breweries jan zeschky's updated new bc breweries of 2013 piece read up - there are so many new breweries opening up around the province! whistler beer festival was a success! 8 simple steps not to be a beer snob douchebag china joins in on the pandering to the idea that the way to woo women to beer is through low alcohol fruity beers with hello kitty beer.  yes, hello kitty beer i would be outraged, but frankly its just par for the course and i have bigger things to get worked up about (like the article equating using hello kitty to woo drinkers with the timbers army having its own beer) auto-brewery syndrome - making your own beer... in your gut sure, i buy this ever felt far too yeasty in your guts after a cask festival?  not a stretch from there! lynne, aka bg canary's latest article for the bc cr...

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spring beer festivals in the united states 21 useful information charts - this is one hell of a great resource for many things, including beer glassware and wine/food pairings vancouver island brewing gets philanthropic with their beachcomber beer two new dead frog brews - northwest ale and imperial stout they're not beer snobs over at brewpublic! randy shore's podcast on vancouver's craft beer scene jan zeschky on lighthouse brewing's new direction

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here are some other people's bons mots about beer: time magazine on the craft vs. 'crafty' catfight the difference between beer geeks and beer snobs and the related article from kegworks: 10 signs you might be a beer snob and my favourite, the national post on why beer is good for you: its in the hops yup, people backing up my theory that hops are the best thing ever!

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this seems far too appropriate as i begin my grey cup vacation i expect there will be far too much crappy beer at most events...

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awesome article on craftbeer.com about the pitfalls of beer snobbery done in a tongue in cheek star wars analogy "Becoming a beer geek is a journey, not a destination, and there is probably always someone who knows more than you. Connoisseur status doesn’t happen with a few mix six-packs from the supermarket, but that's a sip in the right direction. Worst of all, claiming to be a beer nerd and looking down your nose at others does nothing to promote the product, culture and craft breweries we love! Otherwise, we are in danger of going to the dark side and banishing others to the desert of lite beer with our condescending fingers."

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beer snob?  nah, beer snobs care about what's in your glass a beer geek cares about what's in their own!