First article in a series exploring why beers high in alcohol content tend to age well.

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Review and tasting notes on Dogsfish Head's Flagship India Pale Ale, the 120 Minute IPA. Highly hopped and over 20% alcohol, it's one monster of a beer!

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Second post of a series examining why beers high in alcohol content tend to age well. This post examines whether or not the high ethanol levels in beer inhibit the growth of nasty micro-organisms.

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Review and tasting notes about Stoudts brewery's very tasty Belgin-styled Triple. All of you Blue Moon lovers beware! If you try this brew you may never go back.

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Just in time for Holloween, here's a review and some tasting notes for Weyerbacher Brewery's Imperial Pumpkin Ale. It's perfect for a crisp fall night!

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Third article in a series examining why strong beers tend to age well. This article examines different chemical reaction types that happen in aging beer and their effects on a brews taste.

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The second of two pumpkin-themed beer reviews just in time for holloween, Jolly Pumpkin Brewery's Oro de Calabaza is a true triumph for American Craft Beers.

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This video shows you how easy it is to make a shim tool out of a beer or soda can in order to open any combination padlock. In the video the person cuts a square out of the beer can, and cuts and folds it to make a shim. Once the shim is made, they

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A How To guide on purchasing alcohol while intoxicated, because the clerks honestly aren't out to get you.

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A thoroughly informal survey of co-workers, clients and friends has revealed a common thread regarding wine collecting. It seems that 40 marks a time when many folks develop palates for wine. They have moved from a predominantly mixed drink or beer

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With 75 categories of beer styles, the Great American Beer Festival is the most prestigious beer competition in the country. I've gone through the list of medal winners and identified those craft beers that should cellar very well. This is the firs

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Just about any beer enthusiast can tell you that beers higher in alcohol content can age well, getting even better as the years pass by. What they can't tell you is why this happens.
This is the fourth part in a series of posts that is examing thi

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Tasting notes and a discussion of the cellaring potential for Rogue Brewery's Old Crustacean barleywine. This beer has big malty flavors and an even bigger hoppy kick. There's a honey/caramel sweetness to this beer which quickly gives way to the b

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This article is the fifth one in a six-part series examining why beers high in alcohol content can improve with aging. This post specifically examines the anti-staling effects that ethanol can have on an aging beer. Studies from both the worlds of food science and brewing science are cited. If you're a science geek as well as a beer geek you

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Brooklyn Brewery's Black Chocolate Stout is one of the most eagerly related seasonal beer releases in the United States. It is also very highly thought of by those of us who are into cellaring and aging beer as it's flavor will continue to improve for several years. No chocolate is used in it's brewing, it gains its chocolate character fro

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