“We’re gals into grolsch. Ladies into lagers. Princesses into pilsners. Angels of ale. You get the idea.” That’s the what greets visitors to the website for the Texas chapter of Girls Pint Out, a group dedicated to the exploration of craft beer and educating women about it. The group began in Indianapolis and has quickly
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Beer for Thought
Article originally published by on UpTake by me Opening later this month on the San Antonio Riverwalk, is the latest restaurant of acclaimed Chef John Besh: Luke San Antonio. Reflective of what he has done with his sister restaurant Luke of New Orleans, Chef Besh is seeking to take the feel and ambiance of Luke in
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Today, Freetail Brewing released Ananke, an Ale aged in wine barrels. This is certainly not the first Sour or American Wild Ale that Freetail has produced, the Solara series being the most notable. This was however, the first Sour they have bottled. The release was scheduled for 11:30 AM, however aficionados and fans alike began
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Well, another year has come and gone for The Great American Beer Festival. With 2, 200 beers available and 522 breweries covering 48 states (stats courtesy of the Brewers Association), this was a record breaking year for the festival. It even sold out 5 weeks prior to the event, a record this year. In addition
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What’s in a name you ask? Quite a lot with this one! Ashley Rouston, aka The Beer Wench, is a bold, brash, charismatic whirlwind that nearly bowls you over when exposed to her. She loves Ohio State football, hops and high gravity beers. Ashely is definitely a female craft beer evangelist. She makes the rounds
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Originally posted on UpTake Sep 20, 2010 6:37 – By: Jeremybanas If you are considering a trip to Colorado in the fall and are not sure where to go or what to do, let me suggest something. Head to Denver and the Great American Beer Festival, or GABF as it’s affectionately known. GABF is the largest
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At the moment I’m sitting in the terminal at the San Antonio Airport. My purpose for being here? I’m heading out to my home state of Colorado and the city of Denver to attend the Great American Beer Festival, the largest beer festival in the world..and the best one. Over 400 breweries are represented here
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Orignally posted by myself Sep 14, 2010 21:08 on UpTake.Com Tucked away in downtown Denver only a few blocks away from Coors Field and the Colorado Rockies, resides Falling Rock Taphouse. This beer bar that features more than 75 craft beers on tap and an additional 130 or so in bottle, as well as a few
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Sarah Huska lives in the Chicago area. An area known for the 1893 World’s Fair that spawned the first Ferris Wheel and also brought Chicago back from the dead after fires nearly destroyed the city in 1871. But why stop there? Chicago is home of the Cubbies, the White Sox, Blackhawks and Bears. Mike Ditka,
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This is the first in what hopefully will a series of features on others passionate about craft beer. Those who learn as much as they can about that which they put in their glass and strive to educate others that their is more to beer than the mass produced, fizzy yellow stuff we see on
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