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What Happened to You, Sour Beer? You Used to be Cool (Part 2)
In Spring 2016, I took an extended Colorado beercation, visiting breweries in Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins. I went on brewery tours in each city, but the Fort Collins leg featured a pilgrimmage of sorts to the source of the beers that sent me down the sour rabbit hole: La Folie, and Le Terroir…
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What Happened to You, Sour Beer? You Used to be Cool (Part 3)
I would say there was a point I got fatigued on sour beer, at least for a while. I was visiting Crane Brewing Company in Kansas City, before a Royals game. I was a huge fan of their Berliner Weiss interpretations, particularly their Apricot Weiss. However, with all the acidity from the beer getting…
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Honorable Mentions: Best First Time Brewery Visits 2025
I think I've managed to live up to my blog's name pretty well this year, by my count, I've managed to have first time visits to 31 different brewery tap rooms this year. I decided it might be cool to do a top 10 of sorts, but realized quickly it would leave quite a few good experiences out. So this…
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Best of 2025: First Time Brewery Visits (6-10)
10. Discourse Brewing Overland Park, Kansas This relatively small taproom with what’s described as a “coastal living room vibe”, and a relatively large sticker wall, featured a number of German inspired beers and IPAs, including a side pull beer: their I’m a Dinosaur Helles. Crisp, easy drinki…
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Best of 2025: First Time Brewery Visits (1-5)
5. Fair Isle Brewing Seattle, Washington My only regret about Fair Isle was not getting to spend a lot of time there, but there was just way too much ground to cover. Lots of saison, sour type beers, but as I often do, I went for a classic beer flavored beer, a Czech Dark Lager. The…
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