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Really Cool Waterslides, 3 Sheeps

Nigel gives Really Cool Waterslides, 3 Sheeps 4 mugs.
As a lifelong resident of the Badger State, I know the following facts about Sheboygan, WI:

  • It is situated on the shores of Lake Michigan, about an hour north of Milwaukee.
  • It is surrounded by some of the finest golf courses in the United States, including Blackwolf Run, The Bull, and Whistling Straits, the latter of which has hosted two PGA Championships and is soon to host a Ryder Cup.
  • Wigwam socks are made in Sheboygan. Who doesn’t
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by Nigel Tanner—published May 15, 2013
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Myrcenary Double IPA, Odell Brewing Company

Nigel gives Myrcenary Double IPA, Odell Brewing Company 4 mugs.
Vacation 2013 once again took Nigel out West, and I feel it’s best memorialized by a series of reviews and articles that will take at least eight months to complete due to the fact that I never have time to write anything anymore.

On second thought … forget it. Nobody wants to suffer through that again.

Vacation 2013 was another outstanding trip, similar to the 2011 version as we headed to the American Southwest. This time, however, we …
by Nigel Tanner—published May 6, 2013
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Vaguely Weekly Beer News Roundup

In case you’ve been a coma for the last seven days or so.
Here we are, the first week of May, 2013. If it’s snowing where you’re at, just remember, there’s always craft beer.

Boston Strong (Beer, That Is)

No one’s accused Boston Brewing Company, the folks behind Sam Adams, of not being classy, and they lived up to that this past week when they announced sales of their 26.2 Brew will benefit victims of the recent Boston Marathon bombing. Just another reminder that no matter how many murderous little …
by Eddie Glick—published May 3, 2013
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Double Fist, Revolution Brewing

Eddie gives Double Fist, Revolution Brewing 3 mugs.
When you think of the short term history of Chicago’s craft beer scene, you probably think Goose Island—now fully owned and debased by AB-InBev—and suburban Two Brothers and, if you really stretch the definition of suburbs, Three Floyds. But one of the little known—and, seemingly, lesser remembered—breweries in Chicago’s pre-nascent (natal?) craft beer scene was the now defunct Golden Prairie Brewing.

While Golden Prairie disappeared years before I became a craft beer aficionado—known colloquially, at least …
by Eddie Glick—published April 29, 2013
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The 50 Biggest Breweries In America, 2012 Edition

The latest list from the Brewers Association.
It’s that time again: the Brewers Association released their list of the top 50 breweries in America based on foamy output. I’ve presented it below for your reading pleasure, along with each brewery’s rank from last year and some pithy comments of my own design.

As usual, this year’s list is filled with thrills and chills, just like any good list should be. Like the debut of the Midwest’s own Founders Brewing Co. at 41. And … …
by Eddie Glick—published April 15, 2013
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Roger Ebert, Beer Critic?

Our appreciation of beer and movies isn’t all that different.
I was sad to hear about famed film critic and journalist Roger Ebert’s death last week. While I love a good movie quote, I wouldn’t call myself a movie geek, buff, or even enthusiast, but I always admired Ebert’s down-to-earth reviews and still stand in awe at the prodigiousness of his writing. And I have great nostalgia about watching The Fat Guy And The Skinny One, otherwise known as Siskel And Ebert At The Movies, …
by Eddie Glick—published April 8, 2013
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A Mutating Form Of Tavern Entertainment

What’s almost as important as a bar’s beer list? The jukebox.
With our fractured society and all the crazy ways we can communicate with each other these days, what with all our Facebooks and our tweets and texts and emails, reality TV, pwning n00bs in Call of Duty, and diet soda, a lot of people increasingly see the neighborhood tavern’s role as a gathering place to drink beer and talk face-to-face as an anachronism.

Despite all of this, or perhaps because of it, I completely disagree. I …
by Eddie Glick—published April 1, 2013
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