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Dark Lord Stout Review – A two-fer with a non-binary twist…

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Don Manfredi
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There are times in your life where the disappointment is palpable and stays with you. Like when you asked a girl to dance and she said “no”, or you got to the cafeteria late on stromboli day and had to eat a day old cheeseburger. Maybe not life changing disappointment but something I categorize as “slumped shoulder events”. The events that you walk away from the same way Charlie Brown did all the time. There are also times when something pleasantly surprises you. Dark Lord…

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Dark Lord Day – The Truth is Out There

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Three Floyds is one of my favorite breweries. I have gone on record claiming that I have never had a bad beer from them. In fact, I declared their flagship IPA Zombie Dust as the best single IPA on the planet. So when I heard that they make a stout that is so amazing that it has a whole day dedicated to it, it got my attention. That stout is Dark Lord, and the event is the annual Dark Lord Day at the end of…

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Brewery Travels #41: Indianapolis, IN

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Hi all! My name is Joel, and I love visiting craft breweries. My goal is to get to as many as possible and share my experiences. Follow @brewerytravels on Twitter and @brewery_travels on Instagram for updates! I'll be posting articles discussing my adventures here! Wisconsinite; Packers, Bucks, Brewers, Badgers, Timbers
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Indianapolis. The “Crossroads of America” is probably best known as the home of the largest auto racetrack in the world and being the capital of the basketball-crazed Hoosier State. But in the last decade, there has been an influx of quality craft breweries, especially on the eastern side of downtown. I was able to take in eight of the breweries in the area during our weekend visit, so I will select a few of my favorites. This will also be one of my rare editions…

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Profmanfredi’s Top and Bottom Beers 2017 Edition

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Once again, before I launch the 2017 installment of my best and worst, here is the rule reminder: All the beers listed were tried for the very first time in 2017. It does not matter when the beer was released, only that I tried it for the very first time in calendar year 2017. As always, the bottom ten are mostly based on styles that I tried and did not like and are not a slam on the brewery or the beer, just not my…

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The 1 Best Beer from Each State – Sommbeer Readers Choose

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Actually 2 beers from each state. The Sommbeer readers list of the best beer from their state. It’s almost impossible, we admit, to pick just 1 beer.  It’s what makes this mind game so much fun. This list is a living document and will be updated from your comments and feedback. A lot of states still need entries! Your State’s Best “Daily Drinker” – It’s your “Go To Beer” sold at grocery stores. Your State’s “Trophy Beer” – Words like amazing, complex and hard to…

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Profmanfredi’s Top and Bottom Beers of 2016

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Don Manfredi
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Before I launch into my best and worst here are the qualifications: all the beers listed were tried for the very first time in 2016. It does not matter when the beer was released, only that I tried it for the very first time in calendar year 2016. Please note that the bottom ten are mostly styles that I tried and did not like and are not a slam on the brewery or the beer, just not my cup of tea for whatever reason (although…

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Places to Find the World’s Rarest Beers

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Anything but Everyday: 7 Places to Find the World’s Rarest Beers Sometimes the most renowned beers seem like the hardest to find. Be it a vintage sour, small-batch imperial stout, or Trappist-born tripel, rare brews often become legends, the kind of thing you hear stories about but never get to taste for yourself. So take heart, beer fans, in the knowledge that bars across the country have begun panning the backwater streams of craft brewing for liquid gold. Here is a small sampling of the…

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Copenhagen Beer Celebration, Boston

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Jeff Roberts
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  Copenhagen Beer Celebration, Boston   No matter what the festival is, you’ll always hear someone complaining. Some make a good point, others come off as whining babies. I spent the weekend at the Copenhagen Beer Celebration and here’s the break-down on the fest.                                                                                                                   The good…. I want to point out that this was the first time for this festival. That said, all in all it was a good time. City Hall Plaza Boston is damn near the perfect location, having a T stop…

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Profmanfredi’s Top and Bottom 10 Beers of 2015

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Don Manfredi
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Featured Contributor:  Don Manfredi  @profmanfredi So it is that time again when we look back at the best of the previous year. I am no different, and am happy to use this tradition as a reason to write a blog post. Of course those of you that are familiar with SommBeer know that some of us have rules. For my 2015 list, the rule is that it had to be a beer that I tried for the very first time in 2015 (could include aged variants of…

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2015 KBS and the Bourbon Barrel Obsession

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Editors Note: This celebrated beer demands a lot of attention and I thought some additional input from a few of us would be fun. Don created the foundation for this post, John and I contributed our thoughts at the footing.  This is KBS! Featured Contributor:  Don Manfredi  @profmanfredi I have always said that the best thing to mix with alcohol is alcohol. Drinks like Manhattans and Martinis are perfect examples of this theory in practice. This idea is one reason why aging beer in bourbon barrels works…

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