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Old Nation – Home of the New NEIPA

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Brewery Review Old Nation Brewing, Williamston, MI NEIPA: New England IPA is a style that is characterized by it’s hazy appearance and hopped up flavor. Breweries all over the nation have copied it since its NE origins. Nothing wrong with that in my opinion. This is especially true with Old Nation Brewing, as they have made a name for themselves by taking this style, ramping it up and improving upon it to an extent that they have made it their own. Their flagship M43 has…

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Brewery Travels #44: Duluth, MN

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Joel Geier
Joel Geier
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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I thoroughly enjoyed my time in Duluth. Aside from the beer, it is an intriguing little city situated on the largest of the Great Lakes. Boat rides, train tours, one of the largest freshwater aquariums in the world, and the trendy Canal Park district all contribute to a fun experience. Duluth is also home to the oldest microbrewery (Lake Superior Brewing) and the oldest brewpub (Fitger’s Brewhouse) in Minnesota. As per usual, I will select four of my favorites to write up, but there were…

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Brewery Travels #43: The Door Peninsula

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Joel Geier
Joel Geier
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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Review of Breweries in Door County, Wisconsin.Door County may not be a place you are familiar with if you are not from the Midwest, but it is considered to be one of the most picturesque areas not just in the state, but the entire country. The peninsula that juts out between Green Bay and Lake Michigan is known for its historic lighthouses, numerous state parks, miles of shoreline, quaint towns, and array of wineries. And of course, there are several local brews being served up…

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Bombs Away Brewing, Albuquerque NM

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Hollie Stephens
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Writer & drinks nerd. Blogs about beer, homebrewing & travel. Words in @ReadOctober and @FermentHQ. Novel in progress, sponsored by G&Ts.
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A review of Bombs Away Brewing, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A veteran owned brewery located next to a military base has to be something special. “Bombs Away Beer Company is a Veteran owned and operated Brewery & Taproom in Albuquerque’s Skyline Heights Neighborhood” You’d be hard pressed to find a denser huddle of engineers drinking beer anywhere in the country than at Bombs Away Brewing on a late Friday afternoon. This veteran-owned brewery is aptly located next to an Air Force base, on the…

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Brewery Travels #42: Grand Rapids, Michigan

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Joel Geier
Joel Geier
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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Review of breweries in Beer City, USA (Grand Rapids, Michigan). While many places around the country lay claim to being the capital of craft beer, Grand Rapids has held that honorary nickname since 2013. What’s impressive is that since that time, they have more than doubled the number of breweries in the city! This was one place that I needed to check off my list, and it absolutely lived up to the hype, and in many ways exceeded it. It seemed that every place I…

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How Adnams went from traditional family brewer to craft collaborator

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Traditional Adnams Brewing (Southwold, England) collaborates with new breweries from America. When I started drinking Adnams beers in the mid 1980’s, the brewery was already over 100 years old. It was one of three regional breweries in the county of Suffolk in East Anglia, England, and it had a proud local reputation. In fact it had won national and even international awards in the 1950’s. At that time it was very much a traditional brewery. Much has changed since then, with Adnams recently having collaborated…

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Brewery Travels #41: Indianapolis, IN

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Joel Geier
Joel Geier
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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What’s Brew Day Like at a Craft Brewery?

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Tom Ayres
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Shadowing the head brewer for a day, Guardian Brewing Saugatuck, MI It seems most homebrewers I know fantasize of going pro, brewing in a real commercial brewery. The fantasy centers around brewing on a large scale, professional system with giant mash tuns, boil kettles and fermenters.  In the interest of education, my new friend, Kim Collins owner & head brewer at Guardian Brewing, graciously allowed me to indulge my fantasy…well sort of. She was nice enough to let me shadow her on a “typical” brew…

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Brewery Travels 2nd Annual Review

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Joel Geier
Joel Geier
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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At the point of last year’s Annual Review (click here to read), I had visited 271 breweries across 126 cities in 29 states. One trip around the sun later, and I sit at 454 breweries from 196 cities in 37 states (see map below). It has been a wonderful year, highlighted by us moving back to Milwaukee to welcome our beautiful daughter to our family. This review is going to look ONLY at beers and breweries I have visited since last year’s review. So please…

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Brewery Travels #40: Las Vegas and the California Desert

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Las Vegas. What do you think of when you hear that name? Gambling? The Strip? Shows? “Nightlife”? I would bet that craft beer is pretty far down that list. And compared to other comparable metro areas, Las Vegas does not boast a multitude of local breweries. BUT, that does not mean there is not some quality here!

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