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Hillsboro Hops

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On October 16, 2012
The new minor-league baseball team in Hillsboro, Oregon (Portland suburb) is challenging the Albuquerque Isotopes for greatest logo/name in the game: One presumes good taps at the park. On the other hand, my friend lives in Hubbard, Oregon where he says the Hubbard Hop Festival...

Beer Fest

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On June 1, 2012

Tomorrow, I am attending the American Craft Beer Festival in Boston. Some advice is in order. Having never been to an event like this, I'm trying to figure out what.

Victory Beer

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On May 13, 2012
From the 1942 International Woodworkers of America District 9 Yearbook: "Because the government has rationed the crown caps used on beer bottles and soft drinks, the Seattle Brewing and Malting Company is urging the use of Rainier Jumbo Bottles. These bottles which hold approximately the...

Low-Test

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On March 14, 2012

This will probably earn me the scorn of the hard-drinking LGM crew, but I was very interested to see this post on the return of low-alcohol beers. I may have.

Beverages

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On January 17, 2012

A couple of beverage-related stories this morning. 1. If you didn't oppose fracking the Marcellus Shale before, let the Post provide some really strong evidence while you should: there is.

The History of Pumpkin Beer

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On September 27, 2011
Now this is fascinating. What's particularly interesting is that the decline of pumpkin beer in the early 19th century was not about temperance, but about a modernizing nation turning its back on traditional food as rustic and uncouth. This is interesting given today's fretting among...
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