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By Iain Oldman While the city of Boston is well known for its historical ties to the American Revolution, Boston has also long been the torchbearer for the American craft beer revolution. Boston’s large footprint in the American craft beer scene dates back to the 1980s, when Boston Beer Company (the parent brand of Samuel […]

Close your eyes and imagine Washington, D.C. The White House, the Lincoln Memorial, the U.S. Capitol building, beer… One of these things might seem like an outlier, but if you did not think of a bustling craft beer scene, then do we have nonpolitical news for you! With dozens of breweries, brewpubs, and craft beer […]

By Iain Oldman Baltimore is a city with deep-rooted connections to America’s brewing history, both past and contemporary. Craft breweries in Baltimore helped ignite the nation’s appetite for beer in the mid-1990s, but beer was being made in the mid-Atlantic American city long before that. National Brewing Company started operations in the late 19th Century […]

  First Full Year of Operations since 2019   As we look forward to a new year, we want to take a moment to think back on all that has taken place since 2022 began. Despite lingering challenges due to COVID-19, this past year has certainly been a time marked by significant progress and growth […]

If you have a craft beer lover close to your heart, then you know finding thoughtful beer gifts for them can prove to be a challenge. Good gifts for beer lovers go beyond simply picking up a six pack or grabbing a gift card from the brewery down the street (though you should do that, […]

Hanukkah Drinks to Pair With Traditional Jewish Food   Hanukkah can be a quite indulgent part of the year, with 8 nights of celebration and gifting right in the heart of the holiday season. Frankly, there’s no reason to shy away from food and drinks during the Festival of Lights. There are several great traditional […]

Where to Find the Best Breweries, Hot Spots and Sights in Yakima Hours away from the iconic coastlines of the Pacific Northwest, the Yakima Valley in central Washington is one of the most vibrant agricultural centers across the entire country, home to more than 30 distinct varieties of fruits and vegetables. Yakima is perhaps most […]

If you have a craft beer lover close to your heart, then you know finding thoughtful beer gifts for them can prove to be a challenge. Good gifts for beer lovers go beyond simply picking up a six pack or grabbing a gift card from the brewery down the street (though you should do that, […]

Long dismissed by beer aficionados as a craft beer desert, Salt Lake City is ready to shed old stereotypes and misgivings visitors may have about its drinking culture. Indeed, Salt Lake City breweries now proudly stand as some of the best (and most established) in the western continental United States—and that is by no accident. […]

How to Grow Hops – An Interview With Idaho Hop Farmer Brock Obendorf In August 2022, the Brews Less Traveled Podcast invited professional hop farmer Brock Obendorf onto the show for a discussion about Idaho’s hop production. During the discussion, Obendorf walked podcast hosts Brian Hatheway and Isaac Bell through the basics of growing hops. Obendorf’s family has been growing hops since the […]