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13 Imperial Stouts Ranked

13 Imperial Stouts Ranked

Imperial Stout—even the name is intimidating. These beers aren't for the watered-down-lager-swilling faint of heart. They were first brewed in the 18th Century to withstand the journey from England to Russia, where they would end up in the court of Catherine the Great.  read more

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The 25 Best New American Beers of 2010

The 25 Best New American Beers of 2010

Whether you love hoppy IPAs or malty Russian stouts, you should be able to make a new favorite discovery from the new beers listed here.  read more

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Oskar Blues Gubna Imperial IPA (Awesome of the Day)

Oskar Blues Gubna Imperial IPA (Awesome of the Day)

First off, let me say that I’ve never been a fan of IPAs. If I wanted my mouth to pucker in bitter rebellion, I’d just chew on an orange peel. Breweries trying to out-hop each other with their Hop Nuclear Meltdown quintuple IPAs and Too Bitter for Satan 6 million IBU brews usually leave me wanting to follow it with a pack of Whoppers for a little malt flavor....  read more

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Oskar Blues Gubna Imperial IPA (Awesome of the Day)

Oskar Blues Gubna Imperial IPA (Awesome of the Day)

First off, let me say that I’ve never been a fan of IPAs. If I wanted my mouth to pucker in bitter rebellion, I’d just chew on an orange peel. Breweries trying to out-hop each other with their Hop Nuclear Meltdown quintuple IPAs and Too Bitter for Satan 6 million IBU brews usually leave me wanting to follow it with a pack of Whoppers for a little malt flavor....  read more

Found in: Blogs, Awesome of the Day

Paste Announces "Best Breweries of the Decade" Party in NYC

<em>Paste</em> Announces "Best Breweries of the Decade" Party in NYC

Snow Day Update: This event is still on, despite inclement weather, and Paste editor-in-chief Josh Jackson will be in attendance. — While we enjoy cracking open a cheap beer at a concert as much as the next show goer, we also believe it’s important to seek out Signs of Life in all of culture—brews included. It was in that spirit that we compiled our list of Best American Breweries of the Decade late last year. And now, we’re going to celebrate those very beer makers in New York City....  read more

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Paste Magazine and Dale’s Pale Ale Announce “Downlow’d Club”

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 16, 2009Paste Magazine and Dale’s Pale Ale Announce “Downlow’d Club”http://www.pastemagazine.com/dales(Decatur, GA)  - Paste magazine and craft beer Dale’s Pale Ale have teamed up to bring discerning readers and drinkers a host of free digital music each month via the all-new Downlow’d Club - a promotion which will run through the remainder of 2009....  read more

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Five Great American Beers

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I was born in Germany, and as proud as I am to have started life in the land of Octoberfest, I've long since recognized that Belgium was the best beer nation in the world. Westmalle, Westvleteren, Chimay, Rochefort, Orval and Achel—God's love is in the beer from those abbeys. But while the Belgian company InBev recently bought that American icon of horse piss known as Budweiser, smaller breweries in the U.S. have made an argument that America is finally the true King of Beers. Here are five beers that help make the case: ...  read more

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Paste and Wordsmiths Books unite for Amanda Petrusich, Georgia Fireflies and free beer

<i>Paste</i> and Wordsmiths Books unite for Amanda Petrusich, Georgia Fireflies and free beer

This Saturday, Nov. 22, Paste senior contributing editor Amanda Petrusich will make the trip from Brooklyn to Atlanta to read from and discuss her new book It Still Moves: Lost Songs, Lost Highways, and the Search for The Next American Music, at Decatur's own Wordsmiths Books. And we can think of no better way to celebrate her cross-genre hybrid-- equal parts memoir, travelogue, music history, and music criticism-- than with some free beer and Americana jams....  read more

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