Top of the Hops: Paste's IPA Challenge - Round 2 South

By Josh Jackson at 2:23 PM on March 28, 2013

Today’s battles determined the final eight spots in the Sweet Sixteen. There’s been a surprising amount of variety in the winners—no single approach seems to be working better than others, but execution is everything. From simple, single-note hops to more complex and unusual flavor combinations—when done well there’s nothing like an IPA. Even at this stage, the Southeast was still the weakest of the four brackets, but you won’t hear us complaining about having to drink these beers. And at least one of them looks to have a shot at going all the way to the finals. The Southwest, on...  read more

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Top of the Hops: Paste's IPA Challenge - Round 1 Southwest

By Josh Jackson at 1:00 PM on March 26, 2013

When it comes to IPAs, California is so spoiled with great breweries that we almost had to give the state its own bracket.  read more

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Russian River & Sierra Nevada BRUX

By Josh Jackson at 5:10 PM on July 26, 2012

Get a couple breweries together lately, and they'll go wild.  read more

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Awesome of the Day: Mario Batali + Dogfish Head + Russian River

By Josh Jackson at 11:25 AM on March 26, 2010

I love living in Decatur, Ga. I really do. We have better restaurants and pubs within the mile of my home and the Paste office than nearly anywhere else in Atlanta. But every so often, I’m reminded that there are ways we just can’t compete with New York. This is one of those reminders....  read more

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Awesome of the Day: Mario Batali + Dogfish Head + Russian River

By Josh Jackson at 11:25 AM on March 26, 2010

I love living in Decatur, Ga. I really do. We have better restaurants and pubs within the mile of my home and the Paste office than nearly anywhere else in Atlanta. But every so often, I’m reminded that there are ways we just can’t compete with New York. This is one of those reminders....  read more

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The 25 Best American Breweries of the Decade (2000-2009)

By Josh Jackson at 7:00 AM on November 14, 2009

Despite making nothing but the worst mass-produced horse swill for the half-century that followed Prohibition, the U.S. is now the greatest nation on earth when it comes to beer.  read more

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