16 Summer Beers Ranked

By Josh Jackson at 1:43 PM on May 18, 2013

In much of the U.S., winter weather lingered well into spring. But Summer Beer Season has now arrived.  read more

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

By Josh Jackson at 6:26 PM on March 27, 2013

Here's where it gets really interesting. We've weeded out the wannabe beers and even a handful of what we thought were contenders. What remains are tasty IPAs.  read more

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

By Josh Jackson at 12:36 PM on March 21, 2013

If there's one thing our first eight head-to-head matchups taught us about our IPA Challenge, it's that tasting 16 IPAs in a day amounts to a lot of beer.  read more

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The Best Fall Seasonal Beers Among 16 We Tasted

By Josh Jackson at 10:12 AM on September 24, 2012

This past weekend marked the beginning of both fall and Munich, Germany's Oktoberfest. That means it's time to stock up on fall beers.  read more

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14 Imperial IPAs / Double IPAs Ranked

By Josh Jackson at 8:30 AM on June 14, 2012

The India Pale Ale or IPA may have originated in England for export to India, but it's America where the style has thrived, particularly on the West Coast, where the region's hops have made for very flavorful beers. California is also where the Double IPA (or Imperial IPA) was born in the mid-'90s and the style has exploded in the States.  read more

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13 Imperial Stouts Ranked

By Josh Jackson at 8:38 AM on January 21, 2012

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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Eight Pumpkin Ales Ranked

By Josh Jackson at 9:10 AM on October 13, 2011

Each October nearly every American brewery trots out a pumpkin ale. We felt like it was our duty to steer you towards the best of these, so we bought eight from breweries we generally like, and had an office tasting—while David Wax Museum set up for a Live at Paste performance. Have I mentioned I love my job?  read more

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