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16 Bit Bar + Arcade: A Total Time Warp

Ever since I first found out about 16 Bit Bar + Arcade I’ve wanted to try it. Located on 4th Street between Rich and Main in downtown Columbus, it’s a brilliant idea, really. Someone has cashed in on generation X’s … Continue reading

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Vacation Beer Run 2013

While the majority of our stay was a bit of let down, the beer wasn’t Amongst the seaweed, red flag surf, and underwhelming meals, we managed to get out hands on enough Sweetwater LowRYEder and regular IPAs to make enough … Continue reading

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Capturing The Burning Bridge In A Beer

Columbia, PA. It’s my home town. It’s a river town. It very nearly because the capital of the United States at one point and is responsible for keeping the Confederate army from marching further east as they descended upon the … Continue reading

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It’s Blonde Tasting Day

Yeah, I know, most beers aren’t ready with only two weeks in the bottle, but like all brewers, I’m itching to taste that new brew, so I put two in the fridge this morning and will likely crack one open … Continue reading

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BREAKING NEWS: Miller Lite Has A New Bottle, Beer Inside Still Sucks

Personally, I thought the design of a beer bottle peaked with Miller’s vortex bottle. I mean, who doesn’t think beer tastes better as it swirls out of the neck unlike those boring regular bottles where it just pours out? MillerCoors, … Continue reading

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Magic Hat, WTF?

I sometimes have to remind myself that Magic Hat is no longer that little craft brewery out of Burlington, VT. They may have started on a seven barrel system up in New England, but now they are part of a … Continue reading

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Here Are Some Beer Movies For American Craft Beer Week

So you’ve settled down in your favorite chair and a glass full of your favorite craft beer (or homebrew). Now, what should you watch while enjoying this artfully crafted beverage? Sports? Well, I suppose. There’s nothing better than an afternoon … Continue reading

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Who Needs Cafe Du Monde When You Have Cafe Da Mon

For Mother’s Day I wanted to make something for my wife. Well, let me take that back. I wanted to BUY something. Beignets. There’s a joint here in Columbus that is the real deal with Louisiana cooking called The Creole … Continue reading

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The Keggle Revelation

While I was wondering around the Big Brew 2013 I saw these contraptions that I had never encountered in brewing before. Folks were brewing in used kegs. Technically, they were using them as their kettle for boiling. Wait, what? How … Continue reading

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If It’s Not Scottish It’s Crap!

http://www.hulu.com/watch/277152 Well, finally bottled the Scottish Ale. Actually the bottling process was fairly easy this time after I replaced the bottling stem with a spring-loaded one. This time, not a single casualty to lost beer and a bottling stem that … Continue reading

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