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Why Does Canned Beer Stay Fresher Than Bottled?

More good reasons canned beer is here to stay

Apr 25, 2013 1:31 pm

Food Republic beer writer Jonathan Katz's piece on craft beer canning's rising popularity left us with one important question: why does canned beer stay fresher than bottled? Several reasons, in fact. Let's defer to the beer man for this one. Answers (plus a fun fact about clear beer bottles) after the jump.

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Beer Me: Our 15 Most Popular Brew Stories, Ever

Rankings, rising breweries, food pairings and more

Apr 20, 2013 11:01 am

Hooray, beer! Seriously, Red Stripe needs to start running those commercials again. Cheers to a topic we never find boring and would gladly talk about forever — here's a carefully curated selection of our most popular beer stories of all time to kick off what already feels like a great weekend.

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10 Craft Beers Now In Cans (And Why You Should Drink Them)

Pop open a shiny new can of our favorite brews

Apr 11, 2013 2:02 pm

The first canned beers may not have tasted all that great, but what they lacked in taste they made up for in portability and eye-catching label art. While cans even began to outsell bottles in the late '60s, the number of breweries producing canned beer dropped significantly over time. The beer can tide may be coming in again though. Here's why, and 10 canned beers to try now.

Worthy Causes

Redhook Brewery Introduces Labels Supporting Marriage Equality

Remember, "you can't spell lesbian without ESB"

Apr 11, 2013 12:02 pm

Seattle-based brewery Redhook is introducing a new program in support of marriage equality. After initially sharing an image online supporting the cause, the brewery received so much passionate response that print posters are being distributed to its accounts nationwide. Check out the three posters currently being distributed, after the jump.

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Some Light Reading For National Beer Day

From craft brews to pairings, say cheers to beers!

Apr 7, 2013 2:31 pm

Photo: Bernt Rostad on Flickr

Happy National Beer Day! We're bringing you a carefully curated selection of our latest beer stories. Find out what to drink this spring (and age until next year), travel to baseball stadiums dispensing the beers you love and brush up on general knowledge with our handy infograph. Now pop one open and get educated.

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10 Ways Baseball Is Getting Craft Beer All Kinds Of Right

Discount days, passports, backpack kegs, bat-beer

Apr 3, 2013 3:16 pm

While we hope to see craft beers retake our hometown heroes, we’re happy to say there are plenty of excellent ballparks worth seeking out for their beer selection. Here are ten baseball craft beer stories for 2013 that we think are hitting it out of the park.

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Drink To Game Of Thrones With A Leather Chainmail Beer Koozie

At last, zero confusion about whose beer is whose

Apr 2, 2013 3:01 pm

Short of a procuring an ale-horn, there are only so many ways to enjoy an authentic Game of Thrones beer-drinking experience. Ommegang's citrusy spiced Iron Throne Blonde Ale definitely hits the nail on the head. Speaking of beer-oriented blacksmithery, ever consider zipping...uh...lacing a brew into a boiled leather and chainmail beer koozie?

Drink Better

Beer Talk: Have You Been Drinking IPA From The Wrong Glass?

Dogfish Head, Sierra Nevada helped design IPA glass

Apr 2, 2013 2:02 pm

Dogfish Head's Sam Calagione and Sierra Nevada's Ken Grossman team up with a German glassware company to create a glass designed especially for the IPA lover. Details and a video, after the jump.

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