Lately it seems like every “lost” recording, no matter how inconsequential, is getting pushed on limited colored vinyl for a crass Record Store Day cash grab. Beneath the hype, “archival releases” are too often just so-so live jams or half-baked outtakes by established artists—and it’s usually clear why they hadn’t been released before. That’s what […]
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Yes, Marz Community Brewing aged a mushroom stout in soy-sauce barrels, and I drank it
If you’ve got any room in your heart at all for bizarro stunt beers, you owe it to yourself to try Umami Stout.
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Nomad Brewery Batch #1: Barrel aged, brown, and bodacious
The first beer from this new offshoot of the Lush/Twisted Spoke empire spent more than two years in Stitzel-Weller bourbon barrels.
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American Muscle returns to the Local Option
The Local Option’s 12.5 percent double IPA makes its third appearance, and it’s as burly, bitter, and complicated as ever.