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revolution deep wood 2025

Deep Wood 2025: Part 3 | Revolution Brewing

Revolution thankfully gave everyone’s wallets December off but now they’ve returned with their last Deep Wood release of the 2025-2026 season! Four beers – Dethurana and Mineshaft Gap in 12 ounce cans and Sur Lie (collaboration with Surly) and Barleywinery...

hop roundup premium hops

Episode 623 – Hop Roundup: Premium Hops

We settle for no less than the best when it comes to choosing beers for our semi-regular hop roundups, and these five locals more than rise to the occasion. With our white gloves on, we’re sampling some of the finest...

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Episode 622 – Amburana Aged

Aging beer or spirits in the wood from the Amburana cearensis tree native to South America can add noticeable cinnamon spice and vanilla – and brewers have been more than happy to experiment when they can find (and afford) a...

30 most memorable beers 2025

Craig’s 30 Most Memorable Beers of 2025

As has been discussed in my previous two years’ lists, breweries again were closing faster than they were opening. It seems to have slowed down when compared to 2024 (and maybe even 2023) but it’s still happening at an alarmingly...