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S.O.S. - Save Our Shore from Abita Beer

Say what you will about large breweries, we have one here in Louisiana that still has a heart. Abita Beer has established a charitable fund to help...
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The Beer Chicks-spreading the good word about craft beer.

I never realized it, but apparently it is a fact. Some people are intimidated when ordering craft beer at a bar. Craft Beer has gotten, well, more...
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Cascade hops make American beers, well...American.

As most of us living in Acadiana already know, variety is the spice of life. And when it comes to the flavors in your beer, that's especially...
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Magic Hat Brewing Company is coming to Lafayette

Magic Hat Brewing Company is located in South Burlington, Vermont. MagicHat.net After talking to several brand managers and other employees of...
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"Boire moins, boire mieux" or drink less, drink better Lafayette.

In a recent story about the declining sales of beer from the "big brewers" such as Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, MillerCoors, and Crown...
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Celebrate on Superbowl Sunday with some Dixie Lager, or "Who Dat Champagne"

What better way to watch the Superbowl matchup on Febuary 7, 2010 between the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts, than with a Dixie Lager,...
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Biere de Garde, France's best kept secret.

In case you didn't know it yet, France has their own beer style. It's called Biere de Garde, or "beer for keeping". Biere de...
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The Tap Room in River Ranch, listen to good music and drink good beer.

My wife and I went with some good friends to The Tap Room in River Ranch on Friday night. The music was excellent and the place was crowded with...
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Stale flavors in beer.

Oxidation is inevitable in all beers. For beers that are meant to be aged for a long time, such as barley wines or old ales, the flavors are akin...
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Pasteurization or sterile filtration of your beer, what's the difference?

Louie Pasteur is my hero!! istockphoto Beer is a food product, and as such is subject to many if not all of the problems encountered in food...
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