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Educated as a research scientist, Paul is now a freelance writer for science, technology and educational topics, as well as for beer and the brewing industry. He is a certified beer judge as well as a reasonable homebrewer.

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What’s in a name? Try some Moose Drool

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

Sometimes, all it takes is a catchy name to make a sale. So what would you do if you found a beer named Moose Drool? The first of Big Sky Brewing...
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"Holy Wood": Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

This is not a review of a craft beer. This is an article about a piece of wood. Specifically, the palo santo wood native to Paraguay. It has dozens of...
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Rahr Bourbon Barrel-Aged Winter Warmer

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Probably the most popular trend among U.S. craft brewers today is that of barrel aging their beers. Very few rules or guidelines exist for this...
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Fighting over Shiner Holiday Cheer

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Welcome to what will probably be the most contentious column I have written to date. This is about Spoetzl’s new seasonal introduced last year,...
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Weekend Pint: The Abbey Inn Restaurant & Pub

Where to find good beer Residents of both Dallas and Fort Worth tend to forget that there is another major city in the North Texas region, separated...
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Anderson Valley Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout

As faithful readers of this space should know by now, pure beer consists of just four ingredients: malted grains, hops, yeast and water. Any further...
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Franconia Fall Bock and the Reinheitsgebot

Franconia Brewing in McKinney is a rather quiet operation. They continue to turn out their beers without much fuss, fanfare or media attention. What...
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Samuel Adams Utopia: A beer of superlatives

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This is a story about a beer of superlatives. One of the strongest (if not the strongest) beer in the world at 27% ABV.One of the most expensive beers...
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A new brewery for Saint Arnold

Texas’ oldest craft brewery is now its newest craft brewery... so to speak. Although not exactly North Texas news, the Saint Arnold Brewery has...
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Stock your Halloween party with craft beer

If you are either hosting or attending a Halloween party this weekend, there is no reason not to include good craft beer choices. Luckily, there are...
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