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Commentist Beer Barrel: On the Value of Changing Your Mind

“We’ll be last brewery in the US to use aluminum cans,” Lagunitas founder Tony Maguire tweeted in 2012. Maguire was shocked by the excesses…

To me, the best consequence of the saturation of the craft beer market over the last seven or so years with beers aged in…

NFL News: The Colts have signed Antonio Cromartie. For future reference, the closest Planned Parenthood office is 4.7 miles due North from Lucas Oil…

Denmark got a big Olympic win today, overcoming France for the gold medal in handball. I thought about burying the lede on this, in…

On spring break, in 2007, in a hidden-away bar in Brussels, there was a college junior, sitting with a group of new friends, listening…

Pickles are a great, great food. On their own, they’re a fantastic low-calorie snack, sharp and bright and zesty and satisfying. They’re also a…

If there’s any one trend in beer that I’ve been especially hesitant to adopt, it’s the beer cocktail. When I want a beer, I…

It’s another hot one. We’re slated for a high of 102 here in Austin, and as longtime readers of the Beer Barrel will know,…

Two of my favorite beers of all time are Lone Pint Yellow Rose, and Independence Gold Deluxe, and they have one thing in common:…

So, let’s just get this out of the way: I promised you all a bonus Beer Barrel on the Fourth, and I didn’t deliver.…