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Twenty-Six Beers for 2026
January 30, 2026

Twenty-Six Beers for 2026

  Guiding Lights A few years back I wrote a series that began with a post called Accounting for My Tastes in Beer and ended with a list of twenty-five beers that had caught my attention over the previous year. Last year I did something …

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Austria, Belgium, Brewery Profiles, Czech Republic, Featured Beer(s), Germany, North America, Zymurgical Musings
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Lazy Leaves Märzen: Autumn in a Glass, Brought to You by OKC’s Big Friendly
November 7, 2025

Lazy Leaves Märzen: Autumn in a Glass, Brought to You by OKC’s Big Friendly

  How cool is this? A few weeks back, the good folks at Big Friendly, one of my absolute favourite Oklahoma breweries, emailed me with a pleasant surprise. They’d be releasing a Märzen in early November, the first one they’ve ever brewed. And not just …

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The Joys of European Beer Travel
February 24, 2025

The Joys of European Beer Travel

  Back in January I sat down with All About Beer Podcast hosts Don Tse and Em Sauter to talk about beer travel with co-guest Chris O’Leary of Brew York. The timing was fitting: I had just arrived back in Oklahoma after a 24-hour journey …

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Austria, Beer Hiking, Belgium, City Spotlight, Czech Republic, Germany, North America, United Kingdom, Zymurgical Musings
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Fifty Beers for 2025: The Full Pour
February 4, 2025

Fifty Beers for 2025: The Full Pour

  My Kind of Beer Around this time last year I penned a series that began with an account of my tastes in beer, followed by an exploration of the kinds of beers I like. The series ended with a list of twenty-five beers that …

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Twenty-Five Beers for 2024
February 16, 2024

Twenty-Five Beers for 2024

  Beers I Like   A few weeks back I wrote about the cultural dynamics that influence our taste, while also giving an account of what has shaped my own tastes in beer. I followed up with an exploration of the kinds of beers I …

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Belgium, Brewery Profiles, City Spotlight, Germany, North America, Zymurgical Musings
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