Author: Astrid Cook

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  A Beer Island in the Middle of the Atlantic

  February 25, 2015 - Astrid Cook The name of the business was perfect: Santo Graal. The best beer bar in all of the Azores is located at the very edge of the capital city’s commercial district, and the “Irish Pub and Beer Sanctuary” is aptly named, “Holy Grail.” A traveler to this autonomous region of Portugal doesn’t expect to find great... View Article
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  It's My Round

  A Locavore Addresses the Elephant

  November 1, 2013 - Astrid Cook As I reflect on my journey into craft beer, I feel obligated to address the elephant in the room, the same pachyderm that many of us in the industry delicately tiptoe around in an effort to avoid being hip-deep in a pile of dung. My family has a long—sometimes colorful, sometimes bleak—history of alcoholism that... View Article