Author: brianyaeger
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Is Purine The New Gluten?
May 17, 2012 - brianyaeger My cousin has gout. OK, by his admission, he had a gout attack. In a heartbreaking email, he told me that his doctor, as a result of the attack, told him to avoid beer!!! The reason, he continued, is that beer is full of purines. -
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Is Gluten-Free The New N/A, Low-Carb, Light Beer?
May 15, 2012 - brianyaeger I love how mankind has a habit of bending nature to submit to our will. From genetically modifying our crop seeds to seeding clouds to make more rain for those crops, when nature doesn’t fit into the scheme, we tweak it. Part of me is being highly sarcastic, but another part marvels without judgment. This goes... View Article -
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Collecti-bull Market
April 24, 2012 - brianyaeger Ale, ho! A couple years ago, I did a story on collecting “white whales” for this here magazine where the first draft, in a graf discussing extreme prices collectors have paid for their beloved thingamajigs, I wrote that a 158-year-old full bottle of Allsopp’s Arctic Ale sold on eBay for over $503,000. -
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Why “Nice” and “Good” Are Bad
April 16, 2012 - brianyaeger I literally cringe, my face scrunches up a bit, whenever I hear someone say, “A nice bottle of wine” or some such variant such as “a good Pinot.” Of course you like that. Who’d ever want a bad little glass of vino?? Not to mention, that truly says nothing about the wine. Yet you hear... View Article -
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What’s Your Favorite Beer-Themed Movie?
March 19, 2012 - brianyaeger Most of the movies in my Netflix instant queue I’ll never actually get to because no way will the wife wanna watch ‘em. -
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The Oscar For Best Supporting Hops
March 8, 2012 - brianyaeger The Academy Awards might be over, but there’s one category of film they overlooked. They’re not really documentaries, though they do document a vital element of our culture. -
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What Do You Pair With Hopped Cotton Candy And Foie Gras?
February 24, 2012 - brianyaeger Though it’s necessary to be reminded how great rudimentary pale ale is, and sometimes I even poke fun of how crazy we get with our beer these days, it’s also nice to put some playfulness back in the spotlight and let craft beer’s joie de vivre shine ‘neath the big top. -
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Bonus Features?
February 7, 2012 - brianyaeger Who watches DVD bonus features?