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  Beer Travelers - Full Pints

  St. Louis Libraries and Libations

  January 1, 2001 - Stan Hieronymus

  Never has a trip to the library made us quite so thirsty for beer.

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  Culture - Full Pints

  Small Stills, Big Spirits

  January 1, 2001 - Rick Lyke

  In late 1970s, if anyone had predicted that, by the turn of the century, American cities big and small would almost universally have at least one thriving hometown brewery–in some cases, multiple breweries―their friends might have wondered about their sobriety. Now, it seems, microbreweries can be found almost everywhere.

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  Culture - Full Pints

  The Magic Moment in Italian Craft Brewing

  January 1, 2001 - Lorenzo Dabove

  Beer faces an uphill battle in Italy, where it has always been considered inferior to wine. The climate, culture and religious beliefs are all friendlier to grapes than to barley. As Catholics, we Italians believe wine to be the sacred beverage, blessed at the Last Supper, whereas beer is the symbol of the paganism of... View Article

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  Full Pints - History

  Prohibition and the Will to Imbibe

  Part Two January 1, 2001 - Carl Miller

  On Saint Valentine’s Day of 1929, love was decidedly not in the air on Chicago’s north side. Six bodies lay dead and mutilated on the floor of a North Clark Street garage. A seventh victim had been rushed away barely clinging to life, only to succumb a short time later.

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  Appreciation - Full Pints

  Tasting Beer Under the Sea

  November 1, 2000 - Michael Jackson

  Anyone who has ever been in a half-decent bookshop knows that the staff has a tendency to look like wine-drinkers. Nothing too expensive, you figure, just a fresh, fruity, unpretentious, slightly oaky chardonnay. In my experience, it does not generally occur to bookstore managers to barricade the checkout with volumes on beer, rendering it impossible... View Article

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  Beer Travelers - Full Pints

  Beer in America

  November 1, 2000 - Stan Hieronymus

  Long before American Beer Month began in July, Kalamazoo Brewing Co. founder Larry Bell began evangelizing. “The most dynamic beer culture in the world is here. There is more going on with brewing in America than anywhere else,” he said. A style “may come from somewhere else, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t a true... View Article

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  Brewing Instructions - Full Pints

  How to Get into Brewing without Really Trying

  November 1, 2000 - Randy Mosher

  It is my deeply held belief that brewing at home is not only pleasurable and rewarding, but is really the best way to enhance your understanding of beer. Wine is all about agriculture; getting out there and seeing which side of the hill gets the sunshine is the true path to enlightenment. Beer is about... View Article

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  Collectibles - Full Pints

  The Beermuda Triangle

  November 1, 2000 - Dave Gausepohl

  As a collector of beer memorabilia, I’ve many times had novices ask me, “What’s the oldest piece in your collection?” My guess would be some of the embossed bottles from the 1800s.

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  Full Pints - Styles Features

  Upsetting the Apple Cart

  American Cider Makers Adapt to a Changing Market November 1, 2000 - Greg Kitsock

  With regard to hard cider, America has played the role of a fickle lover. There have been times when we couldn’t get enough of the stuff. And there have been times when the drinking public almost forgot that cider existed. Could the cycle be repeating itself?