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8 Bottles To Fuel Your New Obsession: A Rum Style Guide

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We're continuing on our mission to get you on the rum train with a nice, easy overview of the different styles. How else are you going to know what to start drinking? I mean it people...I want you out there trying some of these delicious rums! If you missed our first...

The Tumultuous, Economy-Building History of Rum

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The story behind a spirit is often the most fascinating part of drinking. Not only do you get to sip on a delicious beverage, but you are able to be transported through history and learn about the culture of a people and sometimes even an era. At times it's an...

Rummy Rum Rum 101

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Let me be the first to say, rum is going to be the next whiskey! Ok, maybe I'm not the first to say that. But I've been saying it a lot lately and plan to continue to say it a lot more. If your last impression of rum was spring break piña coladas, daiquiris or...

VIDEO: A Sampling of American Sour Beers

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We're finishing up our sour beer series with this week's video as we dive into American Sour Beers. American sours, like many things we do here in the states, tend to break a lot of the classic rules and approaches. We're innovators here and it's no different for...

All in the Family: Silver Tree Beer & Spirits

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Photo Credits: Silver Tree Beer & Spirits Brothers are often grouped in stereotypes steeped in competitive behavior. Add booze? You may have a brawl on your hands. Luckily this is not the case for the Illinois based brothers behind Silver Tree Beer & Spirits. Will,...

Springdale Barrel Room Is Mouthwatering Fun

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Do you like video games? How about craft beer? Spending your day playing games and drinking a variety of incredible beers? Springdale Barrel Room in Framingham, Massachusetts is the place for you. Springdale is the sister brewery of Jack’s Abby Brewing, which is...

VIDEO: Classic Sour Beer Styles

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We're continuing on in our sour beer series with this week's video as we dive into 3 of the most classic styles. Why? To help you figure out where to start, of course! We're persistent here at The Crafty Cask, convinced that there's a sour beer for even the biggest...

OEC Brewing: Wild, Weird & Wonderful

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If I were a magical beer fairy, OEC is the brewery that I would create for myself. The complex and delicious wild beers that they make are only the start. But the stories and processes behind these beers? The many seemingly arcane and highly labor intensive ways they...

VIDEO: A Sour Beer for Everyone!

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Sour skeptics rejoice! In this video we're here to convince you that there IS a sour beer for everyone given the incredible range of options that now exist from craft brewers around the world. This is the first video in a 3-part series to help turn sour skeptics into...

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