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Pennsylvania Craft Beer & Breweries: America 250 Celebrations – A Pursuit of Hoppiness
Across the Keystone State, craft breweries are leaning into Independence Day and the America 250 milestone with limited-edition releases, festivals, and beer-fueled community gatherings. From beer trains to drone shows, Pennsylvania’s craft beer scene is pouring in to help celebrate America’s 250th birthday and the 4th of July. Pennsylvania Breweries Celebrating America's 250th Anniversary [...]
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Sobel’s Obscure Brewery Makes The Announcement That They Are Putting Their Brewery Up For Sale
Sobel's Obscure Brewery Announces That They Are Putting Their Brewery Up For Sale Just a little bit ago (at about 7:30 PM) Sobel's Obscure Brewery out of Jeannette PA, has made the difficult decision -- that they will be putting their brewery up for sale. They are currently located at 500 Clay Ave, Jeannette, PA [...]
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Scotland Fans Drink Boston Lager Dry During 2026 FIFA World Cup, Forcing Emergency Beer Deliveries
Scotland Fans Drink Boston Lager Dry During 2026 FIFA World Cup, Forcing Emergency Beer Deliveries If you ever needed proof that soccer fans know how to support a brewery, look no further than Boston this past weekend. Scotland's Tartan Army march toward Fenway Park. Bob Dechiara-Imagn Images Thousands of supporters from Scotland's legendary [...]
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World Cup Kickoff Meets Craft Beer Culture
World Cup Kickoff Meets Craft Beer Culture World Cup and Beer - Breweries Bring People Together June 11 marks the kickoff of the World Cup, one of the most globally unifying sporting events on the planet. Every four years, time zones blur, sleep schedules get wrecked, and entire nations rally behind ninety minutes [...]
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Inspiration Brewing Company is Coming to Elizabethtown
Inspiration Brewing Company is Coming to Elizabethtown Looks like things are going to get Funky in Elizabethtown again.... This time with a bit of Inspiration. No, Funk Brewing is not coming back to their old location. But - Inspiration Brewing Company - headed by Brian Mills, is coming to the old Funk Brewing taproom spot. [...]
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What Is Cold IPA? The Complete Guide to Craft Beer’s Most Confusing Style
What Is Cold IPA? The Complete Guide to Craft Beer's Most Confusing Style By B. Kline | The Beer Thrillers What Is Cold IPA? The Complete Guide to Craft Beer's Most Confusing Style What Is a Cold IPA? A Cold IPA is a modern beer style that combines the hop-forward character of a [...]
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Schlitz Discontinued: The End of a Beer That Once Ruled America
Schlitz Discontinued: The End of a Beer That Once Ruled America For a beer that once proudly claimed “the beer that made Milwaukee famous,” the idea of Schlitz disappearing feels almost surreal. Yet with news of its discontinuation, one of America’s most iconic brewing names quietly exits the stage—less with a bang and more with [...]
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Beer Review: Rye Torpedo (Sierra Nevada)
Beer Review: Rye Torpedo (Sierra Nevada) There’s a satisfying little rebellion in drinking a rye-forward brew from a namesake West Coast IPA house: it feels like Sierra Nevada nudging tradition and saying, “Let’s spice things up.” Rye Torpedo is that nudge — a confident, approachable IPA that leans on an assertive rye backbone and [...]
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Book Review: A Short Guide to a Happy Life (Anna Quindlen)
Book Review: A Short Guide to a Happy Life (Anna Quindlen) Anna Quindlen’s A Short Guide to a Happy Life is one of those slim, deceptively simple books that you can finish in a single sitting, but it lingers in your mind much longer than its page count would suggest. At around 50 pages, with [...]
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Beer Review: Tröegs Pennsylvania Lager (Troegs Independent Brewing)
Beer Review: Tröegs Pennsylvania Lager (Troegs Independent Brewing) Pennsylvania craft beer has always had a strong relationship with lagers, and Tröegs Pennsylvania Lager fits right into that tradition. It’s a beer that doesn’t try to force the issue or show off too hard; instead, it focuses on being clean, balanced, and easy to enjoy. That [...]
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Beer Review: 24/7 Hazy Session IPA (New Trail Brewing Company)
Beer Review: 24/7 Hazy Session IPA (New Trail Brewing Company) New Trail drops a sessionable West Coast–inspired IPA that’s built for all-day adventures. New Trail's newest Session IPA - 24/7 A beautiful spring day in Dauphin County, the kind where you’re thinking about hitting the Susquehanna or just firing up the grill. I [...]
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The 2026 Battle of the Breweries: DANA Conference – Round of 9
The 2026 Battle of the Breweries: DANA Conference – Round of 9 Well…. this is now officially the third round of the tournament. The Round of 8 (or Round of 9 for the DANA Conference). Thanks to some (MORE) errors with the WordPress site, this week’s contest is a full week behind. My apologies for [...]
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The 2026 Battle of the Breweries: CICERO Conference – Round of 8
The 2026 Battle of the Breweries: CICERO Conference – Round of 8 Well…. this is now officially the third round of the tournament. The Round of 8 (or Round of 9 for the DANA Conference). Thanks to some (MORE) errors with the WordPress site, this week’s contest is a full week behind. My apologies for [...]
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The 2026 Battle of the Breweries: BELMA Conference – Round of 8
The 2026 Battle of the Breweries: BELMA Conference – Round of 8 Well.... this is now officially the third round of the tournament. The Round of 8 (or Round of 9 for the DANA Conference). Thanks to some (MORE) errors with the WordPress site, this week's contest is a full week behind. My apologies for [...]
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The 2026 Battle of the Breweries: ATLAS Conference – Round of 8
The 2026 Battle of the Breweries: ATLAS Conference – Round of 8 Well.... this is now officially the third round of the tournament. The Round of 8 (or Round of 9 for the DANA Conference). Thanks to some (MORE) errors with the WordPress site, this week's contest is a full week behind. My apologies for [...]
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The 2026 Battle of the Breweries: DANA Conference – Round of 17
The 2026 Battle of the Breweries: DANA Conference – Round of 17 We have made it to the second round of the tournament! Yes, sorry that due to glitches and issues with WordPress and the site, that it took two weeks for round 1, but we still got here. And yes.... you did read it [...]
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The 2026 Battle of the Breweries: CICERO Conference – Round of 17
The 2026 Battle of the Breweries: CICERO Conference – Round of 17 We have made it to the second round of the tournament! Yes, sorry that due to glitches and issues with WordPress and the site, that it took two weeks for round 1, but we still got here. And yes.... you did read it [...]
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The 2026 Battle of the Breweries: BELMA Conference – Round of 17
The 2026 Battle of the Breweries: BELMA Conference – Round of 17 We have made it to the second round of the tournament! Yes, sorry that due to glitches and issues with WordPress and the site, that it took two weeks for round 1, but we still got here. And yes.... you did read it [...]
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The 2026 Battle of the Breweries: ATLAS Conference – Round of 17
The 2026 Battle of the Breweries: ATLAS Conference – Round of 17 We have made it to the second round of the tournament! Yes, sorry that due to glitches and issues with WordPress and the site, that it took two weeks for round 1, but we still got here. And yes.... you did read it [...]
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Book Review: Shock Induction (Chuck Palahniuk)
Book Review: Shock Induction (Chuck Palahniuk) Shock Induction (2024) is the latest novel from Chuck Palahniuk (note the standard spelling; the query used a common variant). Published by Simon & Schuster in October 2024, it’s a slim, roughly 240-page dark satirical parable that blends dystopian speculation, postmodern experimentation, and hypnotic literary tricks. I have previously [...]
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Book Review: The Legend of Zelda and Theology (edited by Jonathan L. Walls)
Book Review: The Legend of Zelda and Theology (edited by Jonathan L. Walls) There’s something almost inevitable about a book like Zelda and Theology. When a franchise like The Legend of Zelda has existed for nearly four decades—spanning generations, reinventing itself repeatedly, and embedding itself deeply into the emotional and imaginative lives of players—it stops [...]