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Throw one back in honor of Robert Leo Hulseman, the inventor of America's most iconic cup.

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How a Red Party Cup Became an American Icon

There’s just something about Solo cups

Much of Belgium's beer is made by Trappist monks.

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Unesco Just Added Belgian Beer to Its Heritage List

The move celebrates the tiny country’s huge love of suds

Are Pumpkin Beers, Thank God, Finally on the Way Out?

Some breweries are slowing production, as the trend may be fizzling

In search of distinctly American beer hops.

Wacky, Wonderful, Wild Hops Could Transform the Watered-Down Beer Industry

The diversity of hops reflects a diversity of tastes and traditions that are part of an extraordinary evolution in beer

A diver recovering a bottle of beer from the wreck of the Sydney Cove.

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Australian Researchers Brew Beer With Yeast Believed to Be from a 220-Year-Old Shipwreck

A glimpse into the boozy past

A new study investigates booze in bars.

Loud Sounds Can Make Your Drink Seem Stronger

The scientific reason that clubbing and cocktails go hand in hand—but shouldn’t always

Founder James Smithson (1765-1829) published a paper in search of better way to brew coffee and then considered how his method might work with hops to make beer.

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The Founder of the Smithsonian Institution Figured Out How to Brew a Better Cup of Coffee

Almost two hundred years ago, James Smithson devised a method for better brewing. We recreated it.

Hops successfully grow up the retaining wall on a lot in the Stanton Heights neighborhood of Pittsburgh. The black circles at the base of the plants are old plastic drum barrels that were cut into rings and filled with mulch from a nearby community compost. This helps to keep the hops moist.

Growing Hops in Abandoned Lots? Pittsburgh Will Drink to That

The city’s craft breweries may soon be able to make truly local beer

What Does a Beer Historian Do?

The American History museum’s latest job opening made headlines. But what does the job actually entail?

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Give Me a Drink, HAL: Artificial Intelligence Helps Design New Beer

IntelligenceX uses AI to guide its brewmaster’s tweaks

A beer funnel, one of the pieces of equipment used to make beer in China 5,000 years ago

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Gan Bei! Chinese Brewed Beer 5,000 Years Ago

Researchers analyzed deposits on ancient pots and jugs to find out Chinese brewers made sophisticated barley beers 1,000 years earlier than thought

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Brewery Introduces Edible, Biodegradable Six-Pack Rings

Saltwater Brewery’s new packaging is made of beer byproducts and can be eaten by sea life

Cascade, Centennial and Goldings hops are three varietals planted in Persephone’s demonstration hop yard.

Canada

From Farm to Bottle: Sip Brews Among the Hop Bines at This Vancouver-Area Beer Farm

Persephone Brewing Company brings beer and farming to the Sunshine Coast

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Australians Make Beer Out of Belly Button Lint

Melbourne’s 7 Cent Brewery will debut a Belgian-style Witbier later this month brewed using yeast strains cultivated from its founders’ navels

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An Israeli Brewery Recreated a 2,000-Year-Old Beer

Beer brewed as in Biblical times

German beers have been under strict rules for 500 years.

Celebrating 500 Years of German’s Beer Purity Law

Germany’s treasured—and controversial—rule has a fascinating past and an uncertain future

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German Brewery Pulls Beer Accused of Having Nazi and Anti-Immigrant Sentiments

“Grenzzaun halbe” referenced the country’s debate on whether or not to seal its borders

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What Should People Do With Food Waste? Make Beer

Craft beers are getting creative

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Craft Brewers Are Desperate for Beer Cans

Artisanal beverages are so popular that makers face a can shortage

"After signing this Constitution, shall we go to Washington’s place for a pint? I hear he brews a tasty one."

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Try Out George Washington’s Own Craft Beer Recipe

The recipe for “small beer” includes molasses as a sweetener and instructions on what to do if the weather is very cold

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