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Bluejacket Brewery is one of the newest additions to DC's local beer scene.

Washington, D.C.

Take a Tour of Washington D.C.’s Emerging Craft Beer Scene

The Capital City might be best known for its monuments, but it also has a burgeoning brewery culture

Cool Finds

This Company Sold More Beer by Helping Waitresses Get Home Late at Night

Anthropology can have relevance for the business world—just ask this beer company

Cool Finds

Save the Endangered Beers!

The National Collection of Yeast Cultures stores thousands of strains of yeast to keep them from disappearing

Nicole Austin: President of the New York State Distillers Guild (Brooklyn)

2014 “Future Is Here” Featured Speaker

Cool Finds

The FAA Ordered This Beer Drone Delivery Service to Cease And Desist

Commercial use of drones is banned—for now

A bottle of Guinness's Foreign Extra Stout.

How Guinness Became an African Favorite

The stout’s success stems from a long history of colonial export and locally driven marketing campaigns

Power Tools

10 Things Brewmaster Annie Johnson Can’t Live Without

From kettles to apps, flasks to forums, these resources help the Sacramento-based home chemist concoct her award-winning beers

A WOBO wall.

Building Better Bricks by Brewing Beer

When form follows fermentation

PicoBrew Zymatic

Can Brewing Beer Be as Simple as Brewing Coffee?

Inventor Bill Mitchell is developing the PicoBrew Zymatic, an appliance that brews beer at the touch of a button

Ancient cultures used an array of ingredients to make their alcoholic beverages, including emmer wheat, wild yeast, chamomile, thyme and oregano.

The Beer Archaeologist

By analyzing ancient pottery, Patrick McGovern is resurrecting the libations that fueled civilization

Dogfish Head Brewery, featured in the New Yorker.

In the News: ‘Green Thanksgiving,’ Futuristic Food, Extreme Beer, and Farmer in Chief

A roundup of recent food-related features worth checking out

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For Hire: Master Brewer

A few rounds with beermaker Will Meyers

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Polly Wants a Porter

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