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Run to your local total wine

I knew I had found my people when I posted my favorite night cap: Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier- Märzen. A lot of you were curious on a 3rd photo I attached of this beauty!!! I would rate this a tad higher than the Märzen.

This is the Aecht Schlenkerla Weichsel - Rotbier
The smokiness is jusst right with the sweetness. I find that the Märzen gets too sweet when it sits a min or two longer.

This one is beautiful smoke heaven and is making me ready for fall! 🍻🍂

u/Liddystomps — 14 hours ago
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Beer selection for Chicago wedding - advice needed!

Hello! I'm getting married in Chicago in September and am starting the process of selecting beers.

We're wanting to have all the beer selections be Chicago/Midwestern focused or brewed, and the plan is to have 3 options in total. I'm originally from Chicago but I now live in the PNW so it's been a while since I've been able to drink a lot of Chicago/Midwestern beers. So I am soliciting all of your advice!! We're going to be ordering from Garfield's since they let you return anything you don't drink and our venue has worked with them before.

I'm thinking one sort of more 'basic' neutral option, a darker option, and then a brighter more fun and maybe hoppy option. Here are my current considerations for each:

More neutral:

Darker:

More fun/hoppy:

I would LOVE to hear all your thoughts on best combos and if you've recently had any of these beers and also if you have any other suggestions! Most of our crowd is not from the Midwest so I really want to be able to showcase how great our beers can be 😄 thank you!!!

u/tomato_tooth_paste — 16 hours ago
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Who Owns Your Local "Craft" Brewery - July 2026 Stone/Trumer to Duvel, Brewdog to Tilray and more.

u/oldsock — 22 hours ago

I Live this Detail in 'Knives Out'

The film takes place in Massachusetts and one of the characters, Ransom, is shown to have growlers on display in his living room. Prior to the release of the film, MA law required breweries to only fill growlers with their own branding, so many beer fans had a large collection of growlers, some of which they would often display. Ransom is also seen drinking a Cisco, which isn't craft, but it does indicate he's not a macro guy. Fun little local detail that most people would have no context for.

u/grambocrackah — 21 hours ago

Sam Adams Longshot

Does anyone remember the contest Samuel Adams had every year where they would allow home brewers to send in samples of their special brews to enter a contest and the top three home brewers who would win,would get a limited edition of their beer released.I miss it and wish they could start the contest up again.

u/DoughnutConstant5390 — 17 hours ago
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Brewery owners & taproom managers: I’m researching operational challenges in Canadian breweries (5-minute survey)

Hi everyone,

My name is Christian, and I’ve spent a number of years working in the brewing industry in Canada.

Through conversations with brewery owners and taproom managers, I’ve realized many of us are juggling multiple systems, spreadsheets, and manual processes just to run day-to-day operations.

I’m conducting independent industry research to better understand the biggest operational challenges facing breweries today. The results will help identify trends across the industry and inform future tools designed specifically for breweries.

The survey takes about 5 minutes, and I’d really appreciate your input if you work in a brewery, brewpub, or taproom.

Survey: Link to Google Survey

I’m not selling anything—I’m genuinely trying to understand what’s working, what’s frustrating, and where the biggest opportunities for improvement exist.
I’d also love to hear your thoughts in the comments:
What’s one operational task you wish took half the time it currently does?

Thanks in advance for helping out!

u/KombuchaWarfare — 18 hours ago

Portuguese beer haul

More than a month ago I ask on here for craft beer recommandation I could buy in northen Portugal, and as a flip my vacation picture i remember that I forgot to post, so here it is if anybody would be interested to see some local craft beers.

There is various style and I didnt had many pics so feel free to ask more information of each can you see

u/Lord_Avoine — 1 day ago

Portland, Maine’s, best beer bars & taphouses?

Hello all,

I’ve compiled a pretty extensive list of breweries I want to hit up for my trip to Portland in August, but for beer bars there’s not as much info.

Novare Res is an absolute must, as it’s one of the best beer bars in the entire country. The King’s Head seems like a really, really solid place too. On the other hand, The Thirsty Pig seems quite lacking with its tap list, despite it’s OG status.

Anyways, what other beer bars/taphouses/restaurants are at the top of this list?

Thanks!

[P.S. Please don’t recommend any breweries, that’s not the point of this thread. I already have that subject very well researched/covered]

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u/NJ_duderino — 1 day ago

New medical stuff means I have to take it easy from now on, so no full vertical review like I wanted, but I can still compare over time, starting with...

u/aceswildfire — 1 day ago
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Cellarmaker - Orange Julian

Was very excited to try this, knowing that Cellarmaker puts out a great product and I felt this could be really good.

It was a solid beer but not great. Now having had treehouse maybe there was some higher expectations than necessary, which will be addressed tonight after I have another one.

Good, just not at the level of their usual deliciousness. IMHO.

Stay safe and stay thirty my friends.

Update - having the second (and last one) right now, given that I lowered expectations, it is a better beer that I initially thought. But not close to the implied play on Treehouse.

u/Tjr562 — 2 days ago
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Best Hazy’s, Pale Ale’s, and IPA’s

I got to spend my 4th knocking out a honeydo list: Mounting TVs, cleaning the kitchen and getting the house together for my parents to come. Now I’m ready to put a couple back!
Any suggestions on good sipping Hazys, pale ales or even IPAs? I’m in northern Colorado and I love Pliny the Elder when I can find it. Anything come close to Pliny?

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u/Excellentgravytrain — 1 day ago

Walmart clearance, what a steal!

Publix has these BOGO for $12 each btw but go off Walmart clearance

Edit: the steal was sarcasm, this beer is not worth the sticker price

u/Aggressive-Ad-603 — 2 days ago