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Podcast Episode 333: Future-Proofing Your Brewery, a Conversation Brought to You by Encompass

Three leaders at the intersection of brewing business and tech—Patrick Tickle, CEO of Encompass Technologies, Dave Thibodeau, cofounder of Ska Brewing, and Cole Hackbarth, VP of brewing operations for Rhinegeist—discuss strategies for managing a brewery through today's turbulent business environment.

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Making the Case for Cask Lager

Bottom-fermented beer, served in the British ale tradition? There’s precedent for it—and the rise in lager interest may be just what’s needed to stoke drinkers’ curiosity.

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Toronto’s Society Clubhouse Celebrates Women Who Brew and Drink Great Beer

From our Love Handles files on our favorite beer bars around the world: The Toronto headquarters of the Society of Beer Drinking Ladies is open to all.

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Recipe: Lasting Joy Heartbeet of the Hudson

Lasting Joy cofounder and head brewer Alex Wenner describes this beet-infused stout as one “that really sums up our mission as a New York farm brewery.”

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Podcast Episode 332: Chicago’s Dovetail Finds Harmony and Cohesion in their Modern Approach to Traditional Methods

What’s old is new again for Chicago’s Dovetail—direct-fire decoction, open fermentation, and coolshipping hoppy lager with whole-cone hops are just a few of the ways this classically focused brewery finds ways to build character in their lagers.

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