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November/December 2009
On the Cover: George Wendt
Features
15 Holiday Beersby: DRAFT Staff
'Tis the season brewers take it to the next level with inimitable, limited-release holiday brews. We've rounded up 15 we can't wait to try.
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Beyond the Norm
by: Rachel Deahl
If you ask George Wendt why he chose beer as the subject of his first book, the actor’s answer is simple: “Beer’s been very good to me; this was my way of giving back.”
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Eduardo Maccari's 3 Best Brews
by: Rebecca Caro
Eduardo Maccari puts an Andean twist on distinctly European styles with Patagonian ingredients and a dash of tangy terroir.
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Moving Mountains
by: Rebecca Caro
A life-changing journey to Czechoslovakia in the early '80s inspired an Argentine adventurist to bring world-class brew to South America.
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The 10 (Most Interesting Belgian) Beers of Christmas
by: Joe Stange
There are still a few interesting and just plain terrific holiday beers showing the sort of creativity that made Belgian brewing famous in the first place.
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The Food and Wine of Mendoza
by: Rebecca Caro
A short tour of Mendoza, Argentina
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On Tap
3 Affordable Holiday Winesby: DRAFT Staff
We asked Julie Joy, the Cost Plus World Market's senior wine buyer and the brains behind the selection, to liven up our holiday table with wines that’ll impress guests on the cheap.
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4 Brewery Cheeses to Try
by: DRAFT Staff
Four breweries that also make great cheese.
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Brewed By You
by: Andy Brown
Thanks to a number of breweries and brew-your-own shops popping up, novices can take to the kettles with some expert help.
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Brewery Spotlight: The Lost Abbey
by: DRAFT Staff
Tomme Arthur, The Lost Abbey’s co-founder and director of brewery operations, sips us through some of his favorite inspired creations for “sinners and saints alike."
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Cheese, Please!
by: Candice Woo
A master brewer’s foray into cheese
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DRAFT Pick: Avery Mephistopheles Stout
by: DRAFT Staff
What could be more fiendish than a beer that’s bigger than an imperial stout, wilder than a Belgian quadrupel, and darker than the bowels of hell?
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New Suds in the Windy City
by: Zak Stambor
Breweries are bubbling up all over Chicago
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One-glass Wonders
by: Christopher Staten
Even with its gargantuan ABV, Utopias doesn’t hold the world’s biggest beer title; below, the five strongest brews on the market today
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Retail Therapy
by: DRAFT Staff
DRAFT scoured the suds situation in some of the country’s largest malls so you can hunker down with a pint amid the holiday frenzy.
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Top 10 Beers Named After Royalty
by: DRAFT Staff
Who says you can't feed your head while indulging the palate? Here are DRAFT's 10 favorite beers to test your historic prowess.
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Utopias Cometh
by: Christopher Staten
This rule-bending beer is back, and not only do we have a bottle, we got Jim Koch to tell us why this vintage was worth the wait.
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What’s in a Name? Ayinger Celebrator
by: DRAFT Staff
Find out where Ayinger Celebrator got its name.
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Taste
A La Beer: Potato Sidesby: Christopher Staten
Your personal health isn’t the only thing to toast this season: organic potato growers in the northeast battled a notorious disease to get that spud to your dinner table. We tapped three chefs in the region to spotlight creative ways to celebrate the tuber -- with a splash of beer, of course.
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Beer Town: Honolulu
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