Background Smuttynose Brewing was founded in 1994 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, by Peter Egelston and his sister, Janet. The name comes from Smuttynose Island, one of nine that form the Isles of Shoals. And the mascot, a harbor seal. Smuttynose …

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Background Eric Kirchner and Jennifer Harris opened Kulturhaus in the summer of 2021 in Pismo Beach. Kulturhaus is a 5 barrel brewhouse that specializes in small batch varietal beers as well as sausage plates, house fermented pickles, sauerkraut and vegetables. …

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Background In 2015, the founders of Arbeiter Brewing, Josh Voeltz, Garth Blomberg and Juno Choi, long-time brewers and marketers in the craft brewing industry, began talking about opening a brewery. They could not have imagined what a long strange trip …

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Background NoDa Brewing is located near the, you guessed it, NoDa (North Davidson) neighborhood, Charlotte’s arts and entertainment district. It was founded in 2011 by beer enthusiast couple Suzie and Todd Ford. The brewery is situated behind an office building off …

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Background The Westbrook Brewing reputation precedes it – especially when it comes to their gose, which was a staple of the scene when gose was not a popular style. In fact, this reviewer’s first beer trade in Boston was executed …

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