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Hey we get it. You’re busy and you can’t hang with us 24/7. But still, we don’t want you to be missing all the good stuff. So as part of our ongoing commitment to bringing you the best craft beer and lifestyle coverage on the face of the planet – and to keep you plugged into our continuing recklessness – we’ve introduced a weekly compilation of our good, bad and ugly.
So welcome to another edition of our Friday Wrap-Up…
Don’t Take New Hampshire’s Beer for Granite
There’s been a virtual ground-swell of craft beer activity happening in New England and it’s not all coming out of Vermont and Maine. New Hampshire is now home to more than 30 craft breweries – many flying just below the radar and doing incredible things. Our beloved New England Correspondent, Jameson Viens, drinks his way across the entire “Granite State” – and he’s unearthed some hidden gems along the way that you absolutely need to know about.
UNEARTHING THE CRAFT – THE GRANITE STATE HAS A NEW HOT COMMODITY
ACB Goes Glamping
What happens when you invite the founder of American Craft Beer to go camping (and drinking) with fellow journalists, brewers and beer-savants, at the world’s biggest contiguous hop farm in northern Idaho? This is a story of unleashed beer hedonism in a spectacular setting – and as one might expect with men like these drink with abandon – things got seriously crazy.
Hop Farming In God’s Country
Growing hops is the magical fusion of almost ancient agrarian techniques, finely honed industrial command, and the most up-to-date scientific analysis. A whole year’s preparation goes into being ready for the harvest and if anything goes wrong along the way, the consequences could be brutal. Join ACB’s Editor as he tours Elk Mountain Hop Farm and learns the ins and outs of hop farming and harvesting in an amazing place.
HOP HARVEST TIME AT ELK MOUNTAIN
