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Summer is Another Word for Beer [Down-Time]

Here, two quick recent hits of mine on summer beers from the latest edition of Men’s Journal. Rare Brews: Two exquisite craft beers, made only once a year Firestone: Walker Solace Hybrids of odd styles are popping up across the country, … Continue reading

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Raise a Glass to Fall [Diversions]

  The sky may be falling on Wall Street, but we’ll always have beer. It makes us happy; it’s inexpensive; it’s readily available. What’s not to like? And fall is an especially good time to drink it. The Great American … Continue reading

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Life Imitates Art [Flyers' Remorse]

From the first page of the recent and much-lauded Jonny Miles debut novel “Dear American Airlines” (Houghton Mifflin) any weary traveler worth his industrial-strength earplugs will surely nod in baleful agreement with Miles’ assessment of the scabrous conditions considered normal … Continue reading

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