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Our team (Jacob Berg, John Fleury, Greg Parnas, Mike Stein, and Bruce Webster) looked at over 200 beers, the most in SAVOR history, and picked out twenty that shouldn’t be missed. Note that we are grumpy old men who mostly care not for your underattenuated hazy IPAs, though we do seem to like high-gravity, barrel aged stouts and strong al ...

So, let’s be honest, SAVOR is really about the beer, marketing aside. With that said, there have been some truly transcendent pairings in the past. We assembled a crack team (Jacob Berg, John Fleury, Greg Parnas, Mike Stein, and Bruce Webster) and came up with ten pairings from eight breweries that should absolutely be on your radar. Thes ...

Name:  Switchback Brewing Location: Burlington, VT Website: https://www.switchbackvt.com/ What you need to know: Switchback Brewing was founded in 2002 with a focus on unfiltered, flavorful beers that defy categorization. Year after year, they have been growing in popularity, and as a result, have added bottling and canning lines. ...

Name: Crank Arm Brewing Location: Raleigh, NC Website: http://www.crankarmbrewing.com/ What you need to know: After making a good impression at their first SAVOR last year, Crank Arm is back for a second time. Crank Arm, which opened in downtown Raleigh in 2013, focuses on producing quality beer and supporting an active lifestyle throu ...

Name: Wooden Robot Brewery Location: Charlotte, NC Website: https://woodenrobotbrewery.com/ What you need to know: Wooden Robot opened in 2015 and describe themselves as an urban farmhouse brewery. They are one of the newer additions to Charlotte’s craft beer scene in the South End neighborhood. Their name comes from the combinat ...

Name: Madtree Brewing Location: Cincinnati, OH Website: www.madtreebrewing.com What you need to know: Founded in 2013, Madtree has combined tradition and innovation in developing their beer portfolio. Their continued growth led them to open a new facility in early 2017. Among their many taps are a few core beers (including the Happy Am ...

Name: The Rare Barrel Location: Berkeley, CA Website: https://www.therarebarrel.com/ What you need to know: Jay Goodwin, who worked previously at The Bruery, and Alex Wallash started out as a homebrewing duo before teaming up in 2013 to open The Rare Barrel. The name of the brewery comes from a well-traveled barrel used to produce sour ...

Name: LIC Beer Project Location: Long Island City, NY Website: http://licbeerproject.com/ What you need to know: LIC Beer Project opened in 2015 with a 20-barrel brewery and taphouse in Long Island City. They began by focusing on farmhouse and spontaneous styles, including the first coolship in the city. As they have adjusted to their ...

Is this week the last SAVOR? Can two breweries become a Gundam? These questions are answered in this week’s edition. Welcome to SAVOR week, everyone. The big news about this SAVOR week above all others is the sense that this one is more subdued than in previous years. It’s one less day and the feeling is that there are fewer even ...

From time to time, Gordon Biersch Navy Yard will have Golden Export draught as the smallest beer on their menu. It’s a beer with a tremendous name and a tremendous tie to history, while not actually being a historical beer. In the past, export beer just meant a beer that left the town, city, state, or country it was brewed in. They can be ...