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February is a great month. There is Groundhog Day for summer lovers, followed by the Super bowl, and don’t forget the infamous Valentine's Day. I think the best thing about February, is the romance I feel with stout month. An entire month dedicated to one of the most beautiful beer styles. Standing stout | celebrating stouts in february.

I will bet you a frosty beer that you’re looking for the most creative gift for your favorite craft brew lover this holiday season. Why not buy your dedicated drinker a brewery? If you thought the price tag was going to ruin the surprise, now you really can own a piece of the pint. Buy me a brewery! and other crafty holiday beer gifts. Bathtub Row Co-Op Membership   Bathtub Row Brewing in Los Alamos, New Mexico is one of only a few co-op breweries currently operating in the country (Black Star Co-Op – Austin, TX, Flying Bike Cooperative –...

All right, Tapped Life knows that craft beer lovers are dog lovers but even we were surprised when we started doing a little research on the subject. I mean DAMN…do brewers love their dogs. They will pretty much do anything to shower their best friend with craft brewed love (and fame) all in the name of great crafted beer. In dog beers i've only had one. There are breweries with dog in their names, there are breweries named for dogs, there are breweries owned by dogs, there are dog named beers and beers for dogs, there are dog-friendly breweries and...

Beer is made with water, barley, yeast, and hops. More or less. Today, our craft brewer friends are quite eager to brew beer with ingredients outside of those parameters. And for that, Tapped Life is grateful. Where would we be without a fine witbier this time of year? And you know that almost every brewery in the country is getting their pumpkin beer ready (for better or worse). Seasonal brews definitely break the Reinheitsgebot barrier. Reinheitsgebot is the German Beer Purity Law that was passed more than 500 years ago. Those rule-loving Germans only allowed water, barley, and hops in their...

Here at Tapped Life, we occasionally review beer. We drink it quite often, but don’t always feel the need to pontificate on it. You like a beer or you don’t, and someone else feels the same way or differently. Life goes on. You drink more beer. Here at Tapped Life we review books even less frequently then we review beer. Although that doesn’t mean there aren’t good books about beer out there. This one, in particular seems to be incredibly helpful: 99 Ways to Open a Beer Bottle without a Bottle Opener, by Brett Stern (available on Amazon). If you were...