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Meet The Beverage Directors Behind NYC’s New Wave of Korean Fine-Dining Restaurants

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For example the “Deli Manjoo” is made with D’Usse VSOP Cognac , cream liqueur, stout beer, Demerara, and corn custard cream, and is accompanied by a few sentences on how the Deli Manjoo is a popular dessert filled with custard cream that got its start in a subway station.

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Kölsch Crush: The Crowd-Pleasing German Ale Finds a Fresh Following

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Servers “must keep an eye on the room to see, and know, everyone who’s drinking kölsch,” says co-owner and sommelier Hugo Jacques, who collaborated with Quebec brewery Les Grands Bois on a custom kölsch. In putting an order for kölsch, then waiting while a bartender makes cocktails, won’t cut it.

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This Week's Beer News: Springfield Senate Stagnation

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” STLMag has a nice roundup of approachable stouts from STL-area breweries that dad might like for Father’s Day. Bri Smith is the new head brewer at Modist Brewing , making her “the first known Black woman to hold the title in Minnesota and one of only a few nationwide.”

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The World’s Top 10 Beer Destinations for 2025

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Stop into the taproom to sample Overflow, its signature New England IPA, or Indigo, a 12 percent chocolate cake imperial stout brewed in collaboration with Dutch craft brewer Van Moll. When hunger strikes, try to secure a reservation at The Butchers Son, the Michelin-star restaurant led by chef Bert-Jan Michielsen and sommelier Luc Dickens.

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20 Breweries to Watch in 2025, According to Beer Pros

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So we asked 20 professionals writers, photographers, beer sommeliers, beer competition judges, and others for their picks on the breweries people need to watch in 2025. Sayre Piotrkowski, beer sommelier, Advanced Cicerone, and writer , Oakland, Calif. Their reasons are various. Pivotal Brewing Company Bristol, R.I.

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