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Beercandy: no ABV, but plenty of IBU

In case you were wondering, the Hopdrops from Beercandy really do smell and taste like Cascade hops. That seems important to us at Real Beer. We’ve already got plenty of candy, most particularly chocolate, to pair with beer. These stand alone. Not surprisingly, no Beercandy products contain a measurable amount of alcohol. Yet they still... »

99 beers on the wall present

No more soaking labels off of beer bottles so you can make your own beer wrapping paper. The Paper Source sells 20-inch by 30-inch sheets of what is calls “Beer Run Wrapping Paper.” »

Need a beer? There’s an app for that

There are so many beer-related apps out there we would not presume to tell you what to download. However, we do have a favorite at Real Beer HQ — that’s the Beer Cost Calculator, available for the Droid. The the Six Pack Equivalent instantly compares the price of any size bottle to that of a... »

Read all about it – gift card included

As much as we love the digital world where we work and play, we all appreciate holding paper in our hands, reading wha’ts printed on the pages. Subscriptions to beer magazines make excellent presents. Beerbooks.com, our favorite independent beer bookstore, hasa nice range to choose from. And when you order a gift subscription, they’ll send... »

New Belgium’s ‘Glass That Gives’ returns

New Belgium Brewing has once again rolled out its “Glass That Gives” program, in which the purchase of the brewery’s nucleated Belgian globe glasses benefit nonprofit organizations. Each two-pack gift box is available for $8.99, with $1 from each purchase going to one of four beneficiaries. The nonprofits that benefit from “The Glass That... »

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Beercandy: no ABV, but plenty of IBU

99 beers on the wall present

Need a beer? There’s an app for that

Read all about it – gift card included

New Belgium’s ‘Glass That Gives’ returns

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