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Ben Keene

@whereandback.bsky.social

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Parenting, hiking, beer writing & marketing, not always in that order. Authored The Great Northeast Brewery Tour & Best Hikes Near NYC. He/him. 📍 Seattle, WA

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Ben Keene @whereandback.bsky.social · 1d

What a night, Seattle. Tridents way up!

Ben Keene @whereandback.bsky.social · 1d

Today, or in general? 😁

Ben Keene @whereandback.bsky.social · 1d

How about that?!?

Ben Keene @whereandback.bsky.social · 2d

Such a stickler! 😆

Ben Keene @whereandback.bsky.social · 2d

Our venal, vindictive, near-octogenarian president is issuing illegal edicts via social media. FFS.

Ben Keene @whereandback.bsky.social · 5d

Yikes.

Ben Keene @whereandback.bsky.social · 5d

Things were bleak in Portland over the weekend. I personally saw numerous combatants enjoying an autumn stroll or the city's many food cart pods. My own war rations included a brisket sandwich and fragrant fresh hop IPA.

Ben Keene @whereandback.bsky.social · 8d

"Like avant-garde jazz, [Upright Brewing] thrilled those who understood the form deeply, but may have been inaccessible to the hazy IPA fan." @beervana.bsky.social on the loss of one of Portland's great breweries. www.beervanablog.com/beervana/202...

Upright Brewing, 2009-2025 — Beervana

Founder Alex Ganum is one of a handful of the most gifted brewers I’ve encountered in my travels around the world, and on a number of occasions, tasting his beer left me startled by its originality an...

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Ben Keene @whereandback.bsky.social · 13d

Gotta snag that one. Also the Dolcita!

Ben Keene @whereandback.bsky.social · 13d

September is a special month here in the PNW, as expressive beers made with freshly picked hops appear and then quickly vanish at bars and bottle shops. I really enjoy them, & so far Bale Breaker, Fort George, Single Hill & Lucky Envelope have made my favorite examples this season. What about you?

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Ben Keene @whereandback.bsky.social · 17d

Maybe the strangest can copy I can remember seeing.

Ben Keene @whereandback.bsky.social · 17d

Big beer news from the East Coast. I find it simultaneously curious and clever.

DC Beer @dcbeer.com · 17d

“It won’t be just Aslin and Torch for long.”

Aslin Turns 10, Merges With NYC's Torch & Crown: Introducing Driven Collective | DC Beer

Ten years ago Aslin Beer Co. was a small brewery with a cult following in a Herndon, Virginia office park. Today they’re the third largest brewer in

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Ben Keene @whereandback.bsky.social · 18d

Clucking awesome!

Ben Keene @whereandback.bsky.social · 22d

Munich's Oktoberfest begins tomorrow and continues until October 5th. In this article, my friend Adam recommends 13 places to get into the spirit without leaving the US. And I'll add a favorite of my own for those in NYC: the historic Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden. www.foodandwine.com/americas-bes...

America’s Best Beer Gardens for Oktoberfest Season

Toast to a German biergarten experience at these modern day beer gardens at breweries and hop gardens from Washington state to Washington, D.C. Here's where to share beers al fresco around Oktoberfest...

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Ben Keene @whereandback.bsky.social · 23d

Hop harvest is a special time of year here in the #PNW. To experience a symphony of Simcoe, I recommend Bale Breaker's Fresh Hop Topcutter. balebreaker.com/beer/fresh-h...

Ben Keene @whereandback.bsky.social · 24d

This is the way.

Ben Keene @whereandback.bsky.social · 25d

Wow. Just wow.

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Amnesty International @amnesty.org · Sep 11

Our human rights are not protected if our leaders fail to tackle and end the epidemic of gun violence and gun deaths.

We all have the right to live free from gun violence

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Ben Keene @whereandback.bsky.social · Sep 11

Happy hop harvest season! Ranging from full-fledged farms to small-scale plots, a number of breweries around the country (and Canada, too) grow their own hops. In this piece for @vinepair.com, I recommend six places where you can toast under the trellises this month. vinepair.com/articles/bre...

Toast Under the Trellises at These Breweries That Grow Their Own Hops

From raising a liter of lager in a Bavarian beer garden to sipping a chalice of Trappist ale at a monastic brewery, or knocking back a pint of bitter in an English pub, there are a few quintessential ...

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Ben Keene @whereandback.bsky.social · Sep 7

Looks like you're doing Portland right!

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Ben Keene @whereandback.bsky.social · Sep 7

Well, Olsen and McCaffrey were teammates for three seasons not too long ago...

Ben Keene @whereandback.bsky.social · Aug 31

My first fresh hop beer of 2025 was an IPA dry hopped with wet Chinook from Sapwood Cellars: Wet Hop Maryland Summer. What's everyone else drinking?

Ben Keene @whereandback.bsky.social · Aug 31

Next level shifty!

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Ben Keene @whereandback.bsky.social · Aug 24

It's been years since my last beer from Maryland's Burley Oak Brewing, so I was glad to find cans of this pithy, peachy IPA near my parents' place last night.

Ben Keene @whereandback.bsky.social · Aug 18

A little early for an April Fools press release, no?

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