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

Ben Keene @whereandback.bsky.social · 10d

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 · 14d

Maybe the strangest can copy I can remember seeing.

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Ben Keene @whereandback.bsky.social · 14d

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

DC Beer @dcbeer.com · 14d

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

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 · 15d

Clucking awesome!

America’s Best Beer Gardens for Oktoberfest Season

Ben Keene @whereandback.bsky.social · 19d

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...

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 · 20d

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...

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Ben Keene @whereandback.bsky.social · 21d

This is the way.

Ben Keene @whereandback.bsky.social · 22d

Wow. Just wow.

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

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Amnesty International @amnesty.org · 28d

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 · 27d

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...

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!

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!

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?

Ben Keene @whereandback.bsky.social · Aug 15

Took the kid to Cloudburst for Szechuan-style dumplings (him) and hazy IPA hopped with Strata and Eclipse (me). It went well.

Ben Keene @whereandback.bsky.social · Aug 5

That Wild Hare has my number!

Ben Keene @whereandback.bsky.social · Jul 30

I'm a firm believer that date night dinners should end with a dessert.

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Sounders FC @soundersfc.com · Jul 18

Matchday Pub Crawl 🥳

Head down to Reuben's Brews before tomorrow's match for a pub crawl and the release of their new Seattle Sports Beer Premium Lager!

MORE ➡️ sndrs.com/8ma0oh7i

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Ben Keene @whereandback.bsky.social · Jul 13

Duvel is very much a world class beer, but does a badge from a publication that folded 8 years ago really motivate customers?