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Kate Bernot
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Kate Bernot is a freelance writer and a certified beer judge. She was previously managing editor at The Takeout.

I agree that perhaps his original tweet was not newsworthy (hence why we didn’t write about it earlier this week), but when he’s given editorial space in one of the most-read newspapers in the country, that feels like it is news worth covering.  Read more

Oh my god I love this oven story so much.  Read more

Do you have any good local/regional chains to make up for the ones you’re far from?  Read more

Yeah, to that end I’d rather see more inherently “small” beers like kolsches or goses than session IPAs but I’ll take the lower ABV any which way, too.  Read more

A very special, zesty edition of Friday Kate. Read more

I think that’s a typo but I’m glad you’re happy!  Read more

I don’t think many of these brewers are using the enzyme in these beers, which was the defining trait of the brut IPA. Read more

Ah, it truly wouldn’t be one of my beer articles if someone didn’t jump into the comments to tell me I drink like a pussy. [marks that square off the bingo card] Read more

I see this point for sure, but it seems like it all comes down to “occasions.” At a baseball game or on a summer fishing trip, yeah, I want to drink four or five beers over the course of the day. Light beers in that case taste refreshing and cold. At home watching a movie on a Friday night, I’m more likely to drink Read more

I could have explained that more clearly. Austin Beerworks did, years ago, sell the 99-pack of beer with actual, full cans in it. Now, that promotion is over and the brewery only sells the box as a novelty in its gift shop. Read more