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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 swear that’s like the fifth independent reference to Malibu Stacy and her new hat I’ve seen since the weekend started. Read more

Sources with knowledge of the situation have revealed the name of the employee Easterbrook had his relationship with:

I’ll applaud when that sauce is available in 2 liter bottles at the grocery store and not a moment sooner.
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Is this really a “good thing” though? I posit that it’s not, it’s simply doing what all their competitors are already doing: putting a flavor on pizza crust. Read more

Five Guys got ridiculously priced for a non-sit down restaurant. Once the bill was very nearly $30 for two people (and I got the little cheeseburger and little fries, to boot) it made the food seem pathetic. For $30 I don’t want to be fishing limp fries out of an oily paper sack or getting my own soda. I haven’t gone Read more

100%. The only breweries I know that avoid this entirely have onsite labs and test everything before it goes out the door. Read more

not known by many is that the company signals the selection of a new Papa with black smoke.

What baffles me— and maybe the answer is the same— is when I get out an unshaken beer, and I open it and it’s fine, and I carry it to the living room and set it on a coaster and it’s fine, and I drink some, and I set it down, and I drink some, and I set it down again, and THEN it gushes all over. The hell is that Read more

I’ll hang with you on this, you’re not unpopular in the Phantom Zone.  Read more

They did such a good job keeping this quiet that I hadn’t even heard about it until a few weeks ago, and I’ll just say that I have a relationship of sorts with the company, though it doesn’t involve defined and regular communication. Though, that relationship maybe put blinders on me to a degree -- not needing to go Read more

I’d add to this simple over carbonation in force carbed beers. Many smaller breweries, and some surprisingly large ones, can have inconsistent staff or equipment kept running with spit and duct tape. On top of that mistakes just happen, particularly with smaller companies that do a lot manually rather than with Read more

They still ask if you want a girl toy or a boy toy. It gives me rage every time. Either ask which toy the kid wants - currently Pokemon or Hello Kitty - or just have one toy and the boys can deal with getting a Hello Kitty doll sometimes just like we girls need to deal with “boy” things our entire lives. Seriously, my Read more

dry hopping can often be the culprit. I made a black IPA (dry hopped) a couple of years ago which was a total gusher. Read more

I was solidly team Allison on this one, however you do bring up some good points. That and Kate referenced My Cousin Vinny.

Then again muttons brings up some good points below as well. Allison and her Ramen and Pho soup meals argument.

I’m so torn.  *shakes fist at sky* Read more