Articles by Andy Cope


Peticolas Green Flash Operation Collaboration
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Just Tapped: Peticolas/Green Flash Operation Collaboration

Great things can be accomplished through collaboration, and no one understands this better than craft brewers. Do you want proof? Then, you’re going to want to get to the Flying Saucer, Meddlesome Moth or one of our other sister restaurants if you’re in or near the Dallas area. If you’re not nearby, you’re going to…

A brief history of beer
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A brief history of brewing beer

The 170-year-old beer found off the coast of Finland, buried in a shipwreck at the bottom of the Baltic Sea, shines new light on beer-crafting processes of long ago. Though the smell of this mid-18th-century brew was rancid (no smell compared to burnt rubber and goats ever is good), researchers were able to determine that the…

Would you drink a 170-year-old beer?
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Would you drink a
170-year-old beer?

We’ve all pushed the limits with expiration dates. Perhaps that milk in the fridge expired Tuesday, but since it passes the “sniff test,” it makes the cut. Now imagine if that thing in your fridge expired almost two centuries ago. Would you still drink it then? Not even the sniff test could justify that, right? Especially if…

bottle share
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Host your own bottle share

You know that one-of-a-kind, white whale of a bomber you got your hands on two years ago? The one you’re hoarding in the dark recesses of your closet, waiting for the perfect time to open? Unless you’re expecting a visit from Sam Calagione or Charlie Papazian sometime soon, it might be time to host a bottle share….

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Cheers to Avery Brewing Co.’s new taproom

It’s been more than 20 years in the making, but Avery Brewing Company has a new home. Co-founder Adam Avery, who started the company back in 1993 with his father, broke ground in January 2014, and the 96,000-square-foot facility in Boulder, Colorado, is finally finished. The $30 million Avery Brewing facility is capable of churning out…

Stone Brewing Co. Berlin
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Stone Brewing Co. Invades Germany

In 1997, less than a year after its ribbon-cutting ceremony, Stone Brewing Co. made a promise to its supporters: “To our fans who go to these fine places and drink our beer, we pledge to never let you down.” Next year, as Stone celebrates its 20th anniversary with an expansion into Europe, that promise is…

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