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mental_floss is drinking a Focal Banger by The Alchemist at mental_floss offices
Two beers produced by The Alchemist, Heady Topper and Focal Banger, landed on Rate Beer's list of the world's top 100 beers last year.
mental_floss is drinking a Santilli by Night Shift Brewing at mental_floss offices
Before Night Shift's founders quit their day jobs, the trio would get together after work to practice brewing, often working past midnight.
Earned the American Craft Beer Week (2017) badge!
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mental_floss is drinking an Oatsmobile Ale by Bell's Brewery at mental_floss offices
Like Bell's, Oldsmobile was Michigan-grown. In its 107-year history, it built 35 million cars, including 14 million at its Lansing plant.
mental_floss is drinking an O.K. Beer by Browar Okocim at mental_floss offices
Johann Evangelist Götz, Okocim's founder, escaped an 1846 peasant uprising after workers praised the brewery's fair pay and conditions.
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mental_floss is drinking a Big Hugs (2016) by Half Acre Beer Company at mental_floss offices
Some cats are allergic to humans.
mental_floss is drinking an Erdinger Weißbier / Hefe-Weizen by Erdinger Weissbräu at mental_floss offices
Erdinger is said to be the world's largest wheat beer brewery.
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mental_floss is drinking an Eastern Standard by Peekskill Brewery at mental_floss offices
In 2015, North Korea set its clocks back by 30 minutes to spite "Japanese imperialists," with whom they'd shared a time zone since 1910.
Earned the Photogenic Brew (Level 22) badge!
mental_floss is drinking a Southernhopalistic by Other Half Brewing Co. at mental_floss offices
This beer's namesake, OutKast's debut album 'Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik,' turned 23 on April 26.
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Teri Tousignant: Other half makes some great beers.
mental_floss is drinking a Saloon Doors by Other Half Brewing Co. at mental_floss offices
Saloon doors weren't a Western bar's only form of security. A standard set of doors in front could be shut and locked up at closing time.
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mental_floss is drinking a Heineken by Heineken at mental_floss offices
Heineken was served at the brand new Eiffel Tower's restaurant during the 1889 World Fair, taking home the fair's Diplôme de Grand Prix.
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mental_floss is drinking a Crusher by The Alchemist at mental_floss offices
As a way of giving back, the Vermont-based Alchemist brewery runs a scholarship fund for seniors attending one of six local high schools.
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mental_floss is drinking a Cinnamon Raisin Commodore by Ballast Point Brewing Company at mental_floss offices
Ballast Point, whose labels all incorporate nautical themes, sponsors two separate fishing teams that compete year-round.
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mental_floss is drinking a Double Dry Hopped Fort Point by Trillium Brewing Company at mental_floss offices
Boston's historic Fort Point neighborhood was once home to a fortress that protected the inner harbor during the American Revolution.
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mental_floss is drinking a Schöfferhofer Hefeweizen / Weizen by Radeberger Gruppe at mental_floss offices
The first Radler (German for "cyclist") was mixed for a group of thirsty riders. When the keg ran out, the pub owner mixed in fruit soda.
Earned the National Beer Day (2017) badge!
mental_floss is drinking an Urweisse by Erdinger Weissbräu at mental_floss offices
Erdinger's Urweisse recipe hasn't changed since the brewery's founding in 1886.
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mental_floss is drinking a Forever Simcoe by Other Half Brewing Co. at mental_floss offices
Yakima Valley-grown hops like Simcoe make up more than 75 percent of the U.S. hops yield.
mental_floss is drinking a Coors Banquet by Coors Brewing Company at mental_floss offices
Before Coors was available nationwide, Presidents Eisenhower and Ford would carry cases back on Air Force One after trips out west.
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mental_floss is drinking a Temporary Identity by Threes Brewing at mental_floss offices
Three's Brewing is named for both the three-man crew who founded it as well as the brewery's Brooklyn address: 333 Douglass Street.
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mental_floss is drinking a Defender IPA by Brooklyn Brewery at mental_floss offices
Brooklyn's Defender IPA was the official beer of last year's New York Comic Con. Its label was designed by noted comic artist Jamal Igle.
mental_floss is drinking a Little Boss by Blue Owl Brewing at mental_floss offices
Blue Owl's claim to fame: It's the only brewery in the country that focuses exclusively on sour-mashed beers.
Teri Tousignant: They make a lot of good beers!
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