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News from the IPCPR Trade Show, Part II

Binny's cigar guys George Eshou and Mike Trella recently spent a week in New Orleans at this year's IPCPR Trade Show. You can find Part I of George's notes from the event below. Here he continues his notes from the event, featuring...

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1 comments - Posted by Greg Versch at 11:30 AM - Categories: Cigar

Fall Seasonals Besides Pumpkin and Oktoberfest Beers

When it comes to breweries fall seasonal lineups, Oktoberfest and pumpkin beers reign supreme.  There are some breweries that shy away from these two traditional styles of beers, instead crafting styles not always associated with fall.  We would like to highlight a few of the beers that fit this bill...

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0 comments - Posted by Kyle Fornek at 1:14 PM - Categories: Beer

News from the IPCPR Trade Show, Part I

Binny's cigar guys George Eshou and Mike Trella recently spent a week in New Orleans at this year's IPCPR (International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers) Trade Show. It sounds like a lot of fun, but for these two it was all business, sniffing out the latest from the world of cigars to bring back to you...

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0 comments - Posted by Greg Versch at 12:30 PM - Categories: Cigar

Good Wine From Italy

Thirty-something Binny's Wine Consultants crowded into a room in a basement in one of our suburban Binny's locations yesterday afternoon. This was part two in a two part series of classes highlighting the wines of Italy, a subject...

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4 comments - Posted by Greg Versch at 5:56 PM - Categories: Wine

Rogue 21 Ale Available Exclusively at Binny's

Rogue Brewmaster John Maier has brewed 21 different beers for the 21 years of the Oregon Brewers Fest.  For this years festival John crafted a batch of Olde Ale, called 21 Ale, scheduled to only be brewed this single time...

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0 comments - Posted by Kyle Fornek at 1:27 PM - Categories: Beer

Guinness Black Lager is Coming to Binny's

Guinness Black Lager is coming to Binny’s! 

Building on 250 years of brewing tradition, the brewers of Guinness are introducing a new lager, and they say it’s like nothing you’ve ever tasted. The brewers tout the traditional lager brewing methods used to craft Guinness Black Lager...

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1 comments - Posted by Kyle Fornek at 12:00 PM - Categories: Beer

Anchor Brewing Releases First Seasonal in Five Years

It has been five years since the pioneers of the craft beer movement introduced Anchor Bock as the third seasonal beer in their lineup. The wait is over, as Anchor Brewing Company sent Humming Ale our way this week.  The fourth beer in Anchor's seasonal lineup will be an annual fall offering...

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0 comments - Posted by Kyle Fornek at 12:02 PM - Categories: Beer