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La La Land
The Academy Awards will be honoring the best pictures of the year this Sunday and given the fact that most of us haven’t seen any of these movies, we’ll probably need to start drinking to stay interested. So here are this year’s best picture nominees paired with just the right craft beer.
Arrival – We did see this this arty “alien encounter” movie and have to admit it would have been better had we been drinking. Best Picture Craft Beer Pairing: Ground Control Imperial Stout from Ninkasi
Fences – Denzel Washington directed and stars in this adaptation of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, which centers on a black garbage collector in 1950s Pittsburgh. Best Picture Craft Beer Pairing: Garbage Pale Ale from Iron Goat Brewing
Hacksaw Ridge – The true-life story of a conscientious objector who saved 75 men in Okinawa, during the bloodiest battle of WWII, without ever firing a single shot. Best Picture Craft Beer Pairing: Hacksaw Dark Lager from Burial Beer
Hell or High Water –Two brothers turn to bank robbing to save the family farm down in Texas (haven’t we seen this movie before?). Best Picture Craft Beer Pairing: Shiner Bock
Hidden Figures – The (up until now) untold story of three brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who were the brains behind John Glen’s launch into orbit. Best Picture Craft Beer Pairing: Orbit Hey from Orbit Beers London
La La Land – An aspiring actress and a dedicated jazz musician, struggling to pursue their dreams, meet cute, and dance their way across Los Angeles. Best Picture Craft Beer Pairing: Point The Way IPA from Golden Road Brewing
Lion – Another true story, this one about of Saroo Brierley, an Indian boy who was lost as a child and eventually reunited with his family 25 years later. Best Picture Craft Beer Pairing: Reunion Ale from Shmaltz Brewing
Manchester by the Sea – a brooding loner who works as a handyman for a Boston apartment block, deals with his brother’s sudden death and learns that he’s been named guardian to his 16-year-old nephew. Best Picture Craft Beer Pairing: Permanent Funeral – 3 Floyds Brewing
Moonlight – A look at a young black man growing up in Miami told at three separate stages in his life. Best Picture Craft Beer Pairing: Tropic of Passion Wheat Ale – Concrete Beach Brewery
