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"Local" and "craft" are two words that are no longer relevant in beer vocabulary. Just my opinion...but I'm sticking with it.

Too often people support particular breweries on the basis of those two words rather than on the actual quality of the beer produced. Consumers often say the beer wasn't very good at a certain brewery but they'll give it a second, third or fourth chance simply because it's down the street or the atmosphere was "fun".

This comes to us from Forbes.com. They picked 10 breweries they thought to be worthy travel destinations. This is their take on places where the beer's good and the tours are better than most . . . Some of our friends made this list and many of our favorites didn't . . . And since Forbes is a player in the world of travel guides, so we thought you might be interested in their choices!

So, here goes...

We all know what it's like when the holidays roll around each year:  Christmas music, Black Friday sales, Santas everywhere and a general reveling in the holiday spirit. There are candles to be lit, dreidels to be spun, a baby born in a barn and all manner of family traditions as the winter begins to creep in. Amid all this joy and love, there's also a lot of stress, social calls, presents to be wrapped and wired children to corral. So here are five different well-crafted beers we suggest offering loved ones for your feast or simply as a brief escape from the madness of the holidays.

In case you hadn't heard, some big news went down yesterday with Anheuser-Busch purchasing 10 Barrel Brewing based in Bend, Oregon and we couldn't help but notice some serious frustration on the part of craft beer lovers across the country. When the news hit around 9am pacific, there was so much wailing and gnashing of teeth over yet another craft brewer seemly being overrun by the largest brewer in world, we felt it was time for some introspection on what it all means.

So many beers, So little time...Newbies is your essential map to the "best of the best" and the hottest new craft beers rolling out each week, and this week, we're all about the seasonals ... From Avery's New World Porter to the massiveness of The Maharaja, we've got all kinds of new releases you're going to want to chase down.

So welcome to another edition of Newbies--your ultimate guide to great new craft beers!  

So many beers, So little time...With so many craft breweries, releasing so many beers, we thought it might help to provide a weekly update on all the new beers that are hitting the streets...So welcome to this week's edition of Newbies - your guide to great new craft beer releases!

In his new book The Audacity of Hops: The History of America's Craft Beer Revolution, Tom Acitelli chronicles the struggles and successes of building the nation's craft beer scene. I've got to admit, I've never been a huge history buff...but this is the kind of historical reading I can get behind!

Jack McAuliffe’s pioneering spirit paved the way for the American craft beer revolution. The Boston beer Company re-released his original ...

So many beers, so little time...Welcome to this week's edition of Newbies - your guide to great new craft beer releases! This week, we've got new releases from New Belgium, Boston Beer, Ninkasi, and more...all just a click away.

Hard cider was one of the most popular beverages in Colonial America, along with rum, but then beer took over and took off never really looking back. As craft beer has exploded and drinkers are now looking for the next most interesting beverage, cider is making a comeback.