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Lew Bryson, a remarkable writer about beer, whiskey, and all things Central PA recently posted this on his personal Facebook account, and said he didn’t have an outlet for posting it. So I immediately offered to host it here.

For those who don’t know Lew, check to the end of the piece to see my quick biography of Lew, and including links to his podcast as well as our podcast we did with Lew. But quickly, I will say this – Lew is a remarkable person, a fantastic writer, historian, and has an excellent sense of character, intelligence, and understanding. Empathetic and understanding, he understands people, all people, and even more importantly for this opinion piece – he knows what he’s talking about. This is an incredible piece, and I full heartedly agree with it (thus why I immediately jumped at the idea of hosting it here on the site).

Canadian Liquor Store Shelves (photo courtesy of Google, and selected by Lew Bryson)

 

Here goes. It’s time to say something about Canada’s reaction to Trump’s tariff sabre-rattling. For those of you who have been in a cave — and I can’t 100% say that I blame you — part of Canada’s response, part of their retaliation, to the threat of tariffs imposed on Canadian goods coming into the US has been focused on the US booze industries: spirits, wine, beer, and, I suppose, cider.
Some provinces, like Ontario, that have government alcohol wholesale/retail monopolies of various breadths, have not only stopped buying American booze, but have taken what they have off the shelves in their provincial stores. The LCBO, Ontario’s monopoly system, is one of the five largest alcohol retailers in the world; they have, to the best of my knowledge, taken all American-made products off their shelves; boxed it up and put it in storage. (It’s not like the spirits and wine, the greatest part of this, are going to go stale, to be fair.)
I know a lot of people in the industry on BOTH sides of the border. They have had various reactions to this. Some Americans are outraged; some are confused (“They’ve already paid for those bottles! Why not sell them and then not buy more?!”); some are tentatively supportive; a few strongly support these moves. Almost all of them feel that this is personally unfair; they didn’t impose the tariffs, after all, and — honestly, it’s true — why is booze always the first American product to feel retaliation?
What’s worse, in my eyes, is that some Americans have the attitude of “so what, Canada, who cares? Their whisky sucks, and I don’t need them, and neither does American whiskey.” I’m embarrassed when I hear people who should know better say things like that. First, their whisky by God DOESN’T suck, but that’s not the point. The point is that NONE OF THIS HAD TO HAPPEN, and we don’t make it better by pretending it doesn’t matter. More on that below.
But if any of the Canadians I know — some of whom I count as friends of long standing — have a reaction other than blazing defiance, I haven’t heard from them yet. The most common reaction has been pure Canada: a non-smiling “Elbows up!”, echoing Mr. Hockey, Saskatchewan-born Gordie Howe, a player who took no shit off anyone. Anyone who tried to slash Howe was getting a fast elbow to the head. Canada’s ready for this, and they’re not kidding.
Any argument by American producers/suppliers/exporters must be seen in this light. I’ve seen people say that the Canadian response, taking everything off the shelves, leaving only blank space behind, is disproportionate, that it makes no sense, that it goes further than the American tariffs.
Well, they’re right. It IS disproportionate to the tariffs. This doesn’t just affect day-to-day, month-on-month sales. This kind of action also attacks something much more valuable: the brand. Raise the price while leaving the bottles on the shelf, and you paradoxically make people think about the brand more, maybe even realize how much they ARE willing to spend to get it.
But take the bottles away, the facing, replacing it with a “BUY CANADIAN INSTEAD” sign, and the product becomes invisible. You’re not thinking about the Jack, or the Mondavi, and what you’d pay for them. No, you’re automatically thinking “Welp, I guess I’ll get some Lot 40 or Gibson’s 12. I’ll get some Quail’s Gate for dinner, or how about that Italian red? I’ve got no beef with the Italians.” The American brands are no longer even a choice, and that does long-term damage to the brand. As Don Draper put it in his icily cutting response, “I don’t think about you at all.”
Now, multiply that times every American product that we send to Canada. Unless it’s absolutely something where buying Canadian isn’t an option, it’s gone, and the memory is fading, or worse, indelibly tinged with anger.
Why anger? Because of tariffs imposed by an ally, a country that has been an ally for so long, in so many things, that for them to turn on Canada isn’t just economics, it’s betrayal, a shocking discard of trust.
And as I said above, none of this had to happen. We have a trade treaty with Canada, we have over 200 years of trade with Canada with only the ‘small hiccup’ of the War of 1812 to interrupt it (kidding, not kidding, you kicked our asses and sent us home, but we’re cool). We have zero legitimate issues with Canadian trade, and the “look at the tariffs Canada puts on American products!!” misinformation you’ve seen lately are all part of that trade treaty. We have no real trade problems with Canada.
But it’s worse than that, much worse. Trump’s constant needling about the “51st state,” and “Governor” Trudeau, about border issues and annexing part or all of the country, whether or not it’s another of his insanely unfunny jokes, has Canadians concerned, and rightly so. They’re concerned about the intentions of a superpower that has set the tone of restraint in international politics for the past 50 years, but has suddenly begun openly talking about grabbing territory. Canada, Greenland, Panama, Cuba, Gaza; why would they not take Trump seriously?
So for the Canadians, this is not about economics, this is not about money. It is about national existence, and the response should not be expected to ‘make sense’ in economic terms. The Canadians did not choose this fight. It was shoved onto them by one man, President Donald Trump, elected by a plurality of American voters, who apparently support him. If they don’t take that seriously, they’re deluding themselves.
Bottom line, then. Canada has been needlessly forced to this point. They’ve been pushed into the corner, and like any good hockey player, they’ve got their elbows up, ready to push it off and deal it out, and we should not be surprised by that. This game is being played at levels above the liquor store, but it still plays out there, like wars, politicians, and soldiers.
Don’t be angry with your Canadian customer; don’t be angry with your American supplier. Neither of them is to blame. Blame the ones who made this happen.

Lew Bryson Biography

Lew Bryson is a renowned journalist and author specializing in beer and whiskey. He began his career in the beverage industry in the early 1990s, initially focusing on beer before expanding to whiskey in 1997. His writing has been featured in prominent publications such as The Daily Beast, All About Beer Magazine, Whiskey Wash, and Craft Spirits Magazine. Bryson’s passion for craft beer was ignited during a visit to a German beer bar in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where he discovered the unique flavors of Altenmünster pilsner.

 

Bryson has been a full-time drinks writer since 1995 and served as the managing editor at Whisky Advocate magazine from 1996 to 2015. He is known for his extensive knowledge and engaging writing style, which has made him a respected voice in the beer and whiskey communities. Bryson has authored several books, including state brewery guidebooks and “Tasting Whiskey,” and more recently, “Whiskey Master Class,” released in 2020.

 

Throughout his career, Bryson has been recognized for his contributions to the beverage industry. His work spans multiple platforms, including his blog “Seen Through a Glass,” where he shares insights and reviews on beer and whiskey. Bryson continues to be an influential figure, offering guidance and commentary on the evolving world of craft beverages.

 

Seen Through a Glass Podcast

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]]> 16096 Seen Through a Glass – Season 2, Episode 31: Let’s Talk Beer (our interview with Lew Bryson) https://thebeerthrillers.com/2024/01/25/seen-through-a-glass-season-2-episode-31-lets-talk-beer-our-interview-with-lew-bryson/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=seen-through-a-glass-season-2-episode-31-lets-talk-beer-our-interview-with-lew-bryson Thu, 25 Jan 2024 18:44:05 +0000 https://thebeerthrillers.com/?p=13681 Our Interview is Up

Our podcast with Lew Bryson is now up and downloadable for all to enjoy! As we noted before – Seen Through a Glass Podcast Appearance – we got to meet with the esteemed Lew Bryson at Boneshire Brew Works on January 6th.

It was a wonderful experience, and we probably ran longer than he anticipated / wanted (Josh and I have a tendency to get a little windy, especially when drinking, and we also had Amy with as well who tried to curtail us somewhat). We sat in the back of the brewhouse at Boneshire Brew Works, drinking beer (I had the Barleywine x2 in my Mug Club mug, Josh had his trusty Mug, Lew got to try the Testify, and Amy had the Green Machine with coconut), we also got to enjoy a marzen from New Glarus, and we had ourselves a wonderful time despite the snow.

Speaking of the snow – the day was a beautiful snowy day…. that just kept piling up. Soon after our interview, Boneshire Brew Works closed for the day, as did most of the breweries in the Central PA area.

(One could make a comment that its that good old fashioned “Farm Show” weather.)

Season 2, Episode 31: Let’s Talk Beer

To listen to the podcast directly at the website, you can visit here:

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The full description of the page reads:

Mass beer hysteria!

I wanted to get more beer content in the podcast, so I invited The Beer Thrillers! Ben Kline, Amy Wolfe, and Josh Doncevic write The Beer Thrillers blog, which is…mostly about beer in Central PA, but they do book reviews (and not just beer books), beer trips well outside the area, and…well, a lot of stuff. We got together at Boneshire Brew Works on a snowy Saturday, ate great pizza and drank great beer while talking about hazy IPAs, the resurgence of classic styles, and why so many Central PA breweries went under recently. 

What else? A quick Farm Show report (Goat Sloppy Joes!), and a description of the Burns Night dinner my wife and I are hosting; the annual commemoration of Scottish poet Robert Burns. 

Next episode: a town profile episode, because I know you love ’em! Cheers!

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Season 2, Episode 31 – Lets Talk Beer

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]]> 13681 Best in Beer – Farm Show Awards (2024) https://thebeerthrillers.com/2024/01/09/best-in-beer-farm-show-awards-2024/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-in-beer-farm-show-awards-2024 Tue, 09 Jan 2024 20:35:00 +0000 https://thebeerthrillers.com/?p=13547 The 108th Annual Farm Show

On Friday – January 5th, 2023 – the 108th Annual Pennsylvania Farm Show kicked off at the (historic?) Farm Show Arena / Expo Hall / Building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The annual event brings people from all across the states in various agricultural industries to Harrisburg; to showcase, to compete, to interact, intermingle, and have a good time.

It also usually brings bad weather as well. As was apparent Saturday (January 6th) when we did our podcast with Lew Bryson for his “Seen Through a Glass“.

Friday was primarily just the food market and a few other events. The milkshakes were out, the talk of all the land, as always, and there was also free parking Friday so the food court was absolutely jammed pack. There was also a rodeo hosted on Friday.

Today – Tuesday, January 9th, they announced the winners of the Beer Competitions.

Farm Show – Best of Beer Awards

The Farm Show introduced the Best of Craft Beer Awards in 2019. This makes it the fourth year of them doing the awards (the awards went virtual in 2020).

You can read the rules for entry here: Department 34 – Beer Awards Rules and Entry Information.

Over the years there has been numerous winners from across the state. In this year’s competition, 44 breweries across 26 Pennsylvania counties submitted 255 beers to be judged, with 32 different breweries placing in the top 3 of these categories.

Let’s get to this year’s winners:

Best in Beer Winners – 2024

First, you can see the full list of entries and winners directly from the Farm Show’s site here: Department 34 – Craft Beer Entries (PDF). The PDF page is a bit confusing and shows all entries, how many points they received, if they are PA Preferred, and if they won a medal. No mention of categories or anything.

I will help you out here and break down the categories (best that I can) and show who won what place, and will list if it’s PA Preferred (more on what that is afterwards).

For a full list of all Farm Show competitions, and winners, you can view their Results page here: 108th Annual Farm Show Results.

Category: Brewery: Beer: Style: Award:
Light American Ales and Lagers BruDaddy’s A-Town Light American Light Lager 1st
Light American Ales and Lagers Wolf Brewing Golden Gaze Cream Ale 2nd
Light American Ales and Lagers Wallenpaupack Brewing Paupack Cream Ale Cream Ale 3rd
Light International Beer Spring House Brewing Grease the Poles Alternative Grain Beer 1st
Light International Beer McCall Collective Speakeasy Series – Kentucky Common Kentucky Common 2nd
Light International Beer Wolf Brewing Rhein Lock International Pale Lager 3rd
Czech Lagers Stoker’s Brewing Plzyenský Drozd – Czech Pilsner Czech Premium Pale Lager 1st
Czech Lagers Antifragile Brewing Rational Flaneur Czech Pale Lager 2nd
Czech Lagers Wolf Brewing Dusk til Dawn Czech Dark Lager 3rd
Light German Beer Locust Lane Farmhouse Pils Lager German Pils 1st
Light German Beer Hemauer Brewing Helles Lager Munich Helles Lager 2nd
Light German Beer Locust Lane Kolsch Ale Kolsch 3rd
Malty German Lagers Wallenpaupack Festbier Festbier 1st
Malty German Lagers Lavery Brewing Vanguard Lager Vienna Lager 2nd
Malty German Lagers Lost Tavern Brewing Das Lagerhosen Festbier 3rd
Dark European Beer Rough Edges Brewing Mr Yum Schwarzbier 1st
Dark European Beer Boal City Brewing Doppelbock Doppelbock 2nd
Dark European Beer Saucony Creek Rye Bock Dunkels Bock 3rd
Dark European Beer Otto’s Brewpub Schwarzbier Lager Schwarzbier Honorable Mention
American Blonde and Pale Ales GearHouse Brewing Canary in the Coal Mine Blonde Ale 1st
American Blonde and Pale Ales Aldus Brewing American Blonde Ale Blonde Ale 2nd
American Blonde and Pale Ales Wolf Brewing American Pale Ale With a Little Help From My Friends 3rd
American IPAs McCall Collective American IPA Wayward West Coast IPA 1st
American IPAs GearHouse Brewing American IPA Ninja Boots 2nd
American IPAs Dock Street Brewing American IPA Golden IPA 3rd
Hazy IPAs Second Sin Beer Hazy IPA Burgerstaxx 1st
Hazy IPAs Bent Run Brewing Hazy IPA Pearl O’My Eye 2nd
Hazy IPAs Antifragile Brewing Hazy IPA Moonlit Grotto 3rd
European Wheat Beers Wallenpaupack Brewing Weissbier (Hefeweizen) Hawley Hefeweizen 1st
European Wheat Beers GearHouse Brewing Weissbier Hefe Weight 2nd
European Wheat Beers Wolf Brewing Weissbier El Hefe 3rd
Traditional English Ales Two Rivers Brewing Strong Bitter Old Squire Abel’s ESB 1st
Traditional English Ales Two Rivers Brewing British Brown Ale Bankers Brown Ale 2nd
Traditional English Ales Olde Bedford Brewing Strong Bitter Dog Bollocks ESB 3rd
British Ales Appalachian Brewing Scottish Export Jolly Scot Scottish Ale 1st
British Ales GearHouse Brewing Irish Stout Sally O’Mally 2nd
British Ales Hemauer Brewing Irish Red Ale McFadden 3rd
Strong British and American Ales ZeroDay Brewing Double IPA Double Rodeo 1st
Strong British and American Ales Wallenpaupack Brewing English Barleywine Sixth Anniversary Ale 2nd
Strong British and American Ales Aldus Brewing Double IPA Can I Kick It? (IPA) 3rd
Belgian Ales Stoker’s Brewing Belgian Dark Strong Ale KINDLING KWAD 1st
Belgian Ales Dock Street Brewing Saison Bindlestiff 2nd
Belgian Ales Yorkholo Brewing Belgian Golden Strong Ale Barn Beer 3rd
Fruit Beer Allusion Brewing Specialty Fruit Beer In Another Castle 1st
Fruit Beer Boom City Brewing Fruit Beer Last Raft Raspberry Wheat Ale 2nd
Fruit Beer Lavery Brewing Specialty Fruit Beer Liopard Oir 3rd
Fruit, Herb, Vegetable Twisted Elk Brewing Fruit, Herb, Vegetable Kona Dream 1st
Fruit, Herb, Vegetable ZeroDay Brewing Fruit, Herb, Vegetable OOO Spooky 2nd
Fruit, Herb, Vegetable Spring House Brewing Fruit, Herb, Vegetable Kerplunk! 3rd
Specialty Spice / Herb / Veg Beer Shy Bear Brewing Autumn Seasonal Beer Emmie Voorhees 1st
Specialty Spice / Herb / Veg Beer Saucony Creek Autumn Seasonal Beer Maple Mistress 2nd
Specialty Spice / Herb / Veg Beer Otto’s Brewpub Autumn Seasonal Beer Small Batch Series Ale: Pumpkin Ale 3rd
Specialty Wood Aged Beers Aldus Brewing Specialty Wood Aged Beer Red Rye Revival 1st
Specialty Wood Aged Beers Chatty Monks / Pagoda City Brewing Specialty Wood Aged Beer Rum – Barrel Aged Jester’s Song 2nd
Specialty Wood Aged Beers Yergey Brewing Specialty Wood Aged Beer Three Kings And A Bourbon Street Wench 3rd
Sour and Wild Ales Locust Lane Fruit Lambic Cherry Preserves Sour Ale 1st
American Ambers, Browns, and Porters Boom City American Porter Muddy River Porter 1st
American Ambers, Browns, and Porters Bent Run Brewing American Brown Ale Deerfoot Nut Brown Ale 2nd
American Ambers, Browns, and Porters Bent Run Brewing American Amber Ale Allegheny Amber Ale 3rd
Smoke and Wood Aged Beers Lost Tavern Brewing Wood Aged Barrel Aged – If Time Is Money 1st
Smoke and Wood Aged Beers Yorkholo Brewing Rauchbier Yorkholo Lager 2nd
Smoke and Wood Aged Beers Lavery Brewing Classic Style Smoked Beer Belfast Black Smoked Porter 3rd
Mixed-Style and Experimental Beers Wallenpaupack Brewing Mixed Style Beer For The Love Of Lager: Italian-Style Pilsner 1st
Mixed-Style and Experimental Beers Fegley’s Brew Works Mixed Style Beer Pilsner Noctumo 2nd
Mixed-Style and Experimental Beers Chatty Monks Brewing / Pagoda City Brewing Experimental Beer Hey Bae Rose 3rd
PA Preferred Wallenpaupack Brewing Hazy IPA Avery Mt. Fresh Hop DIPA 1st
PA Preferred Olde Bedford Brewing IPL Ranch Life IPL 2nd
PA Preferred Olde Bedford Brewing Fruited Sour Becky’s Bistro Wild Blackberry Sour 3rd
Best in Show Stoker’s Brewing Belgian Dark Strong Ale KINDLING KWAD Best in Show
All of the 2024 Pennsylvania Farm Show Winners

 

PA Preferred

PA Preferred is a big deal, but even a bigger deal around Farm Show time. The breweries and brewers who do it make a big mention of it and a big “to – do” about it. The point of it is to use all Pennsylvania products, from the malt and grain to the hops and to the water and everything else in between. There is becoming more and more of a bigger push to go “all Pennsylvanian” with breweries. Troegs Brewing, Wallenpaupack Brewing, Logyard Brewing, Boneshire Brew Works, Hemauer Brewing, and several others are striving to make more and more of their beers this way.

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We are also working on a project of creating printable and downloadable PDFs and resources to be able to check and keep track of all of the breweries you’ve been to. So stay tuned for that project once we are finished with the Brewery Maps of the US States.

You can check out our different directories here: Beer Reviews, Hike Reviews, Book Reviews, Brewery News, Brewery Openings, Brewer Interviews, and Travelogues.

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You can now find us on our Discord Server here: The Beer Thrillers (Discord Server). We’ve also joined LinkTree to keep track of all of our social media pages, as well as hot new articles we’ve written.

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The Beer Thrillers are a blog that prides itself on writing beer reviews, brewery reviews, travelogues, news (especially local to the Central PA brewery scene), as well as covering other topics of our interests – such as hiking, literature and books, board games, and video games which we sometimes stream with our friends over at Knights of Nostalgia. We are currently listed as #7 on FeedSpot’s “Top 100 Beer Blogs” and #8 on FeedSpot’s “Top 40 Pennsylvania Blogs”. (As of January 2023.) Thank you for reading our site today, please subscribe, follow, and bookmark. Please reach out to us if you are interested in working together. If you would like to donate to the blog you can here: Donate to The Beer Thrillers. Thank you!

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If you would like to reach out to us for product reviews, beer reviews, press release writing, and other media – please contact us at thebeerthrillers@gmail.com. Thank you.

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This Saturday – January 6th, 2024 – at 2:00 PM at Boneshire Brew Works, we will be appearing on Lew Bryson’s “Seen Through a Glass” podcast.

Lew Bryson is an all – star in the craft beer and alcohol industry. He’s an accomplished writer, author, traveler, has a podcast, appears on a craft beer TV show, and so much more. To list his full accomplishments and accolades would take far too long to even make a list. (Maybe we will anyway, just to see the stretch of it all.)

So it is a complete honor to get to be on his podcast this Saturday. We will be discussing Boneshire Brew Works’ beers, the state of the industry, and Central PA. We will keep you updated for when the podcast becomes available for download and to listen.

Seen Through a Glass

You can find the podcast directly at its website here: Seen Through a Glass: A Podcast. You can also download individual podcasts through Apple, Google, PodBean, Spotify, and PlayerFM.

The official homepage description reads:

Seen Through A Glass is about drinks and food in central Pennsylvania, hosted by experienced drinks writer Lew Bryson. There are shows about particular products — maple syrup, soft-serve ice cream, whiskey — and about the attractions of individual towns: Lock Haven, Carlisle, Altoona. We do interviews, visit/reviews, and there’s always What I’m Drinking Today, a review of a beverage; might be whiskey, might be beer, might be coffee. Grab a slice and a glass and join us! The show accepts NO money from the businesses and people I talk to. If that ever changes, I’ll let you know.

Be sure to stay tuned for when we have the podcast, and when its available. Also stay up to date with the Seen Through a Glass Facebook Page.

Thank You For Reading

If you like this article, please check out our other many articles, including news, beer reviews, travelogues, maps, and much much more. We greatly appreciate everyone visiting the site!

Cheers.

Thanks again for reading everyone. Take some time to check out the site, we greatly appreciate it. We have affiliates and sponsors with Pretzels.com and Beer Drop.com, which can save you money on their products if you are interested. Check out our articles on them. Make sure to check out our beer reviews, brewery reviews, Amy’s weekly column, book reviews, hike reviews, and so much more.

As always, thank you everyone for reading! Leave your likes, comments, suggestions, questions, etc, in the comments section. Or use the Feedback – Contact Us – page, and we’ll get right back to you! You can also reach out to us at our direct e-mail address: thebeerthrillers@gmail.com

Thank you for visiting our blog. Please make sure to follow, bookmark, subscribe, and make sure to comment and leave feedback and like the blog posts you read. It will help us to better tailor the blog to you, the readers, likes and make this a better blog for everyone.

We are working on a massive project here at The Beer Thrillers. We are creating a map of all of the breweries across the United States. State by state we are adding maps of all of the different states with every brewery in each state. (We will eventually get to the US Territories, as well as the Canadian Provinces, and possibly more countries; as well as doing some fun maps like a map of all the breweries we’ve been to, and other fun maps.) You can find the brewery maps here:

We are also working on a project of creating printable and downloadable PDFs and resources to be able to check and keep track of all of the breweries you’ve been to. So stay tuned for that project once we are finished with the Brewery Maps of the US States.

You can check out our different directories here: Beer Reviews, Hike Reviews, Book Reviews, Brewery News, Brewery Openings, Brewer Interviews, and Travelogues.

Please be sure to follow us on our social media accounts – Facebook, Facebook Group, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Influence. As well as our brand new Tumblr page. Please be sure to also follow, like, subscribe to the blog here itself to keep updated. We love to hear from you guys, so be sure to leave a comment and let us know what you think!

You can now find us on our Discord Server here: The Beer Thrillers (Discord Server). We’ve also joined LinkTree to keep track of all of our social media pages, as well as hot new articles we’ve written.

The Beer Thrillers on LinkTree can be found here: The Beer Thrillers LinkTree.

We have partnered with an affiliateship with Beer Drop.com. You can check out that partnership and receive great discounts, coupons, and more here: Beer Drop. Going here and logging in and ordering will help you receive your discounts and coupons as well as help support our page. Thank you for helping to support The Beer Thrillers and to help us maintain the site and blog and to keep it running.

The Beer Thrillers are a blog that prides itself on writing beer reviews, brewery reviews, travelogues, news (especially local to the Central PA brewery scene), as well as covering other topics of our interests – such as hiking, literature and books, board games, and video games which we sometimes stream with our friends over at Knights of Nostalgia. We are currently listed as #7 on FeedSpot’s “Top 100 Beer Blogs” and #8 on FeedSpot’s “Top 40 Pennsylvania Blogs”. (As of January 2023.) Thank you for reading our site today, please subscribe, follow, and bookmark. Please reach out to us if you are interested in working together. If you would like to donate to the blog you can here: Donate to The Beer Thrillers. Thank you!

You can also check out our partnership and affiliation with Pretzels.com, where ordering pretzels and using our affiliate code – AFFILIATE CODE IS THEBEERTHRILLERS20 – will help you get wonderful pretzels and help us maintain and keep this blog running. Thank you!

If you would like to reach out to us for product reviews, beer reviews, press release writing, and other media – please contact us at thebeerthrillers@gmail.com. Thank you.

(Thank you for reading. The opinions, thoughts, and expressions of each article posted on The Beer Thrillers represents the author of the content and only themselves. It does not express the opinions, beliefs, or ideas held by The Beer Thrillers or any company in which the author themselves work for. Each piece of written content is written by the creator(s) listed in the authorial section on each article unless otherwise noted. Their opinions, comments, and words on screen do not represent any company in which they work for and / or are affiliated with or any non – profits that they contribute to. Thank you.)

 

 

 

 

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