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It’s a scary moment we’ve all faced. You dig deep into the fridge looking for a tasty beverage when you discover a beer that’s been sitting there since… hmm… since, when? Not knowing how long it’s been “lagering” in the back of your crisper drawer, you crack it open and hope for the best, only to find that your best bet is to dump the skunky swill down the drain.

Thankfully, instead of curing cancer or working to develop alternative fuel sources to help reduce our dependence on foreign oil, a group of scientists have been hard at work trying to ensure that this scenario becomes a distant memory.

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Thursday night, F.X. Matt brewery in Utica, New York, maker of Saranac beer and ale, was engulfed in flames as four fire companies battled a fire and residents were evacuated from a six-block area surrounding the brewery.

Early reports are that the fire originated on the second floor of the bottling shop and quickly spread to the upper floors. Employees have said that a welding project may be to blame.

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If you ever want to know why I really love craft beer, this is it right here.

Oregon’s Full Sail Brewing offers up a nice selection of brews, from Amber, IPA and Pale Ale to Session Lager (great name!) and Wassail Winter Ale, but you have to love their LTD line of beer. For them, LTD means “limited edition” and “Live The Dream.”

In celebration of the brewery’s 21st birthday, they’re concocting an ever-changing series of small batch beers, available for a limited time only. Each new LTD Series brew will showcase an original lager recipe, pimped out by their “ace crew of libationary wunderkinds.”

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Aladdin Beverage, which currently distributes Devassa from Brazil, Kross from Chile, Green Man from New Zealand and Patagonia from Argentina, is expanding their offerings with two new brews from South America: Patagonia Negra Intensa and Antares Beer.

Antares Beer is Argentina’s fastest-growing premium beer from New Patagonia Brewery and is “specially brewed to be extra smooth and less grassy, Antares is a refreshing, full flavored, super premium lager.”

Brewed at the New Patagonia Brewery in the southernmost region of Latin America, at Mar del Plata, Argentina, the brewery’s offerings include: Kolsch Beer, Scotch Ale Beer, Porter Beer, Imperial Stout beer, and Barley Wine Beer. All are available both in 330ml and 600 ml amber glass bottles.

As for Patagonia Negra Intensa, it is an exotic, dark stout that will reportedly be available in late summer. It can be compared in style to Negra Modelo, Mexico’s top selling dark beer, which sold 3.2 million cases in the U.S. in 2006. Patagonia Negra Intensa’s flavor originates from dark-roasted, pure malted special barleys with a cross of sweet and bitter flavors.

Did I miss the memo about limes being the new “thing” for beer? I mean, for years and years, the only beer I associated with limes was Corona. And, I was (and still am) ok with that because there’s something about the act of slicing up an actual lime, dropping it in the bottle and then trying your best to not let your beer splurt all over the place while you turn the whole thing upside down. Hell, that’s half the fun of summer barbeques.

Then, last summer, odd things started happening. A-B rolled out Landshark Lager with Jimmy Buffett’s blessing. If you haven’t tried it, it’s basically Bud with a touch of lime. Or, as I posted up back in February, it’s a slightly limey beer for those too lazy to slice limes.

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