#belle al bar 1994

[celluloidrainbow]

BELLE AL BAR (1994) dir. Alessandro Benvenuti Leo is an art restorer in the middle of a marriage crisis, but, fortunately, he gets a break when he finds a job opportunity in another town. While alone in said town he's followed by a mysterious woman, who ends up saving him when he suddenly collapses on the street. Once he awakes at home, Leo realizes that his rescuer is none other than his cousin, who he hasn't seen for many years, and has become... Giulia, a very charming girl. (link in title)

#lgbt cinema #trans cinema #belle al bar #belle al bar 1994 #italian cinema #lgbt #trans #transgender #lgbt movie #trans actress #trans movie #italian movies #lgbt film #trans film #italian film #lgbt media #trans media #queer cinema #european cinema #alessandro benvenuti #eva robins #assumpta serna #1994 #90s #1990s #90s movies #90s films #1990s movies #1990s cinema #1990s films

[twunny20fission]

My thoughts on Pitchfork's 150 best albums of the 1990s; #30-#21

There are three completely subjective criteria. 1: do I like the album, yes or no? (Basically, is this for me?) 2: Would I recommend it to anyone, yes or no? (is this for anyone else?) and 3: Is it better than STPs "Core"? (The lowest bar. Few things are better than "Purple," but Core should absolutely be in the top 150, so that's the bar.)

30: Mos Def: Black on Both Sides (1999). I don't know much, but I know he's one of the Greats. Not everything has aged well, but it's good.

Like it: yes. Recommend: yes. Better than "Core": yes.

29: Pavement: Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994). I don't know, folks. I don't think it's good, but I tapped my foot a few times. And the people who make Pavement a huge part of their personality will probably be more appalled at the idea that I was medium than they would be if I just hated it.

Like it: no. Recommend: no. Better than "Core": no.

28: Björk: Post (1995). Björk is great. This album is proof. Legend has it that when the current Björk retires or boards the ships for the West or whatever, the fair folk will hold a council to elect a new Björk. There must always be Björk.

Like it: yes. Recommend: yes. Better than "Core": yes.

27: Public Enemy: Fear of a Black Planet (1990). It was fine. Very listenable. I can't speak to how important it was at the time fully. But It holds the hell up.

Like it: yes. Recommend: no. Better than "Core": Yes.

26: Boards of Canada: Music Has the Right to Children (1998). This was fine. It wasn't as good as the Great electronic/psychadelic artists of earlier eras. Or as good as Aphex Twin. Or as good as Nine Inch Nails. I guess it's more...accessible? Is that why it's this high?

Like it: sure. Recommend: maybe. Better than "Core": no.

25: Belle and Sebastian: If You’re Feeling Sinister (1996). If you draw a straight line from The Kinks to Alexi Murdoch, this album is on that line. It's not bad, and it's even pleasant. Is it GREAT, though? Not in my opinion. And I've been listening to human music since before the 1990s.

Also, it occurs to me that another possible standard against which I can grade is Weird Al. There's no Weird Al on this list, and he had four banger albums come out in the 1990s: Off the Deep End, Alapalooza, Bad Hair Day, and Running with Scissors.

Why am I talking about Al when I'm supposed to be waxing philosophical about Belle & Sebastian? Because if this list isn't going to put Al in the rarefied air of the Top 25 THEN I WILL.

Like it: yes. Recommend: no. Better than "Core": no way.

24: Dr. Dre: The Chronic (1992). There was no album that sounded like this before this. And not really anything like this after this. Which is not necessarily good, but I get why it's venerated. That being said, the various lyricists featured...say a lot of things that...we're not saying anymore? Like, we decided as a culture to talk about these things in new ways that were less misogynistic? So...I'd say it's both immortal, and hasn't aged well.

Like a lich. This album is a lich. And I guess there's a place for a lich in any prosperous musical ecosystem...

Like it: no. Recommend: no. Better than "Core": yes.

23: Elliott Smith: Either/Or (1997). *sigh* I don't know. I feel like I tried. I tried to be open. But it's nothing. This album, this artist, this whole world of raspy melodies about the way I wish things were...doesn't work.

Like it: no. Recommend: no. Better than "Core": no.

22: Nas: Illmatic (1994). Maybe this whole endeavor was a mistake. I can't speak to these things. I know nothing. This album was good.

Like it: yes. Recommend: sure. Better than "Core": yes.

21: Silver Jews: American Water (1998). I was not surprised, halfway through listening to thi album, to discover that it is Pavement-adjacent (sharing a couple of members.) I was not surprised, because it has that certain "I can tell without discussing it with anyone, that it is overrated. Beloved by certain musicheads." It's not good. It's like if Modest Mouse listened to way too much Jesus & Mary Chain. Doesn't belong this high. Probably shouldn't be in the top 100. Pressing on.

Like it: not really. Recommend: no. Better than "Core": no.

#pitchfork #mos def #pavement #public enemy #bjork #boards of canada #belle and sebastian #dr. dre #elliott smith #nas #silver jews

[relaxvideobar]

Sabías que, 60 años cumple hoy el músico y compositor español Álex de la Nuez. En 1980 fue miembro de Zombies, con los que grabó la famosa canción 'Groenlandia'. En 1981 pasó a ser miembro de Tequila, sustituyendo al bajo durante seis meses a Felipe Lipe, pero se le conoce sobre todo por haber sido la pareja artística de Christina Rosenvinge, con la que formó el dúo pop Álex y Christina a finales de los años 1980. Grabaron dos álbumes con muy buena aceptación con temas como '¡Chas! y aparezco a tu lado', 'Mil cambios de color' (1987) o 'Souvenir' (1989). Ya en solitario, en 1994, obtuvo su mayor éxito con la canción 'Dame más', versión del tema 'Give it up' de la Steve Miller Band, que fue nº1 de ventas gracias a su difusión por la campaña publicitaria de refrescos KAS cuando la compañía vasca ya pertenecía a Pepsi Cola. Ha compuesto música para anuncios y ha ganado varios premios, destacando el 'Ondas' a la mejor cuña radiofónica. Ha sido productor, entre otros, de Azúcar Moreno y de Objetivo Birmania y compositor para Greta y los Garbo, Thalia y Azúcar Moreno. A finales de 2008, junto a la catalana Irene Egara funda Belle de Jour, grupo en el que practicaban un estilo soul funky setentero a caballo entre Earth Wind & Fire y Swing Out Sister. En 2012 publicaron un álbum homónimo y en 2020 Alex publicó en solitario el sencillo 'Rimando hasta la victoria'. @relaxvideobar www.relaxvideobar.com (at RELAX VIDEO BAR) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiSpkY4OAJr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[detroit-become-human-analyze]

Detroit: Become Human - Chronology and timeline of events... (CANON)

The chronology and timeline of events ( https://detroit-become-human.fandom.com/wiki/Chronology ) in the world of Detroit: Become Human.

pre-1960

1915: Birth of Arnold Brook.

1917: Zlatko Andronikov's family flees the revolution in Russia.

1960s

1963: Birth of Carl Manfred (July 13).

1970s

1978: Birth of Michael Brinkley (January 24), Amanda Stern (May 14).

1980s

1980: Birth of Gordon Penwick (June 10).

1982: Birth of Dennis Ward (June 11), Jeffrey Fowler (August 8).

1983: Birth of Christopher Gray (June 18).

1985: Birth of Hank Anderson (September 6), Cristina Warren (September 15).

1987: Birth of Jonah Graham (December 9).

1988: Birth of Joseph Sheldon (August 14), Gary Kayes (December 3).

1989: Birth of Derek Myers (May 7), Ben Collins (September 12).

1990s

1991: Birth of Zlatko Andronikov (September 21).

1992: Birth of Douglas Mitchell (August 10).

1993: Birth of Rose Chapman (March 31).

1994: Birth of Captain Allen (December 2).

1995: Birth of Edward Dempsey (February 8), Richard Perkins (July 13), Todd Williams (September 21).

1998:

1999: Birth of  Isaac Falone (March 10), Elizabeth Wilson (March 25), John Phillips (October 11).

Death of Arnold Brook.[1]

Birth of Chris Roberts (May 16).

2000s

2000: Birth of Michael Webb (September 9).

2001: Birth of Jimmy Peterson (February 1), Caroline Phillips (May 23).

2002: Birth of Elijah Kamski (July 17), Gavin Reed (October 7).

2005: Birth of Pedro Aabdar (January 25), Rosanna Cartland (December 12).

2008: Birth of Carlos Ortiz (October 27).

2009: Birth of Nathan Clark (August 18), Chris Miller (September 30).

2010s

2010: Birth of Leo Manfred (March 21), Joss Douglas (October 24).

2012: Birth of Samuel McCray (April 10).

2013: Birth of Adam Chapman (August 5).

2018: Elijah Kamski founds CyberLife, creates first androids.

2020s

2021: Release of RT600 "Chloe".

2022: RT600 Chloe first android to pass the Turing test.

2024:

2027: CyberLife sells 1 millionth android.

2028:

2028or 2029: United States pass the Android Act.

2029: Hank Anderson promoted to the rank of lieutenant (reported on August 22).

Release of ST200 "Chloe", first industrially produced android.

CyberLife leased a disused warehouse. (Extras Gallery)

CyberLife starts the commercial production of androids.

KNC's interview with Chloe (April 25).

Release of JB100 OR Andy (12-2027).

Death of Amanda Stern (February 23).

Elijah Kamski named Century magazine's "Man of the Century". Later, Kamski resigns as CEO and leaves CyberLife.

Red Ice Task Force dismantles a Red Ice network (reported on February 3).

Birth of Emma Phillips (September 2).

Release of EM400 (2028), Jerry (06-2028).

Birth of Cole Anderson (September 23).

Release of PC200 and PM700.

2030s

2030:

2031:

2032: Release of AX400, Kara (04-2032).

2033:

2034:

2035:

2036:

2037: Rose Chapman starts helping deviants.

2038: the year Detroit: Become Human takes place.

CyberLife reaches market valuation of $850bn.

Release of TR400 OR Luther (01-2030), HK400 OR Carlos' Android (05-2031), URS12 Android Bear (10-2030).

Androids introduced into the United States military and Michigan law enforcement. Red Ice Task Force seizes boat with nearly 1t Red Ice (reported on November 23).

Release of Ralph (/WR600?) and PJ500 (2031), Josh (11-2031).

Birth of Sumo (April 2031).

Release of JB300 336 445 581 (/JB300?) (05-2033), YK500, Alice (07-2033).

Carlos Ortiz spent several stays in a psychiatric hospital in 2033.

Release of PL600 (2034), Simon (02-2034).

April 2034 Season Finals Detroit's Champions Take An Early Lead (Basketball Magazine poster around Hank's Desk)

Release of "Traci"s WR400 and HR400 (2035), North (10-2035).

Death of Cole Anderson (October 11)[8].

Detroit Gears basketball Playoffs (Seen at Hank's desk)

Cristina Warren elected President of the United States.

Carlos Ortiz spent several stays in a psychiatric hospital in 2036.

Release of KL900 OR Lucy, Rupert (possibly plus WB200?).

Reported missing: Simon (February 16), Rupert (October 11).

Death of Rose Chapman's husband (estimated, "died 2 years ago" in 2038[9]).

2038

The year 2038 is the temporal setting of Detroit: Become Human.

global population 10 billion.[10]

January-July

Edit

January

February

The first DPD case file about deviants ("dates back nine months")[11]

March

April

May

June

July

August

RK800 "Connor" released (08-2038).

Birth of Damian Miller ("three months ago" in November).

Aug 15th: Chapter "The Hostage".

around 7:30 PM: Daniel takes Emma Phillips hostage.

Death of John Phillips (estimated 07:29 PM), Officer Antony Deckart (estimated 08:03 PM), and another officer (found dead in the pool). Officer M. Wilson is wounded by Daniel, death optional.

CyberLife sends RK800 Connor as a hostage negotiator. ITM televises the hostage situation.

08:29 PM: Chapter "The Hostage" begins. Connor arrives at the Phillips apartment.

08:30 PM: DPD reports that a deviant android is involved. (ITM report)

September

09/14: An android waiter (AV500 #234 777 821) in Fast Coney Dogs attacks Charles Bell and escapes.

October

10/04: Gordon Lopez's AL series android disappears. North deviates at a customer's home and escapes.

10/05: Eden Club manager Floyd Mills reports to the police that North is missing.

10/06: North arrives in Jericho (North has been in Jericho "4 weeks, 3 days, 11 hours" on Nov 6 after 5 PM).

around 10/17: Carlos Ortiz killed by Carlos' Android. (Based on his body being dead for 19 days on Nov 5th)

10/22: An android (AP700 #480 913 802) attacks her owner Sarah Cornwal, the house, and escapes.

November

Friday Nov 5th: Chapters: Shades of Color, The Opening, A New Home, The Painter, Partners, Stormy Night, Broken, Fugitives

CyberLife zoo opens in Detroit.

Several Russian warships have taken position in the Barents Sea since Saturday October 30th. (CTN news)

09:38 AM: Chapter "Shades of Color" begins. Markus arrives in Greektown to pick up Carl's paint from Bellini Paints.

09:58 AM: Chapter "The Painter" begins. Markus arrives back at Carl Manfred's House.

03:24 PM: Chapter "The Opening" begins. Todd Williams picks up Kara at Android Zone.

04:53 PM: Chapter "A New Home" begins. Todd and Kara arrive at Todd Williams' house.

"around 8" (PM or AM): Landlord calls police because he found Carlos Ortiz's corpse.

09:14 PM: Chapter "Stormy Night" begins. Dinner in the Williams house.

09:42 PM: Chapter "Broken" begins. Markus and Carl arrive home from the opening of Carl Manfred's retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art.

10:58 PM: Chapter "Fugitives" begins. Kara and Alice to get off the bus in Camden.

11:21 PM: Chapter "Partners" begins. Connor arrives at Jimmy's Bar to pick up Hank Anderson.

Saturday Nov 6th: Chapters:

The Interrogation, From the Dead, Waiting for Hank..., On the Run, Jericho, The Nest, Time to Decide, Zlatko, Russian Roulette, Spare Parts, The Eden Club

During the night: Russian carrier and American patrol boat reported to have exchanged warning shots in Arctic, no casualties. (~CTN news[11])

KNC reports on the first artificial intelligence to write a book.

CTN reports that a CyberLife prototype detective android is assisting the DPD. (~CTN news[11][15])

President Cristina Warren makes speech to Congress, demanding that Russian troops withdraw from the Arctic region. (~CTN news[8])

N/A: Severe hurricanes blight Mid-West, dozens killed. (seen under the scrolling header during Waiting for Hank.)   (~CTN news[8])

12:41 AM: Chapter "The Interrogation" begins. Hank interrogates Carlos' Android.

03:34 AM: Chapter "From the Dead" begins. Markus reboots in Solid Waste Landfill.

08:42 AM: Todd Williams' dead body is found by a friend and reported to the police. (If killed by Alice or Kara)

09:56 AM: Chapter "Waiting for Hank..." begins. Connor talks to Amanda. Then arrives at DPD Central Station.

10:25 AM: Chapter "On the Run" begins. Kara wakes in Camden.

03:02 PM: Chapter "The Nest" begins. Hank eats at Chicken Feed.

04:30 PM: Chapter "Jericho" begins. Markus travels to Ferndale Station.

06:24 PM (estimated[16]): Death of Michael Graham at Eden Club.

05:13 PM: Chapter "Time to Decide" begins. Markus meets Jericho androids.

07:45 PM: Chapter "Zlatko" begins. Kara and Alice arrive at Zlatko Andronikov's House.

07:51 PM: Chapter "Russian Roulette" begins. Connor talks to Amanda. Then visits Hank Anderson's home.

08:01 PM: Chapter "Spare Parts" begins. Jericho androids raid CyberLife Warehouse and Docks.

08:17 PM: Chapter "The Eden Club" begins. Connor and Hank arrive at the Eden Club.

Sunday Nov 7th:

Chapters: The Pirates' Cove, The Bridge, The Stratford Tower

01:02 AM: Chapter "The Pirates' Cove" begins. Kara's group travels by car.

01:19 AM: Chapter "The Bridge" begins. Connor and Hank in Riverside Park.

09:24 AM: Chapter "The Stratford Tower" begins. Markus sits on a street bench and gets an idea.

Monday Nov 8th:

Chapters: The Stratford Tower cont., Public Enemy, Midnight Train

01:30 PM: Chapter "The Stratford Tower" cont. Markus infiltrates the Stratford Tower.

01:59 PM: Markus is recording the message in Stratford Tower (Connor' "Pupil Reflection" scan is timestamped "13:59:54").

04:06 PM: Chapter "Public Enemy" begins. Connor talks to Amanda. Then Connor and Hank arrive at Stratford Tower Floor 79.

05:10 PM: Chapter "Midnight Train" begins. Kara's group arrives at Rose's Farm.

Tuesday Nov 9th:

Chapters: Capitol Park, Meet Kamski, Freedom March, Last Chance, Connor, Crossroads

01:51 AM: Chapter "Capitol Park" begins. Jericho androids discuss Stratford broadcast.

02:00 AM: Jericho android teams attack the five CyberLife stores in Detroit simultaneously. Markus and North arrive at Capitol Park 10 minutes previous.

11:17 AM: Chapter "Meet Kamski" begins. Hank (+/- Connor) arrives at Elijah Kamski's house.

12:04 PM: Chapter "Freedom March" begins. Markus on roof, reflecting.

04:13 PM: Chapter "Last Chance, Connor" begins. Connor talks to Amanda. At DPD, Connor has to find Jericho.

N/A: Military androids removed from service(~CTN news), resulting in armed forces losing 2/3 of effective personnel. Androids are ordered to be turned over to the authorities, to be delivered to the nearest police station or army barracks, to be put in camps. The lack of androids shuts down services and utilities such as hospitals, schools, water, electricity, networks. (~KNC news[19]) Detroit is under curfew.

09:34 PM: Chapter "Crossroads" begins. Kara's group is driving to find Jericho.

10:45 PM: FBI and military raid on Jericho (~Warren press announcement)

Wednesday Nov 10th:

Chapters: Night of the Soul

06:00 AM: national curfew declared (~Warren press announcement)

Chapter "Night of the Soul" begins.

04:17 PM: Markus visits Carl's grave. (Pay Respects)

07:31 PM: Markus visits Carl's house. (Welcome Home) Then Markus in church (Markus on Sacred Ground). OR Jericho androids in church without Markus. (Connor/North on Sacred Ground)

07:31 PM or N/A: Connor speaks to Amanda (Thin Ice), visits Hank (Hank's House).

N/A: Android leader gives speech in undiscovered Jericho. (Markus/North Among the People)

09:24 PM: President Cristina Warren press announcement on Jericho raid, curfew etc. (Battle for Detroit)

Thursday Nov 11th:

Chapters: Battle for Detroit (events from multiple paths)

N/A: The U.S. Army has set up temporary camps in most major cities (Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Boston, San Francisco) to gather and destroy androids. (KNC News report, which is heard in Kamski's house if everyone died)

"at/since dawn": Androids take to the streets, either in peaceful demonstration (Markus Demonstration) OR fighting to liberate camps (Markus Revolution).

10:48 PM: Connor arrives at CyberLife Tower. (Connor at the CyberLife Tower)

10:51 PM: Kara's group in West Side Industrial on the way to Bus Terminal. (Kara Leaving Detroit)

10:56 PM: Androids march down Woodward Avenue onto Hart Plaza (Markus Demonstration/Revolution/North)

11:01 PM:

11:02 PM: Kara's group reaches Bus Terminal. (Kara Leaving Detroit, Risky Checkpoint)

11:06 PM: Kara's group enters Enclosure. (Kara Captured)

11:07 PM:

11:08 PM:

11:15 PM: Kara's group reaches Bus Terminal. (Kara Leaving Detroit, Safer Detour)

11:15-30 PM: Last bus from Detroit Bus Terminal departs to Canada Border. Cross-border bus service is suspended afterwards.

11:16 PM: Hart Plaza barricade is attacked. (Markus Demonstration)

11:26 PM:

11:30 PM: Kara's group arrives at US-Canada Border. (Kara Leaving Detroit)

11:36 PM: Kara's group enters Canada. (Kara Leaving Detroit)

11:57 PM: Kara's group arrives at banks of Detroit River, Canada. (Kara Leaving Detroit)

presumably before midnight: President Cristina Warren gives speech (Battle for Detroit).

Connor arrives at Floor -49. (Connor at the CyberLife Tower) OR Connor on Hart Plaza rooftop. (Connor's Last Mission)

Androids at Hart Plaza launch attack. (Revolution)

Connor vs Connor-60. (Connor at the CyberLife Tower)

Hart Plaza final assault, Markus vs Connor, vs tank. (Revolution)

Androids in Hart Plaza barricade. Perkins offers deal. (Markus Demonstration)

Kara's group facing destruction in Hart Plaza camp. (Kara Captured)

Hart Plaza androids arrested, Markus killed (Markus Demonstration, surrender)

Kara's group arrives at banks of Detroit River, Delray. (Kara Leaving Detroit)

Friday Nov 12th:

Chapters: Battle for Detroit cont.

12:01 AM: Hart Plaza and CyberLife Tower android groups meet. Android leader gives speech. OR Machine Connor checks on Markus's corpse, after the latter's surrender to Perkins.

07:37 AM: Kara's group wakes in Solid Waste Landfill. (Kara Captured)

#detroit become human #canon timeline #dbh timeline #dbh chronology #chronology

[bandofbronies-blog1]

Most beneficial Horse Names of Perpetuity

There are a whole lot of regulations when it involves calling a steed for instance no obscenities, you can't duplicate the name of a Three-way Crown or Dog Breeders Mug Champion and if a steed is in the hall of popularity Horse his name is off limitations to make sure that forces Horse owners to be creative.

I've scoured the Web; I've called a few of the earliest Horse handicappers I understand searching for the very best, the coolest, the most symptomatic and totally suspicious names we can come up with.

 When I made my choices I asked myself does this name make me grin. Does the name create an effective image in my mind? Can I claim this name before my mother without really feeling uncomfortable? Let's have a look.

 The Past one decade

 The Jockey Club has actually definitely tightened up what they take into consideration appropriate pure-blooded names so the previous ten years are not nearly as vivid as the 100 plus years before. Here are a few of the very best Horse names Farmpally.com of the past 10 years.

 Funny Cide - The 2003 Derby champions name is a play on his daddies name Distorted Humor as well as his moms Belle's Great Cide. But to me the name Funny Cide sounds like a Superman villain some type of Bizarro World version of Jack Kevorkian.

 Big Brown - Called after UPS, Big Brown delivered the excellent product placement. UPS contractor Paul Pompa Jr. named his Horse after his biggest customer. Now if only Kit Kat candy bars and Bombay Sapphire Gin would name an equine after me.

 Stevie Wonderboy - Owner Merv Griffin said of his Horse, "My Horse isn't blind he simply uses huge sunglasses.

 Simply Really Great Names

 Tabasco Feline - The 1994 Belmont stakes champion was as fiery as his name ideas. Tabasco Feline put the kid of fitness instructor D. Wayne Lukas in a coma for several weeks after breaking lose throughout a training session.

 Nutzapper - Nutzapper was the name offered to Andy Hillis' gelding Horse until the Jockey Club found out the name had nothing to do with cooking chestnuts in oil. The Horse is currently called Awaiting Justice.

 Ghostzapper - ALRIGHT maybe I such as the name zapper for a horse however Ghostzapper not just had a great name; he has the heart of a lion. After winning the 2004 breeders mug he might have retired to stud, earning a trendy $200,000 per go round (My charges are substantially much less) he came back for one more race easily winning the 2005 Metropolitan Handicap.

 That's a Silly Name for a Horse

 The Belmont Risks has a history of squashing the imagine Triple Crown hopefuls with 20 steeds, consisting of ins 2015 Huge Brown, winning both the Kentucky Derby and also the Preakness stakes before catching the Belmont. During the very early years, the Belmont likewise had an unusual run of winners with strange names, well strange for purebred steeds.

 1875 - Calvin

 1889 - Eric

 1905 - Tanya

 1908 - Colin

 1928 - Vito

 The Preakness Risk had a couple champions named after my auntie as well as uncle.

 1876 - Shirley

 1879 - Harold

 I hope this dark duration in auto racing's history never ever duplicates itself.

 I'm Feeling Tipsy

 The great feature of the Kentucky Derby is all the traditions that come with the very first Saturday of May. The well dressed gents, the females putting on hats they 'd never ever wear beyond Churchill downs and certainly my favorite the Mint Julep. Google the dish, it's a wonderful combination of Kentucky Bourbon, Spearmint, Powdered Sugar and also water. Several recipes will not tell you yet I will allow you know a little key. The secret to highlighting the special preferences of a Mint Julep is to consume it from a metal cup.

 Allow's take a look at a couple alcohol inspired names

 Go with Gin - Mastered a careless track in 1994 to win the 120th Kentucky Derby an offer instructor Nick Zito his second Derby victor in 4 years.

 Not Bourbon - This Canadian victor of the 2008 Queen Plate might be in the competing following year's Kentucky Derby yet his name assurances he'll be dealt with like an outsider in the land of Makers Mark.

 Just How Times Have Actually Changed. Where was Al Sharpton, when we needed him?

 Multiple years means several equines were registered under the same name. You can kind of make an instance for the horses called prior to the elevation of the civil legal rights movement but for the 3 equines registered after 1975 you just have to shake your head.

 Tar Baby (1944, 1975, and also 1985).

 Uncle Remus (1944 as well as 1965).

 Darkie (1950 ).

 Uncle Tom (1950 ),.

 Jungle Bunny (1953 ).

 Blackface Minstrel (1980 ).

 The most egregious example of this lax registration completed 3rd place in the 1911 Preakness Risks. Well let's just claim the name rhymes with bigger and is made use of frequently by Chris Rock and also Dr. Dre.

 Can they claim that on Tv?

 Late Fantastic Comedian Bill Hicks was in advance of his time, his comedy was typically over the heads of his target market, which would certainly result some grumbling as well as some heckles from a quick-tempered target market. Here are some of the most suggestive, sexually suggestive and down best filthy Horse names from the past 150 years.

[enricopelos]

Luoghi Abbandonati La DISCOTECA DOMINA di Toirano by Enrico Pelos... Abandoned Places (ex?) from enricopelos on Vimeo.

Fotografie Video Fotoelaborazioni Testi: Enrico Pelos enricopelos.it Editing Assembling Filmato: Enrico Pelos Music: "DOMINA (The Abandoned Discotheque)" Sound Design Created and Performed by Enrico Pelos Voce Maschile Narrante: Enrico Pelos Voce Femminile Narrante: Rita Tunes Direction: by Enrico Pelos Uno dei ‘Luoghi Abbandonati’ più affascinanti che ho visitato è stata la discoteca Domina sopra Toirano. Il nome fa onore al luogo poichè il maestoso scenario nel quale è immersa domina la Val Varatella fino al mare e permette di osservare i monti circostanti giù fino il mare ed alle città di Pietra Ligure, Loano Borghetto, Albenga, la mitica isola Gallinara. Essa è sorta sulle “ceneri” di un ristorante abbandonato realizzato nel 1970 e vi porto a fare un “viaggio” nell’immediato entroterra della Riviera di Ponente e precisamente nei pressi di Toirano. Questa della discoteca Domina è una storia controversa. C’è chi la amava, anche solo per un drink visto lo splendido scenario nel quale era immersa, e chi la odiava, come molti degli abitanti delle zone vicine per i problemi di ordine pubblico che ebbe spesso ad affrontare. Il Domina però non è stata semplicemente una discoteca, ma per molti aspetti è stato un fenomeno culturale del suo tempo, pur con gli annessi e connessi in senso positivo e/o negativo. La discoteca passò attraverso diverse gestioni ma nel 2007 venne chiusa definitivamente. Fu nel 1994 che la piccola località diventò la meta preferita degli amanti delle musica della notte è ancora composta da 4 piani ed aveva un bar con paninoteca, 2 sale coperte ed una all’esterno ed una pista in mezzo ai monti da far invidia ai tanti locali blasonati della costa. C’erano percorsi in mezzo al verde, scalette, statue in stile pseudo-neoclassico, alberi come alcuni imponenti cipressi, che contornavano il belvedere. Essa era anche conosciuta come “La discoteca sulla collina” o “La discoteca sulla montagna” e molti frequentatori venivano anche da Genova e da località più lontane della Liguriaed anche da varie parti d’Italia. Alle consolle si avvicendarono alcuni tra i migliori dj dell’epoca con i loro mix di musiche, in prevalenza elettroniche, techno, trance, progressive e furono ospiti vocalist e dj come Joe T Vannelli e numerosi ospiti stranieri. Si cominciava con la musica dal sabato pomeriggio e si andava avanti per 24 ore consecutive. L’idea conduttrice del locale era quella di ballare il più possibile in un ambiente di amicizia e fratellanza e quando gli altri locali giù in riviera come Le Vele, La Capannina, La Suerte chiudevano il “popolo della notte” si spostava lassù sulla montagna, lassù al Domina. Era considerata al tempo dagli esperti del settore la più bella location musicale del Nord Italia ed il tempio della musica tekno. Purtroppo, come spesso succede in questi casi, oltre agli amanti della musica arrivarono anche manifestazioni più o meno autorizzate con eccessi dovuti a risse e circolazione di sostanze improprie di varia natura. Negli anni seguenti seguirono periodi di abbandono come anche per altri locali famosi delle zone vicine del Ponente come la mitica Capannina di Alassio o i Pozzi di Loano. Si sono quindi susseguite aste di vendita ed in tempi recenti è stata acquistata da una persona famosa del mondo dello sport e dello spettacolo della zona. Sembra ci sia c’è l’intenzione di attuare un progetto di recupero a fini sportivi ma non solo. Tutta la zona dei monti intorno alla discoteca riveste anche un particolare interesse escursionistico, si sale anche ad esempio al Giogo di Toirano sull’Alta Via dei Monti Liguri, il “Sentiero dei Daini” e alla chiesa di San Pietro ai Monti, etc. Poco sotto troviamo le cave abbandonate con le belle pitture rupestri dell’amico Mario Nebiolo che, seppure sbiadite dal tempo, si fanno ancora intravedere tra le balze del monte sovrastante. E’ questa la storia di questo luogo ed il periodo nel quale ho scattato la maggioranza delle foto presenti in questa photo-gallery. L’edificio e l’ambiente circostante rimangono splendidi ed originali esempi, seppur nella loro decadenza e vandalizzazione, di un tempo che fu. Un muto testimone della memoria di serate che non torneranno più. Rimane però, a consolazione di coloro che frequentarono gli ambienti ed i luoghi del “locale sopra la montagna”, lo scenario affascinante della natura circostante che non è cambiato e rimane immutato con i suoi sentieri, le sue albe ed i suoi tramonti. Ai fan delle discoteca DOMINA e ai miei followers dei Luoghi abbandonati suggerisco la lettura dell’articolo completo, con foto, pubblicato sul blog Trucioli.it trucioli.it/2021/12/23/esclusivo-reportage-ex-discoteca-domina-carpe-di-toirano-fu-fenomeno-culturale-arrivavano-in-pullman-24-ore-di-musica-no-stop-e-oggi/

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BIGFOOT JOINS THE RANKS OF AMERICAN CHRISTMAS ICONS

When did Bigfoot become a Christmas icon? I’m sure that question sounds strange to most of you, but I can’t be the only one to have noticed Sasquatch’s gradual induction into the pantheon of modern American Christmas characters. Right now you can buy Bigfoot Christmas tree ornaments, sweaters and stockings online, while a retailer as mainstream as Wal-Mart currently has a pair of yuletide Yeti shirts for sale in stores. If you need more proof just pull up Netflix and check out the new film Pottersville (2017, Dir. Seth Henrikson); an indy Christmas comedy with some major league talent including Michael Shannon (The Shape of Water), Judy Greer (Jurassic World), Ron Perlman (Pacific Rim) and Ian McShane (American Gods) – the latter doing his best impression of Robert Shaw’s character from Jaws (1975, Dir. Steven Spielberg). The film revolves around the small town of Pottersville – from the Christmas classic It’s A Wonderful Life (1946, Dir.  Frank Capra) – which has fallen on hard times economically. The residents gets an unexpected Christmas gift however in the form of a series of Bigfoot sightings which instantly transforms their forgotten hamlet into a must-visit tourist attraction!

Naturally, some people will scoff at the idea of Bigfoot becoming a part of the American Christmas holiday, but personally I’m all for it. I’m a big fan of Christmas monsters, ghosts and goblins – all of which were a part of the season long before Frosty the Snowman and Elf on the Shelf came along and something which I spoke about at length with John W. Morehead of Theofantastique last year. But still, the question persists, when exactly did Bigfoot get in on the holiday scene – or has he always been here?

When looking for Bigfoot’s entry point into the Christmas season the most obvious starting place is Rankin/Bass Productions’ 1964 holiday classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Dir. Larry Roemer & Kizo Nagashima) featuring stop-motion by underappreciated Japanese animator Tadahito Mochinaga. As anyone who has experienced this timeless piece of Christmas Americana knows, Rudolph and his friends spend much of the movie being menaced by a giant Yeti referred to by the various characters as either the Abominable Snow Monster of the North or just the Bumble for short. Perhaps the only true Christmas kaijū, scholar Jason Barr sees the Bumble as one of the many thematic descendants of King Kong, which corroborates author David Coleman’s observation, as found in his encyclopedic The Bigfoot Filmography (2011), that no single film has had more impact on the pop-culture perception of Bigfoot and the Yeti then King Kong (1933, Dir. Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack).

Of course, King Kong is a work of paleo-fiction, specifically the ‘Lost World’ sub-genre and as a result retains elements of the colonialist worldview which gave rise to the literary and cinematic tradition of stories concerning white explorers traveling to distant exotic lands where – unlike back home – “time stands still” and primitive beasts and people exist in Eden-like bliss; or at least until our intrepid adventures decide it’s their god given right to run roughshod over the place killing and/or capturing the animals and conquering the indigenous inhabitants.

As Barr writes in his book The Kaijū Film (2016), Rudolph’s Bumble is no exception to this tradition as we see the fearsome Snowman “is not only outwitted by the gathered cast” but also reduced to literal “toothless subservience” and subsequently put “to work decorating Christmas trees” in Santa’s workshop. Truly a sad fate for any once ferocious Christmas monster.

But in more recent years the Bumble’s kith and kin appear to be getting their revenge!

This leads us to our second possible point of origin for the modern Christmas Bigfoot; researcher Phyllis Siefker’s 1997 tome Santa Claus, Last of the Wild Men. Here Siefker challenges the conventional notion that America’s Santa Claus is merely a modified version of Europe’s St. Nicholas. After all, asks Siefker, why would Protestant immigrants to the New World bring with them the tradition of an extremely popular Catholic saint? As an alternative explanation Siefker proposes that Santa – with his great beard, furry coat, and habit of nocturnal prowling – is really based upon the ancient pre-Christian figure of the Wildman as outlined in such excellent scholarly works as Richard Bernheimer’s Wild Men in the Middle Ages (1952) and Roger Bartra’s Wild Men in the Looking Glass: The Mythic Origins of the European Otherness (1994).

The idea that Santa isn’t actually a “right jolly old elf” and instead a hairy, savage Bigfoot-like monster must have been at least part of Finnish filmmaker Jalmari Helander’s inspiration for his fantastically bizarre 2010 film Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale in which plucky child protagonist Pietari discovers that “the Coca- Cola Santa is just a hoax” while the actual Kris Kringle is a Kong-sized goat-horned monster who “tears naughty kids to pieces” until “not even their skeletons are left.” Unfortunately for Pietari and his friends, a rich oil tycoon from America – possibly inspired by real-life American oil tycoon Tom Slick (d. 1962) who spent much of his fortune hunting for Bigfoot and the Yeti – has come to unseal the tomb buried beneath the Korvatunturi mountain range where the Saami people imprisoned Santa long ago.

Of course for cryptozoologists like Loren Coleman who entertain the possibility that there might be some truth behind such worldwide Wildman tales, Siefker’s work represents more than just a radical rewriting of Christmastime folklore, but rather the tantalizing – though unlikely - possibility that a character as iconic and beloved as Santa Claus may have been inspired by a relic population of anomalous-primates!

More recently a different kind of yuletide Wildman has been making his presence known here in the US. This, of course, is the Krampus; a kind of shaggy demon with curled goat horns, a lolling red tongue and a talent for punishing naughty children with switches and chains. As outlined in Al Ridenour’s excellent The Krampus and the Old, Dark Christmas (2016), Krampus hails from Austria where in small remote mountains towns such as Bad Gastein and Öblarn the day preceding the Catholic Church’s feast in honor of St. Nicolas sees the celebration of Krampusnacht (“Krampus Night”) in which children of all ages anticipate a visit from St. Nicholas and his posse of Krampus. These house visits are enacted by local Krampuspass (“Krampus Troupes”) composed of men ranging in age from their late teens to early forties who prepare all-year by sewing heavy wool suits made from sheep and goat’s hair and carving handcrafted wooden masks – called klaubaufkopfe (“Krampus heads”) – which along with chains, bells, switches and baskets will be worn by the performers as they accompany St. Nick – typically played by the tallest member of a troupe – throughout the town to distribute rewards and punishments. In addition to these house visits many towns also feature a Krampusumzüge (“Krampus-Run”) in which dozens of individuals dressed as the Krampus run through the streets threatening and menacing children as well as occasionally smacking a pretty young girl on the rear with their switches all while consuming copious amounts of alcohol. All of this makes for a festival that is equal parts Christmas, Halloween and Mardi Gras.

Since the early 2000s Krampus has begun an unassailable assent through mainstream American pop-culture gradually, and now undeniably, situating himself among other time honored holiday icons. According to reporter Christopher Bickel as of 2014 there are annual Krampus runs, bar crawls, parties and other related events being help in over thirty US cities nationwide while Krampus’ likeness can be found on a huge number of products including Christmas sweaters, stockings, ornaments, playing cards, plush and vinyl toys, decorative figurines, t-shirts, books, comics and in cartoons ranging from Scooby-Doo to American Dad. In 2015 Hollywood unleashed two theatrical Krampus flicks with the William Shatner staring anthology A Christmas Horror Story (Dir. Grant Harvey, Steven Hoban & Brett Sullivan) and Legendary/Universal Pictures’ Krampus (Dir. Michael Dougherty). There’s even a company selling an 11-foot-tall animatronic toddler swinging Krampus which you can put in your front yard! Krampus may also have played a part in inspiring another popular 20th-Century American Christmas monster: The Grinch. As artist Jeffrey Vallance – who via several essays has picked up the torch lit by Phyllis Siefker and continued exploring the possibility of Santa’s Wildman roots – has observed: “Over the ages, the brutal Wildman figure evolved into a character more like a clown or holiday fool. How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss follows a classic Wildman scenario: The Grinch is a hairy, Bigfoot-like creature that lives in an alpine cave in a mountain similar to the Matterhorn.”

While Theodor Geisel – aka Dr. Seuss – maintained that The Grinch was primarily an autobiographical character, considering the beloved children’s author’s German ancestry one cannot help but wonder if yuletide Wildman characters like Krampus didn’t also play some part in the formation of the beloved holiday humbug.  

Back in November I delivered a presentation at the American Academy of Religions in Boston on the Krampus in which I argued that American’s recent infatuation with the Krampus – and other Christmas monsters, including apparently now Bigfoot – can best be understood as an oppositional response to conservative’s alleged “War on Christmas,” a moment perhaps best embodied by comedian Stephen Colbert’s 2009 declaration that Americans “need to bring Krampus to America to fight the War on Christmas.” While it seems clear that many Americans who desired a more interfaith approach to the season did not initially see themselves as engaged in a “War” the continual insistence by certain factions – and Fox News host Bill O’Reilly in particular – that there was indeed one eventually drove those opposed to a totalitarian Protestant interpretation of the holiday to fight back and call in the cavalry in the form of a monstrous menagerie of older darker Christmas creations. As scholar Joseph P. Laycock has observed monsters are often underappreciated sources of religious meaning, a set of symbols and rituals which can be used to inspire awe in the beholder, be it participating in a Krampusumzüge or catching a brief glimpse of Bigfoot. 

#christmas #king kong #krampus #grinch #rare exports #bigfoot #yeti #rudolph the red nosed reindeer #bumble #sasquatch #santa claus #wildman #cryptozoology #pottersville

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If Ever There Is Tomorrow

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3. A Sailor Went To Sea

Summer 1960

Mulligan’s Pub is as greasy and Irish as it’s regulars. It happens to be the only bar open at 10 am on a Sunday and with his sailor’s uniform and bright orange hair, Bill Scully did not look out of place as he drops a quarter into the coin slot and flicks through the jukebox. Margret waits for him dutifully, sipping ginger ale and fanning away the heat with a coaster. Maggie doesn’t dance, she wouldn’t take his hand unless the song is perfect. The grin he shoots over his shoulder is smug, she arches her brow and tilts her head expectantly. A challenge, a dare, a show me what you’ve got. He shows her, and presses play.

Somewhere beyond the sea Somewhere waiting’ for me My lover stands on golden sands  And watches the ships that go sailing…

Something old, his grandmother’s ring. He’d kept it in his pocket for six months while he’d been out at sea. Katherine Scully had died at 83, a few days before he was to leave. She’d always liked that Margret, she had told him the last time they spoke as she pressed the warm golden band into his palm. The diamond was made of glass, but it gleamed like the beacon of a lighthouse on her finger, calling him back to their sticky table in the seedy, smoke-filled pub, calling him home. He crosses the room in far too many steps, tugs her gently out of her chair and into his arms, she tosses her head back as she laughs and he falls in love all over again.

…Somewhere beyond the sea She’s there watchin’ for me If I could fly like birds on high Then straight to her arms, I’d go sailing…

Something blue, her sapphire eyes. He’d fallen in love with them first, when he’d caught them as she sang in the church choir, she couldn’t carry a tune but sang the loudest all the same, she’d winked at him and he was done for. Every time he looked out on the ship’s deck, he was reminded of her. They had been wet and blue as the ocean as she stood waiting on the docks, searching the chaos of loved ones finding loved ones that misty morning. The first thing he did after setting foot on dry land was kiss her, the second was go down on one knee, the third was laugh through his tears as she’d tugged him up by the collar and told him “I’m not waiting a single second longer, sailor,”

“They had our song!” she beams; he pulls her ever closer, singing along softly in her ear, smirking as he feels the shiver run down her spine like a trickle of water.

…It’s far beyond a star It’s near beyond the moon I know beyond a doubt My heart will lead me there soon…

Something borrowed, her mother’s wedding dress, ivory lace. They’d practically ran to the courthouse, stopping only at her insistence, that at least something be done traditionally. They stole some roses from the garden and struggled to squeeze her into the dress, as modest and billowy as it was, it was still a tight fit. “Maggie, are you sure…?” he started to ask for the hundredth time, but she cut him off with a kiss.

“My parents were so incredibly angry; you have no idea.” She told him between painting her lips a heart-breaking shade of red and pinning a single white flower in her dark ebony curls. “I’m doing you a favour, buddy,”

Her parents were at mass, no doubt wondering where in hell their sinful young family shame could be. His arms had circled her waist, his fingers interlaced with hers and settle on her stomach.

Something new, so new it was still in the works. Six months, yet she was barely showing. Pressed against him as they dance; he feels his son kick. Bill, just once, wishes time could stand still, that he could live in this little vignette forever, but he knows that someday soon he’ll have to go back out to sea, and the song is quickly coming to an end.

“So what now?” his wife sighs against his neck,

“What now?” He echoes, brushing an errant curl behind her ear. He lets his fingers trail lazily along her jaw and tilts her chin to meet his gaze. She hasn’t stopped blushing since she’d said I do.

“How about the rest of our lives?” he grins and spins her one more time.

…We’ll meet beyond the shore We’ll kiss just like before Happy we’ll be beyond the sea And never again I’ll go sailing…

Spring 1980

Bill Scully Sr. could mark the day he’d started going grey, it was around the same time his youngest daughter had dyed the ends of her hair pink and gotten taken in for trespassing on prom night.

He rubbed the fatigue from his eyes as he pulled up at the Sherriff station at an ungodly hour. Dana was a smart teenager, smart enough to not run away but teenager enough to sneak into an abandoned property to go ghost hunting in the first place. She was with the Mulder kid. Of course she was.

It turns out the kids didn’t have to look that far, as in the darkened parking lot he finds a relentless spirit had come back to haunt him. Teena Mulder had not aged well, but he could hardly blame her. Her hair was more white than brown, the lines under her eyes were far too defined for someone her age. The woman he once knew had once been plucky and hopeful, but her expression now lacks any softness, he feels the swing coming and braces himself for the blow.

“They got themselves arrested,” she says in a tone as cool and cutting as a shard of ice.

“Oh, really?” he replies wearily, “Shit, it’s a good thing I always happen stop by the police station at four in the morning,”

“This is serious, Bill,” she frowns, and takes him back to 1973.

“They’re getting let off with a warning, Teena. They were stupid, but don’t make this into a bigger deal than it already is,”

“This is dicey and you know it,” she tears into a packet of cigarettes with her teeth, “I’m scared for them. I’m scared they’ll get each other hurt,”

He sighs and rubs a hand over his forehead as if to soothe the pain that was ever growing in his temporal lobe, the putrid smell of smoke reminds him too much of days filled with shadowy parties and shady military men; in that moment he misses the salty sea air so much he feels sick.

“You want what’s best for them Teena? How about letting them be happy,” he says, because dammit they were happy. He’s never seen her daughter happier than after the boy came back into her life, he wasn’t strong enough to deal with the kind of heartbreak splitting them up would cause, the kind even a father’s love couldn’t soothe. “I won’t hurt her like that again,”

“It’s all fun and games now, but Fox is starting to get ideas about his sister, sooner or later Dana will get them too, you really want to take that risk?” Bill’s life was already full to the brim with small, forceful women, but none of them had ever quite infuriated him like this one. “Sometimes hurting someone is the best way to save them,”

“Is that how you justify what happened to Samantha?” The darkness had stained her green eyes black, they glimmer with unshed tears and he curses his big mouth. “No, I’m sorry… Look, I’m truly sorry about what your family went through Teena, but I’m never going to let it happen to mine.”

“This is bigger than you or I, Bill, it won’t end with us,” She shakes her head, her smile is bitter, mournful, grave, “Nobody lives forever, if you’re lucky you’ll die before your children, but after the fact, you can’t protect them,”

“Well then maybe you should quit smoking,” he replies and says a quick prayer for the boy as he storms into the building.

Her simple velvet gown is rumpled and bunched up to her knees as she rests her ratty white sneakers on her best friend’s lap, as what lingered of her inner tomboy had refused to wear heels. Their heads conspiringly close like they were the only two in the room. Mulder must have said something funny, as her laugh rings out like a bell throughout the bullpen. Bill’s anger gives way to pure adoration, and it pains him even more.

“A séance, Dana?” he says gruffly, alerting them to his presence, “I thought you didn’t believe in ghosts,”

The teenagers quickly spring apart and have the good sense to look embarrassed.

“Sir, I’m so sorry this was all my fault, honest…” Mulder starts.

“Shut up Mulder, you didn’t twist my arm,” Dana cuts him off.

He shoots the boy a look so stern it would have had his quivering in their lifejackets, and he wisely shut his mouth. His well-trained daughter marches up to him, front and centre with her head held high, “I’m sorry, Captain,” she says, the apology is guarded, but she clearly means it.

Bill surprises them all by pulling her into a tight embrace.

“Daddy?” her voice small and muffled against his chest, “You’re not mad?”

“I’m furious, Starbuck,” he pulls away, keeping his hands firmly on her little shoulders, God she was still so little, her look so tender. She’d always known exactly how to wind him around her finger. “You are in a world of trouble. But right now all I just want is to get you home,”

Dana falls asleep against the passenger window on the ride home, and he tries not to look at her and think about his old friend’s warning. She was his daughter; she was his miracle. But sooner or later, the God’s he had prayed to would come collect their debts.

Winter 1994

Children rebel, they disappoint. They keep secrets and talk back. They run away from home and never call except for birthdays. Ahab had been like any other parent; always wanting what was best for his kids, but his kids had other plans. Dana had raged against the machine the hardest, and did the most damage to his bank account, throwing away her medical degree to cut up corpses for the FBI. They’d each ranted and bickered and slammed doors until Scully had paid for the training herself and had lived off toast and canned soup for a year, until Maggie had reached the end of her rope, pouring water over the coals and talking the heated redheads to just agree to disagree.

Her work was put permanently on the backburner, the two of them avoided touching the subject like a tender wound. He awkwardly brings it up after the last at the last dinner they would ever share, and she should have taken that opportunity to tell him about Mulder, but the gesture feels hollow. If telling him about the bureau had been hard, telling about Mulder would have near impossible, so she just… never did.

It was just a passing moment, but the lost opportunity was gnawing at her. It was far too late, the black and white images on the TV blurring into grey. She decides she’ll call and tell him first thing in the morning, as she gives into her exhaustion and falls headfirst into a dream.

It’s so familiar it feels almost like a memory. She wanders down the endless white hall, tiled floor cold against her tiny bare feet. She hears someone shout behind her, booming footfalls gaining speed. They never catch her; she always wakes before they do. She tries to run all the same, but her legs are made of lead, this time she makes it to the corner and runs into a girl. A girl with long brown hair and terror in her bright green eyes, Hands grab her from all sides, and she wills her eyes to open.

Without warning, the walls start to twist and convulse before disappearing entirely. Suddenly she’s thirteen and her Sunday school teacher is dead in her yard. She’ kneeling beside him covered head to toe in sticky black blood, screaming.

Scout says the corpse, his blue lips part and flies swarm out, He’s going to be ok

His lifeless eyes bearing into her soul, but she can’t look away as the dead man begins to sing.

…Happy we’ll be beyond the sea

And never again I’ll go sailing…

The scene changes once more in a lightning flash, the earth is covered in white. Her teacher is gone, and Ahab is there instead, standing at the end of the garden, staring at the butter-yellow flowers pushing through the snow. She approaches carefully, but he doesn’t look up. Daffodil’s don’t grow in winter He mutters to the ground, They’re going to die

“Dad?” He turns like a broken animatronic, his eyes empty and glazed, but somewhere deep inside flickered a spark of recognition, and his face crumples.

I’m sorry, Starbuck, he rasps, like the words physically pain him, I’m sorry…  

“Daddy, you’re scaring me…” she places a hand on his arm, but pulls it away quickly with a gasp; he was as cold as ice, tears turning to frost on his cheeks. The sight is so profoundly wrong that it stops her in her tracks. In all her life, she’d never seen her daddy cry. Before she can reach out again the wind begins to swirl as harshly as a hurricane, turning him to snowflakes and blowing him away.

Scully never knew when she was having a nightmare until she was awake. Until it was too late. Until it wasn’t a dream anymore.

She wakes with a song in her head, opens her eyes and sees her father.

She sees him for the last time.

…No more, no more, No more sailing…

#If Ever There Is Tomorrow #txf fic #txf fanfic #todayinfic #Bet you weren’t expecting THAT were you Susan #sorry there were no baby agents this time #Back to our regularly scheduled msr in the next chapter #. It was a fun experiment I hope u like…. Cant promise it wont happen again… #my stuff

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Belle al bar (1994)

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Emmanuele Somma (exedre) risponde a Marco Calamari/Cassandra

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Emmanuele Somma (exedre) risponde a Marco Calamari/Cassandra

Chi tace sul caso di Stallman…

Caro Marco, mi sento chiamato in causa dal tuo breve pezzo sul trattamento riservato a Stallman, perché non ho preso posizione su ciò come invece avrei potuto e dovuto fare. Non c’è molto da dire ad res oltre quelle 62 parole che scrivi in calce all’articolo. Questo è tutto ciò che è onestamente imputabile a Stallman. Ma la cosa non finisce qua. Il problema, io credo, sta in un fenomeno collaterale che ha poco a che fare con Stallman e i suoi meriti, specie la sua tendenza a non mediare le sue posizioni, che qualcuno non vedeva l’ora di levarsi di torno e ha fomentato questa ghiotta occasione.

Secondo un sondaggio condotto in Germania sappiamo ad esempio che due terzi dei tedeschi fanno “molta attenzione” agli argomenti sui quali esprimersi in pubblico. La Germania è infatti uno di quei paesi in cui sono state promulgate leggi per «impedire i discorsi di incitamento all’odio» o, in una parola, per la censura di chi non accetta il perimetro auto-definito dell’ortodossia politica in vigore, in definitiva siamo ritornati ad una situazione in cui su alcuni temi si ha paura di esprimersi, perché delicati, sensibili o tabù. Certamente non c’è bisogno di alcuna legge, in un paese come il nostro in cui il pensiero indipendente è stato sempre mal tollerato, per assistere a questi fenomeni di auto-censura. Il tema poi della «molestia sessuale» (per quanto qui non si stia affatto parlando di questo ma l’oscura commistione è già sufficiente) è di quelli che certamente non agevola un confronto rilassato, specialmente quando è tenuto in ostaggio da minoranze esagitate e fanatiche.

Qualche tempo fa mi capitò di scrivere un articolo su un fatto simile occorso a Jake Appelbaum del progetto Tor. Un caso che, visto con gli occhi del diritto, non è meno raccapricciante di quello di Stallman. Ma non è questo il punto. Il punto è che semplicemente aver scritto quell’articolo mi ha provocato problemi, solo perché non avessi dato per assolutamente scontata la colpevolezza di Appelbaum (come si voleva in certi ambienti), e anzi mi fossi impegnato a spiegare il retroterra culturale che aveva portato all’incriminazione, si sottolinei non ufficiale ma solo “social”, di questa asserita sexual misconduit. Dopo quell’articolo, a cui io preferii non far seguire altro, «il settimanale Die Zeit ha pubblicato una lunga indagine sulle accuse di stupro, comprese le interviste con tre persone presenti sulla scena del presunto stupro. Nessuno di questi testimoni ha corroborato le affermazioni fatte dalla vittima anonima. L’articolo riporta anche che una seconda vittima erroneamente identificata aveva richiesto che la sua storia fosse rimossa dal sito web anonimo.» (per non sbagliare riporto quanto scritto da Wikipedia in merito).

Non voglio giustificare nessuno, e meno che mai me stesso, per non aver commentato a caldo (a mia parziale scusante c’è che ormai non commento quasi più nulla a caldo), ma ti ringrazio per aver «riaperto il caso» adesso. Quello che dovrebbe farci riflettere, e forse inorridire, nel caso di Stallman come in quello di Appelbaum, non è tanto che frastuona l’Eco delle «legioni di imbecilli che prima parlavano solo al bar» (e che continuano a farlo, mentre Eco è ahimé morto), ma che persino quelli non-imbecilli sembrano avere difficoltà a conservare quel minimo di garantismo necessario a poterci considerare in uno stato di diritto. Avendolo si prescinderebbe persino dalla capacità di leggere con razionalità il «fatto» in sé, poiché il garantismo riguarda solo la forma con cui queste accuse sono state portate avanti, che è orrenda.

Tu sei un inguaribile ottimista Marco, e sai bene che io non condivido questa tua invidiabile generosità. Tu pensi che chi tace si è fatto un’idea che non esprime per «paura» di incrinare il proprio social-profilo. Sei toscano, allevato alla scuola di Nuti probabilmente: per te chi tace sta zitto.

Io sono invece un po’ più pessimista e ritengo che questa considerazione non tangle il fatto che oggi, sia chi parla a vanvera, sia chi sta zitto a buona ragione, non fa altro che essere attivamente arruolato nel dare un concreto sostegno all’abrogazione definitiva di ogni parvenza di stato di diritto al mondo, eventualmente sotto le belle bandiere di un “glittering marketplace” che coinvolge anche le no-profit (tutte rimaste in religioso silenzio) che vivono pure loro di liturgie moralistiche.

Chi oggi non salta su ad indicare il male nel «linciaggio mediatico e dell’abbandono di cui Stallman è stato oggetto» ha deciso che i “social” sono la nuova adeguata forma del processo penale e che il giudice popolare del like è adeguato. E la sua per me non è “paura” ma al limite potrebbe essere ignoranza e incomprensione del fenomeno, perché la complessità delle forme moderne della società non è immediatamente riportabile a quelle conosciute. Ma in effetti neppure così ottimista. Io credo che si sa bene che ormai abbiamo perduto il controllo sui processi civili della società ad un livello ben più alto del social-profilo.

Così tanto abbiamo flirtato con il Monnalisa cyberpunk che oggi siamo perfettamente consapevoli che ci rinchiuda come una vergine di Norimberga digitale. E in quei casi è meglio non muoversi.

Tu hai la sensazione che non si vogliano dire cose scomode perché si perderebbe la faccia-social, io ho la consapevolezza che non si vogliano neppure pensarle scomode le cose, perché abbiamo così tanto collettivamente desiderato l’asocialità che oggi, confrontandosi con questo risultato, dovremmo tanto rimangiarci ogni nostra passata credenza che difficilmente rimarrebbe qualche ragione alla nostra vita.

Spero di non essere fuori tempo massimo per poter dire che chi tace, caro Marco, acconsente.

Emmanuele Somma

Umile programmatore della classe del ’68, si è laureato in ingegneria all’Università di Pisa e ha militato per profitto nelle file di alcuni dipartimenti governativi e autority, Emmanuele ha anche giocato per divertimento nella Computer Society e nella Free Software Foundation Europe. Nel 1994 ha scritto il manifesto della prima organizzazione italiana per la tutela dei diritti digitali (LE.CI.TI, la Lega dei cittadini telematici) e nel 2009 ha fondato Agora Digitale e oggi fa parte della crew di GlobaLeaks, il software libero di whistleblowing più noto al mondo. Ha pubblicato numerosi articoli tecnici e “No SCOpyright!” un libro sul caso SCO contro Linux, ha fondato e diretto il GNU / Linux Magazine e gestito altre riviste di programmazione e di Internet. È oggi segretario del Comitato per i requisiti del voto in democrazia. Nel corso del tempo si è divertito a citare in giudizio Business Software Alliance ottenendone la condanna; ha messo in atto una disobbedienza civile sul decreto del ministro Urbani decreto contro il peer-to-peer e poi ha denunciato il ministro per la violazione del suo stesso decreto; ha trovato la “Commissione Interministeriale sui contenuti digitali nell’era di Internet (e-content),” coinvolta in un plagio e altre amenità del genere. Attualmente si occupa di arte, religione, politica, scrive storie e fa altre cose che rendono la vita migliore.

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Vietnam fai da te 15 giorni

I. Presentazione generale del Vietnam

 Il Vietnam o la Repubblica socialista del Vietnam è un paese del sud-est asiatico situato nella penisola indocinese. L’area del Vietnam è 331.041 km. Delimitato dal Mar Cinese, dal Golfo del Tonchino e dal Golfo della Tailandia, il Vietnam ha una lunga costa di 3260 km. Inoltre, il Vietnam condivide il suo confine di 3730 km con Laos, Cambogia e Cina.

Estendendosi da nord a sud per circa 1650 km, la terra del drago riunisce molti scenari maestosi: alte montagne ripide, foreste originali, spiagge paradisiache ed immense risaie – il simbolo di un paese agricolo. Si trova anche molti paesaggi meravigliosi e storici tra cui sacri templi, splendide spiagge e baie, villaggi delle minoranze etniche, ecc. 

Vestendosi della bellezza dell’antichità di un paese asiatico, questo paese sta anche progredendo rapidamente e sta diventando una destinazione turistica con un futuro promettente.

II. Consigli utili per il tuo viaggio in Vietnam e Cambogia per 15 giorni

1. Il Tempo Ideale Per Viaggiare In Vietnam 

Per quanto riguarda il clima del Vietnam, la sua posizione ha un ruolo chiave rientrando nell’area monsonica del sud-est asiatico. Al nord il periodo più secco e fresco inizia a novembre e si protrae fino ad aprile. Da maggio poi, iniziano le copiose piogge. Nella zona costiera centrale del Vietnam le precipitazioni cadono tra agosto e gennaio, più intense tra settembre e dicembre.

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Le temperature in Vietnam sono mediamente alte tutto l’anno e le massime si aggirano intorno ai 25-30° C, al nord invece durante la stagione secca tra novembre ed aprile i gradi possono scendere anche fino a 13° C nei valori minimi.

Il periodo migliore per un viaggio in Vietnam è sicuramente tra Agosto ed Aprile se la vacanza interessa l’intero paese, evitando così le piogge monsoniche. Questo è anche il tempo si svolge tante le festive.

2. Valute In Vietnam 

Puoi cambiare facilmente i tuoi soldi ovunque specialmente nelle grandi città come Hanoi, Saigon (città di Ho Chi Minh ): in aeroporto, alla banca, in albergo, negozio di gioielli, ecc. È meglio cambiare i soldi alla banca visto che il tasso più buono. Non dimenticare di aggiornare il tasso di cambiamento prima di cambiare: 

1 USD = 23 208 VND (Vietnam Dong – VND)

3. Trasporto In Vietnam

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In Vietnam, taxi, autobus, moto e passeggiate sono mezzi di trasporto popolari. Se hai bisogno di andare in giro da solo, è facile trovare una mappa della città tra cui fermate degli autobus e negozi. Inoltre, i taxi sono ovunque, le marche di taxi affidabili quali sono: Taxi Mai Linh, Taxi Group.

Taxi Mai Linh:  1900636381

Taxi Group:  024 3853 5353

4. Fai Attenzione Ai Tuoi Oggetti Personali

Viaggiare in città grandi e impegnate può aumentare le possibilità di perdere il proprio materiale se non si presta attenzione. Soprattutto con alcune cose importanti come il passaporto e il visto, dovresti sempre portare con te una piccola borsa. 

5. Tempo Del Festival In Vietnam 

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Ci sono numerosi festival in Vietnam ma si concentra nei 3 primi giorni dell’anno, cioè la primavera. Il tradizionale anno nuovo della cultura vietnamita secondo il calendario lunare ogni anno è un evento importante, si svolge di solito al Gennaio or Febbraio annuale.

III. Viaggio fai da te nei 15 giorni in Vietnam

1. Giorno 1: Arrivo Ad Hanoi 

Iniziando il tuo itinerario nella capitale di Hanoi che è un centro culturale, economico e di gastronomia del paese, in particolare, è una combinazione tra la vita moderna e anche antica con le case antiche ma anche bar e ristoranti e un vivace mercato notturno. 

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Nel pomeriggio farai un tour privato della città a piedi per visitare i mercati locali e il centro storico di Hanoi, noto per le sue 36 strade e i negozi antichi artigianali. La sera non dimenticare uno spettacolo di marionette d’acqua prima di una cena con i piatti tipici vietnamiti.

2. Giorno 2: Hanoi City Tour – Lao Cai 

La capitale di Hanoi nel post-coloniali è una città asiatica unica con viali alberati, architettura coloniale francese, numerosi laghi, pagode e templi. Un tour di un’intera giornata goderti nei luoghi più interessanti di Hanoi, tra cui il complesso di Ho Chi Minh, il Mausoleo di Ho Chi Minh e la sua palafitta, il Palazzo presidenziale e la Pagoda a unico pilastro nelle vicinanze. Visitate anche alcuni monumenti storici ad Hanoi per esempio: Il Tempio della Letteratura- il simbolo della capitale mille anni, il Museo Etnografico, la Pagoda di Tran Quoc,.. Il vostro viaggio avventura a Sapa inizierà quindi con un treno notturno dalla capitale del Vietnam alla città di confine di Lao Cai.

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3. Giorno 3 – 4 : Lao Cai – Sapa – Treno Per Hanoi

La città di Sa Pa è situata nella provincia di Lao Cai ed a 380 km a nord-ovest di Hanoi. Situata a 1.650 metri di’altitudine e beneficiando di un clima temperato, Sapa era una vecchia stazione climatica creata dai francesi nella regione montuosa. Fanxipan (3.143m) è considerato come il tetto della Indocina. Questa città vi interesserà per la varietà delle minoranze: H’mong, Dzao, Tay, Dzay… Da centinaia di anni coabitano e conducono la loro vita ancestrale. È il luogo dove le etnie vengono a scambiare i loro prodotti agricoli o vendere i loro costumi tradizionali fatti minuziosamente a mano dalle donne. La città conserva alcune belle residenze coloniali perfettamente integrate in un ambiente naturale e selvaggio.  

Nella città di Sapa, ci sarà un tour a piedi nei villaggi di Cat Cat,Lao Chai, Ta Van che ospitano i popoli delle minoranze di H’mong. Mentre camminate verso i villaggi incastonati nella valle sotto Sapa, incontrerete alcune delle minoranze locali e avrete l’opportunità di condividere esperienze culturali con le famiglie che vivono nella zona.

4. Giorno 5: Hanoi – La Baia Di Halong Bay

Dopo il ritorno ad Hanoi e una pausa, continuerai a trasferirti ad Ha Long, un’insenatura situata nel golfo del Tonchino, in territorio vietnamita. Fa parte della provincia di Quang Ninh e comprende circa 2.000 isolette calcaree con numerose grotte carsiche. La baia si trova 164 km a est della capitale Hanoi, non lontano dal confine con la Cina. Dal 1994 è un patrimonio dell’umanità dell’UNESCO. All’arrivo, partirai per una crociera spazzatura sulla baia mentre viene servito il pranzo e godendo panoramica meravigliosa della baia, nuotando su una spiaggia tranquilla o prendendo il sole sulla terrazza. Pernottamento a bordo.

5. Giorno 6: Halong Bay – Hanoi – Hue 

Niente è più meraviglioso che guardare l’alba sulla gloria, ricordati di alzarti presto per immergerti nel mare, nella natura e nel suono dei villaggi di pescatori, nella vita delle persone. Avrai anche un’esperienza di cimentati con il tai chi, così rilassante!

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Dopo colazione, esplora la grotta di sorpresa (Sung Sot), nuota e rilassati sulla spiaggia di Soi Sim. Continuerai a navigare attraverso la baia, lungo la strada vedendo più delle isoletti affascinanti. La barca arriva al porto verso mezzogiorno e guiderai direttamente da Halong all’aeroporto di Hanoi per il tuo breve volo per Hue.

6. Giorno 7: La Città Vecchia Di Hue 

Hue è una delle più antiche città del Vietnam, si trova al centro del Vietnam. A lungo capitale imperiale, fu praticamente rasa al suolo durante l’ultima guerra; del tessuto urbano storico non sopravvivono che pochi edifici, spesso in stato di abbandono e incuria. La città conserva ancora oggi numerosi siti di interesse storico, artistico, culturale e religioso, di primaria importanza e attira tanti turisti.

Chi passa da Hue che non dimentica una visita ai siti storici legati al periodo imperiale: La Cittadella di Hue, 7 grandi tombe imperiali dei Re della dinastia di Nguyen, il fiume dei profumi, la pagoda di Thien Mu,ecc. È possibile vedere visitare anche i dintorni, un contesto rurale di grande fascino.

7. Giorno 8-9: Hue – Danang – Hoi An 

Lasciando la città dell’antica e del fascino, ti sposterai a Hoi An che conosciuto come la città delle lanterne. viaggerai sopra il passo Hai Van, ti fermerai a Danang per una visita al Museo Cham e ai villaggi artigianali ai piedi della Montagna di Marmo prima di arrivare a Hoi An.

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Đa Nang è una città turistica in vietnam e sorge sulla riva occidentale del fiume Han nel centro del Vietnam. Simbolo della città, il Dragon Bridge (Cầu Rồng) è un’interessante opera architettonica: il drago giallo si estende da testa a coda da un lato all’altro del fiume Han, ondeggiando al di sopra e al di sotto del livello della strada. La terza grande città del Vietnam, tale citta sempre pìu attira tanti turisti nazionali e internazionali.

8. Giorno 10: Hoi An

Dal XVI al XVIII secolo, Hoi An fu un fiorente porto commerciale internazionale per commercianti cinesi, olandesi, francesi, giapponesi, portoghesi e arabi. Queste persone venivano principalmente per commerciare nella seta di alta qualità, che è ancora prodotta nella zona, così come nella ceramica. Oggi, Hoi An è una pittoresca cittadina sul fiume, popolare tra i turisti per la sua architettura eclettica, i negozi di sartoria e numerosi caffè. Alcuni degli edifici nelle stradine sono rimasti invariati per oltre un secolo. Ti godrai un tour a piedi attraverso le strette stradine tortuose del quartiere antico visitando la Pagoda di Chua Ong, le sale delle assemblee cinesi, la casa ancestrale di 200 anni Tam Ky e il ponte giapponese. Dopo il tour ci sarà tempo libero per fare shopping o rilassarsi. 

9. Giorno 11: Hoi An – La Città Di Ho Chi Minh 

Lasciando la città dei sogni di Hoi An, arriverai alla seconda città più grande del Vietnam, una città vivace con la vita moderna, la città di Ho Chi Minh. 

Ho Chi Minh City (comunemente noto come Saigon) è una città nel sud del Vietnam famosa per il suo ruolo chiave nella guerra del Vietnam. Saigon è anche noto per il suo posto di colonialisti francesi, tra cui la Cattedrale di Notre Dame costruita interamente con materiali importati dalla Francia e l’ufficio postale centrale costruito nel 19 ° secolo. I negozi e i ristoranti per tutta la strada di Saigon, in particolare attorno al vivace mercato di Ben Thanh.

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10. Giorno 12: Tempio Di Cao Dai E Tunnel Sotterranei Di Cu Chi

Dal centro di Ho Chi Minh City ti sposterai verso la provincia di Tay Ninh per visitare il tempio di Cao Dai e assistere a una preghiera rituale del caodaismo mattutino. Il tempio con le sue cerimonie è un esempio unico della combinazione di buddismo, taoismo, confucianesimo, cristianesimo e islam.

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Dopo pranzo nel ristorante locale, vedrai la rete di tunnel sotterranei costruiti dai combattenti vietnamiti durante la loro lotta per l’indipendenza: i tunnel di Cu Chi. Coprendo quasi 250 km, il sistema di tunnel era il rifugio di oltre 16.000 guerriglieri comunisti durante la guerra. Dopo un breve video introduttivo che mostra come verranno consegnati i tunnel, passeremo il tempo ad esplorare il labirinto di tunnel tra cui la porta segreta della cantina, il museo delle armi fatte da sé, il poligono di tiro, le munizioni della fabbrica di abbigliamento, i tunnel da avere uno sguardo reale a come i comunisti dei Vietcong sono stati in grado di sopravvivere in questa piccola rete sotterranea e così come il modo in cui i vietnamiti trascorsero gli anni della guerra.

11. Giorno 13- 14 : Ho Chi Minh – Can Tho 

Lascerai HCMC nel lussureggiante My Tho dove navigherai su una barca privata attraverso la vegetazione verde dei canali fino a un frutteto, dove verrai servito per un delizioso pranzo in un ristorante locale nel cuore del Mekong, completo di tropicali frutta. Visiterai anche la fattoria dei serpenti Dong Tam che alleva serpenti e le altre cose come il vino di serpente e la pagoda Vinh Trang. 

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Il giorno prossimo, accogliendo un nuovo giorno e fai una gita in barca per unirti al mercato galleggiante Cai Rang, uno dei mercati galleggianti più animati del Delta del Mekong, con centinaia di piccole imbarcazioni che barattano e si spingono nello spazio per vendere i loro beni. Sarai in grado di immergerti nella vivace vita commerciale della gente locale e goderti i frutti tropicali, sono sicuro che non rimarrai deluso.

12. Giorno 15: Partenza 

Sono sicuro che hai avuto un’ottima esperienza qui in Vietnam, continua il tuo viaggio, quel giorno così sei libero di goderti il tuo shopping di souvenir nel tempo libero fino al trasferimento in aeroporto per il tuo volo di andata.

IV. Luxury Travel

Luxury Travel Vietnam è un’azienda turistica che offre i servizi lussuosi con la migliore qualità. Vi offriamo i tour più buoni in Indocina: Vietnam, Laos e Cambogia. La bellezza dei nostri prodotti è che illustrano la conoscenza, la sofisticatezza e il stile per il servizio che è lo standard per i nostri esperti di viaggio espatriati e locali. Per questo, se avete l’intenzione di fare un viaggio in Indocina, contattateci subito.

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The 35 Most Important Breweries of the Decade (2010s)

Beer runs on a different timeline than other beverages. In wine years, a decade is a fraction of a family-owned vineyard’s story. The same period is barely enough time to age a decent bourbon. But in the last 10 years, beer — craft beer, especially — has undergone seismic shifts.

A once-singularly flavored fizzy beverage became a movement. The product itself aimed for more: more flavor, more experimentation, and more community-minded business practices. It also became more than a beverage, as craft beer drinkers rallied around beer as a moral and political choice.

Since 2010, beer has quenched our thirst and become part of our personal identities. And like all of us, it’s constantly changing. The beginning of the decade brought us Hill Farmstead Brewery, Tired Hands, and Tree House, and with them came the advent of the New England-style IPA. We’ve seen the return of centuries-old forgotten styles like gose and gruit, and brewers tirade against, then excessively embrace, adjuncts in the form of milkshake IPAs and pastry stouts.

In 2010, there were 1,759 breweries operating in the U.S. “Beer lovers increased their appreciation for American craft brewers and their beers in 2010,” Paul Gatza of the Brewers Association said in a press release at the time. “Craft brewers’ stories resonate with Americans who are choosing small, independent companies making delicious beers in more than 100 different styles.”

There are nearly 7,500 breweries operating in the U.S. today. Of course, not all of them can change the course of craft beer history. For that, we tip our hats to the breweries below: the 35 most important breweries of the decade.

Sierra Nevada Brewing Chico, Calif. Est. 1980

It’s hard to believe Sierra Nevada was around long before many craft beer fans were born. Sierra Nevada pioneered hop-forward ales with its flagship Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, and with the invention of an enviable dry-hopping mechanism called the Hop Torpedo that many other brewers have envied and copied. In 2014, Sierra Nevada opened an East Coast facility in Mills River, N.C., near Asheville, signaling to similar brands that East Coast drinkers deserved better, fresher beer. In 2016, that location became the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum status-certified production brewery in the U.S., showing Sierra Nevada’s sustainability leadership, too. This legacy brand continues to innovate with beers like Hazy Little Thing IPA, ranked by VinePair as the best beer of 2018.

Bell’s Brewery Comstock, Mich. Est. 1985

The same year Coca-Cola introduced New Coke and CDs were invented, Bell’s Brewery opened its doors in Kalamazoo, Mich. Along with being one of few breweries to make a sought-after brown ale, Bell’s has an almost mystical ability to stay on top. While millennial beer geeks wade through countless lactose-laden hazy IPAs, Bell’s Brewery’s Two Hearted Ale (“ale!” — it wasn’t even called an IPA!) continues to dominate more experienced beer lovers’ lists. In 2019, the American Homebrewers Association (AHA) ranked Two Hearted Ale the No. 1 beer in the country for a third consecutive year. Bell’s Brewery’s Hopslam Ale (again, “ale!”) placed seventh, and Bell’s Brewery as a whole was named the best brewery.

Deschutes Brewery Bend, Ore. Est. 1988

Although few people pronounce its name correctly, Deschutes (hence the 2019 beer release, Da Shootz!) is the epitome of old-school cool. Its flagship beer is a porter (Black Butte Porter). It’s majority-owned by its original founder, Gary Fish, and his family, and announced an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) in 2013. (This means employees can gain company shares correlating to their time working with the company.) It won sustainability awards in 2015 and 2016. And, after reevaluating plans to expand to the East Coast, it’s stayed afloat in the most treacherous time for brands of its size.

New Belgium Brewing Fort Collins, Colo. Est. 1991

Though it sold to Japan’s Kirin brewery in 2019 (and, at press time, is in the midst of a seriously disturbing controversy), New Belgium blossomed in the 2010s. Fat Tire grabbed beer drinkers’ attention in the 1990s, yet the amber ale didn’t even hint at what was to come. New Belgium went on to run one of the country’s best sour beer programs; a money-making series of Voodoo Ranger IPAs; and in 2019, it brought us Mural Agua Fresca, one of the most refreshing beers we’ve tasted to date.

Lagunitas Brewing Company Placentia, Calif. Est. 1993

Before it sold to Heineken in 2015, Lagunitas was associated with weed culture and California love (although its founder and some of its beer originate in Chicago). Yet “sellout” or not, Lagunitas IPA is still one of the most reliable IPAs on tap across the nation. If there’s a slim list at a dive bar, chances are Lagunitas will be on it, and we’ll take it over other mass-produced IPAs any day.

Left Hand Brewing Longmont, Colo. Est. 1993

Left Hand gave us Milk Stout right before the new millennium. In 2011, it gave us the gift of Milk Stout Nitro in bottles. Then, in 2017, Milk Stout Nitro became available in cans (take that, Guinness!). Now nitro beers are everywhere, and we have Left Hand to thank for that.

Avery Brewing Boulder, Colo. Est. 1993

Avery is a brand that you may not realize you’re fond of until you think about the impact it’s had on your life. An early arrival to the U.S. craft brewing scene, it still makes one of the best American wheat beers, White Rascal. Its barrel-aged program occasionally wows us with labels like Bon Bon Cerise, one of our favorite barrel-aged stouts and beers of the year. It also makes concerted efforts to keep up with the times, with its on-trend Hazyish IPA and Avery Rocky Mountain Rosé.

Allagash Brewing Portland, Maine Est. 1994

Not many breweries can claim their first beer remains their top seller 25 years later — an especially impressive feat when that beer was initially rejected. “People hadn’t seen cloudy beer like this with authentic Belgian yeast strains and spice,” Rob Tod, Allagash founder, told VinePair about Allagash White. “The downside was that it was impossible to sell.”

With skill and perseverance, Allagash became the first to plant its flag in Portland, Maine as one of the best beercation destinations in the country. Beyond that, it was the first American brewery to incorporate a coolship into its fermentation process (courtesy some mentorship at Cantillon), going on to make some of the best mixed-fermentation beers in the States. And in 2019, Tod won the James Beard Award for Outstanding Wine, Spirits, or Beer Producer.

Allagash River Trip Belgian-style session ale was named VinePair’s best beer of 2019.

Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Milton, Del. Est. 1995

“Off-centered ales for off-centered people,” Dogfish Head’s company ethos, may sound trite in the upcoming decade. But in the ‘90s and through the 2010s, it was meaningful for many craft beer drinkers. Dogfish Head has stayed relevant through two and a half decades with its friendly attitude, constant flavor experimentation, and the crusading of charismatic frontman and founder, Sam Calagione. In 2016, Dogfish Head launched SeaQuench, it’s deliciously thirst-quenching tart ale that’s become the best-selling sour beer in the nation. And in 2017, Calagione was honored with a James Beard Award as the Outstanding Wine, Spirits or Beer Professional of the Year after seven consecutive nominations.

In one of the biggest beer news stories of the year (and perhaps even decade), Dogfish Head merged with Boston Beer Co. in 2019. This means more of the country will have access to the beers that we’ve enjoyed all these years.

Ballast Point San Diego, Calif. Est. 1996

Ballast Point has had one of the biggest splashes in the craft beer world over the last decade. First, fans freaked out over Sculpin IPA (it tasted like grapefruit!); then were shocked even more by its series of fruit flavors (it’s made with grapefruit!?). Ballast Point continued to surprise us, selling to Constellation Brands for a jaw-dropping $1 billion in 2015. It even opened a location in Disneyland. Out of what seemed like nowhere, in November 2019, Ballast Point changed hands from Constellation to the virtually unknown Kings and Convicts Brewing Co. outside Chicago. Although Ballast Point’s future is hazy, (murky, even), we’ll never forget the effect this brand had on the decade.

Firestone Walker Brewing Company Paso Robles, Calif. Est. 1996

Firestone Walker started strong and saw success throughout the decade with its array of award-winning IPAs, such as its multiple-medaling Union Jack IPA. Meanwhile, it rocked out fruited sours and lagers, too. In 2015, Firestone Walker was acquired by Duvel, a stellar Belgian brewer, and the following year, Firestone Walker opened a pilot brewery and restaurant in Venice, Calif., and broke ground on another major brewhouse expansion in Paso Robles, completed in 2017. In 2019, Firestone Walker won our hearts with Rosalie, a rose-colored beer co-fermented with juice from local Paso Robles wine grapes and hibiscus — “the rosé lover’s beer,” brewmaster Matt Brynildson said. We’re excited to see what’s coming next.

Stone Brewing Escondido, Calif. Est. 1996

Arrogant by design, Stone Brewing based its business on in-your-face branding. As much as this can be irritating, there’s no denying Stone’s American-made success.

Three Floyds Brewing Munster, Ind. Est. 1996

We can sum up Three Floyds in three words: Dark Lord Day. An unpretentious brewery in the unlikely town of Munster, Ind., brought together the craft beer and heavy metal worlds, while also introducing one of the first beer release day festivals for its Dark Lord “demonic Russian-Style Imperial Stout” — an event that has attracted up to 10,000 visitors in one day. Epitomizing extremes, Three Floyds is equally revered for its in-your-face Zombie Dust IPA.

Victory Brewing Company Downingtown, Pa. Est. 1996

Golden Monkey. Hop Devil. Prima Pils! If you weren’t drinking these three brands in the 2010s, you weren’t drinking craft beer. Bill Covaleski and Ron Barchet opened Victory’s doors in 1996 to celebrate and recreate German and other European brewing traditions. They introduced much more than that. In 2014, Victory opened its production facility in Parkesburg, Pa., from where it continues to innovate, distributing its beers in 33 states across the U.S.

Russian River Brewing Santa Rosa, Calif. Est. 1997

Rare as it may be to actually drink Russian River’s beer — you’ll be hard-pressed to find its famous Pliny the Elder, Pliny the Younger, or other brands outside the brewery locations — there’s no denying these beers have consistently been part of the craft beer conversation over the last decade and more. In 2018, Pliny the Younger’s release brought 12,500 visitors to Sonoma County, generating $3.4 million.

Russian River’s history has been told again and again, but the brand and its friendly-faced owners (husband-and-wife duo, Vinnie and Natalie Cilurzo) are still out there creating new beer experiences and helping the community in every way they can.

Founders Brewing Grand Rapids, Mich. Est. 1997

It’s impossible to ignore the influence Founders has had on the craft beer business. Sadly, this took a turn for the worse at the end of the decade, with the brewery’s recent racism issue and lawsuit outweighing our ability to support the brand. For more on this topic, read our coverage here.

But before it made national news for its flawed business practices, Founders changed the way we drink beer. In 2011, it launched All Day IPA, effectively creating the session IPA category and influencing countless spin-offs and light-in-alcohol, full-flavored ales. This trend continues to surge today. In 2013, Founders introduced the 15-pack of All Day IPA, setting yet another trend in the industry.

Live Oak Brewing Austin, Texas Est. 1997

Austin is one of the best places in the country to drink lager. And though that’s largely due to its German and Czech immigrant history, in modern times it was Live Oak that led the pack of what’s now become one of the best cities for craft lager in the country.

The Alchemist Stowe, Vt. Est. 2003

The Alchemist is not only one of the pivotal members of the beer industry, but of the entire drinks industry this decade. The family-owned brand launched in 2003 by John and Jen Kimmich introduced its legendary limited-release Heady Topper Double IPA in 2011. IPAs, and the industry, have never been the same.

Toppling Goliath Decorah, Iowa Est. 2007

In 2015, VinePair named Toppling Goliath the best brewery in its state. In 2016, RateBeer (pre-ZX Ventures) ranked Toppling Goliath’s Pompeii IPA the top IPA in the state. And in 2019, VinePair ranked King Sue DIPA among the 25 most important IPAs right now. Clearly, this brewery tops beer nerds’ bucket lists again and again.

Cigar City Brewing Tampa, Fla. Est. 2007

Cigar City was founded in 2007, started producing beer in Tampa in 2009, and sold to the CANarchy Craft Brewery Collective in 2016. One of the top 10 craft breweries in the country by volume, Cigar City was the fastest-growing top 50 brewery in 2018, according to the Brewers Association. Additionally, its Jai Alai IPA is one of the country’s top-selling beers; its Maduro Brown Ale won a Great American Beer Festival gold medal in 2018; and its Hunahpu imperial stout has its own festival.

Cigar City started strong and has only gotten stronger. The tropical-themed brewery continues to release new brands we love, including its Guayabera Pale Ale in 2019.

Revolution Brewing Chicago, Ill. Est. 2008

Chicago has lots of beloved breweries, but by far and away Revolution has had the biggest impact on the craft beer business there, serving as a blueprint for some of our other favorite brands. By the end of 2018, Revolution’s home of Chicago had more breweries than any other U.S. city. Along with being one of the first, it’s now the largest independent brewery in Illinois.

Maine Beer Co. Freeport, Maine Est. 2009

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“Do what’s right.” Any East Coast beer nerd has seen and heard this phrase many times over — coming from Maine Beer Co., it never gets old. That’s because Maine Beer Co. has proven it’s not just a phrase, but the brewery’s truth. Opened at the cusp of the decade in 2009, Maine launched with one beer, Peeper, a pale ale brewed and bottled by hand. By 2013, the brewery relocated from its original Portland location to Freeport, Maine, where it now projects to surpass 20,000 barrels of beer in 2019.

Maine Beer Co. is committed to its employees and the environment. Learn more in our interview with Maine Beer Co. founder Dan Kleban here.

Jester King Brewery Austin, Texas Est. 2010

While Austin is pumping out some of the best lagers in the country from brewers like Live Oak and Austin Beer Garden Brewing Co. (the ABGB), what sticks out most in the city’s, and state’s, beer scene is the overwhelming charm of Jester King. Set on a 200-acre ranch outside Austin, it brings the term “farmhouse ales” to life with its stunning property, estate-grown and locally sourced ingredients, and commitment to mixed-fermentation and wild yeast. If you haven’t tasted one of Jester King’s oak-aged, spontaneously fermented and secondary-bottle-fermented beers, you haven’t lived your best beer-loving life.

Hill Farmstead Brewery Greensboro Bend, Vt. Est. 2010

“Elusive” is an understatement when it comes to Hill Farmstead and its beers. The Vermont farmhouse brewery, one of the first and few actually located on a farm, became a household name among craft beer drinkers of this decade. Its delicate, perfectly balanced beers — Susan IPA, Edward Pale Ale, Everett Porter, all named after founder and brewer Shaun Hill’s family members — are stunning in their subtlety. Each is as pleasant an experience as it always has been every time we drink it.

Westbrook Brewing Mt. Pleasant, S.C. Est. 2010

Opened nine years ago to the day (Dec. 20, 2010), this South Carolina brewery simultaneously delighted our senses with its Mexican Cake imperial stout — made with habaneros, cinnamon, vanilla, and cocoa nibs — and introduced the nearly extinct German gose to craft beer drinkers around the country. We tip our hats to Westbrook now and always.

Tired Hands Brewery Ardmore, Pa. Est. 2011

As VinePair reported last year, since opening its doors to its first brewery-cafe in 2012, Tired Hands has innovated IPA styles, invested in its local communities, and launched mid-Atlantic brewing careers. All this occurred while its beers remained extremely difficult to buy — unless you were willing to wait hours in line. In 2015, Tired Hands opened Fermentaria, a brewery and restaurant two blocks from its original location. The exponentially expanding brewery announced its first Philadelphia location in 2019.

Tree House Brewing Monson, Mass. Est. 2011

Juice smoothies and beer were rarely associated before Tree House Brewing released Julius. The NEIPA has a 100 percent rating on BeerAdvocate with nearly 5,000 votes, and is arguably unanimously understood to be the ultimate juicy and hazy IPA. Julius’s many iterations — along with those of companion brands Green and Haze — remain among the most sought-after beers in the nation.

Prairie Artisan Ales Krebs, Okla. Est. 2012

Prairie gave us pastry stouts. BOMB!, an explosion of flavor and excitement, enlightened our palates with baking-spiced decadence. Now there are hundreds, perhaps even thousands, of pastry stouts released on a regular basis in the U.S. How this tiny brewery became so famous for its tasty treats is a mystery we don’t need to solve.

Wicked Weed Brewing Asheville, N.C. Est. 2012

American wild ales weren’t common craft beer lexicon until breweries such as Wicked Weed devoted themselves to creating them. Although the brewery was bought by AB InBev just five years after it opened, and faced a heavy dose of backlash from die-hard fans, it’s still kicking.

Modern Times Beer San Diego, Calif. Est. 2013

Modern Times Beer, a relative newcomer, made a name for itself with its West Coast (not West Coast-style) hazy IPAs. It was one of the first to bring hazies to the West Coast, but also excels in other styles, including one of our favorite (and under-hyped) beers, Blazing World, a hoppy amber ale. In a few short years, Modern Times grew from hype brewery to one of the top 50 craft brewing companies in 2018. The San Diego-based brand now has locations in Point Loma, North Park, Los Angeles, and Encinitas, Calif., and Portland, Ore.

Trillium Brewing Company Boston, Mass. Est. 2013

Where would the beer world be without Trillium? This ultra-collectable brand launched in 2013. By 2016, citizen beer reviewers ranked it one of the top 10 breweries in the world. And one could only procure its juicy brews in Massachusetts. Trillium is perhaps one of the biggest Boston beer success story since, well, Boston Beer. Synonymous with NEIPA, the brewery ranked among our 25 Most Important IPAs Right Now, and in our 50 Best Beers of 2019.

Grimm Artisanal Ales Brooklyn, N.Y. Est. 2013

Gypsy brewers Joe and Lauren Grimm officially started selling beer in July 2013. Although they wouldn’t open a bona fide brewery until five years later, the brewers and brand have been deeply ingrained in the NYC beer community. The savvy artisans put packaging on a pedestal, but made sure it was the inside that counts, releasing a constant, if limited supply of excellent IPAs and sour beers. It’s a strategy that has since been mimicked by many.

Other Half Brewing Brooklyn, N.Y. Est. 2014

We’ll never forget our first sips of Other Half IPA, an aromatic hop bomb that wasn’t too bitter. What stood out to us at small beer events five years ago (has it really only been five years?) eventually earned the attention of DDH DIPA cognoscenti at large, especially as Other Half collaborated with brand after brand around the country and world.

In a few short years, Other Half has gutted and renovated its Brooklyn location, opened a second location near one of New York’s up-and-coming beer cities, Rochester, and whispered plans to launch locations in Williamsburg, Brooklyn as well as Washington, D.C.

Other Half, can culture, and boss pours will be forever linked. The niche brewery’s unprecedented success has been an inspiration to brewers across the country and a point of pride for NYC beer drinkers.

Creature Comforts Brewing Co. Athens, Ga. Est. 2014

When beer lovers hear “Athens,” it’s likely they think of Creature Comforts and its popular Tropicalia juicy IPA. Yet the brand does more than brew delicious beers inspired by Brazilian arts movements. Between 2016 and 2017, its Get Comfortable campaign, a fundraising effort benefiting Athens-area nonprofits, generated more than $121,000. In 2018, Creature Comforts launched Get Artistic, a nonprofit community outreach program. And from its 2,000 barrels of beer production in 2014, it’s grown to a capacity of 50,000 barrels in 2018.

WeldWerks Brewing Greeley, Colo. Est. 2015

WeldWerks put Greeley, Colo., on the map with its juicy IPAs in 2015. It’s also a bastion of experimentation, whetting an appetite we didn’t know we had for things like pastry sours. With this, WeldWerks earned a spot on our 50 best beers of 2019. Some call it sacrilege, but we call it liquid entertainment. WeldWerks knows how to execute excellent brews, and they know how to have fun, too. What better way to finish out this ridiculous decade than with a peanut-butter-and-jelly-flavored Berliner weiss?

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The 35 Most Important Breweries of the Decade (2010s)

Beer runs on a different timeline than other beverages. In wine years, a decade is a fraction of a family-owned vineyard’s story. The same period is barely enough time to age a decent bourbon. But in the last 10 years, beer — craft beer, especially — has undergone seismic shifts.

A once-singularly flavored fizzy beverage became a movement. The product itself aimed for more: more flavor, more experimentation, and more community-minded business practices. It also became more than a beverage, as craft beer drinkers rallied around beer as a moral and political choice.

Since 2010, beer has quenched our thirst and become part of our personal identities. And like all of us, it’s constantly changing. The beginning of the decade brought us Hill Farmstead Brewery, Tired Hands, and Tree House, and with them came the advent of the New England-style IPA. We’ve seen the return of centuries-old forgotten styles like gose and gruit, and brewers tirade against, then excessively embrace, adjuncts in the form of milkshake IPAs and pastry stouts.

In 2010, there were 1,759 breweries operating in the U.S. “Beer lovers increased their appreciation for American craft brewers and their beers in 2010,” Paul Gatza of the Brewers Association said in a press release at the time. “Craft brewers’ stories resonate with Americans who are choosing small, independent companies making delicious beers in more than 100 different styles.”

There are nearly 7,500 breweries operating in the U.S. today. Of course, not all of them can change the course of craft beer history. For that, we tip our hats to the breweries below: the 35 most important breweries of the decade.

Sierra Nevada Brewing Chico, Calif. Est. 1980

It’s hard to believe Sierra Nevada was around long before many craft beer fans were born. Sierra Nevada pioneered hop-forward ales with its flagship Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, and with the invention of an enviable dry-hopping mechanism called the Hop Torpedo that many other brewers have envied and copied. In 2014, Sierra Nevada opened an East Coast facility in Mills River, N.C., near Asheville, signaling to similar brands that East Coast drinkers deserved better, fresher beer. In 2016, that location became the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum status-certified production brewery in the U.S., showing Sierra Nevada’s sustainability leadership, too. This legacy brand continues to innovate with beers like Hazy Little Thing IPA, ranked by VinePair as the best beer of 2018.

Bell’s Brewery Comstock, Mich. Est. 1985

The same year Coca-Cola introduced New Coke and CDs were invented, Bell’s Brewery opened its doors in Kalamazoo, Mich. Along with being one of few breweries to make a sought-after brown ale, Bell’s has an almost mystical ability to stay on top. While millennial beer geeks wade through countless lactose-laden hazy IPAs, Bell’s Brewery’s Two Hearted Ale (“ale!” — it wasn’t even called an IPA!) continues to dominate more experienced beer lovers’ lists. In 2019, the American Homebrewers Association (AHA) ranked Two Hearted Ale the No. 1 beer in the country for a third consecutive year. Bell’s Brewery’s Hopslam Ale (again, “ale!”) placed seventh, and Bell’s Brewery as a whole was named the best brewery.

Deschutes Brewery Bend, Ore. Est. 1988

Although few people pronounce its name correctly, Deschutes (hence the 2019 beer release, Da Shootz!) is the epitome of old-school cool. Its flagship beer is a porter (Black Butte Porter). It’s majority-owned by its original founder, Gary Fish, and his family, and announced an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) in 2013. (This means employees can gain company shares correlating to their time working with the company.) It won sustainability awards in 2015 and 2016. And, after reevaluating plans to expand to the East Coast, it’s stayed afloat in the most treacherous time for brands of its size.

New Belgium Brewing Fort Collins, Colo. Est. 1991

Though it sold to Japan’s Kirin brewery in 2019 (and, at press time, is in the midst of a seriously disturbing controversy), New Belgium blossomed in the 2010s. Fat Tire grabbed beer drinkers’ attention in the 1990s, yet the amber ale didn’t even hint at what was to come. New Belgium went on to run one of the country’s best sour beer programs; a money-making series of Voodoo Ranger IPAs; and in 2019, it brought us Mural Agua Fresca, one of the most refreshing beers we’ve tasted to date.

Lagunitas Brewing Company Placentia, Calif. Est. 1993

Before it sold to Heineken in 2015, Lagunitas was associated with weed culture and California love (although its founder and some of its beer originate in Chicago). Yet “sellout” or not, Lagunitas IPA is still one of the most reliable IPAs on tap across the nation. If there’s a slim list at a dive bar, chances are Lagunitas will be on it, and we’ll take it over other mass-produced IPAs any day.

Left Hand Brewing Longmont, Colo. Est. 1993

Left Hand gave us Milk Stout right before the new millennium. In 2011, it gave us the gift of Milk Stout Nitro in bottles. Then, in 2017, Milk Stout Nitro became available in cans (take that, Guinness!). Now nitro beers are everywhere, and we have Left Hand to thank for that.

Avery Brewing Boulder, Colo. Est. 1993

Avery is a brand that you may not realize you’re fond of until you think about the impact it’s had on your life. An early arrival to the U.S. craft brewing scene, it still makes one of the best American wheat beers, White Rascal. Its barrel-aged program occasionally wows us with labels like Bon Bon Cerise, one of our favorite barrel-aged stouts and beers of the year. It also makes concerted efforts to keep up with the times, with its on-trend Hazyish IPA and Avery Rocky Mountain Rosé.

Allagash Brewing Portland, Maine Est. 1994

Not many breweries can claim their first beer remains their top seller 25 years later — an especially impressive feat when that beer was initially rejected. “People hadn’t seen cloudy beer like this with authentic Belgian yeast strains and spice,” Rob Tod, Allagash founder, told VinePair about Allagash White. “The downside was that it was impossible to sell.”

With skill and perseverance, Allagash became the first to plant its flag in Portland, Maine as one of the best beercation destinations in the country. Beyond that, it was the first American brewery to incorporate a coolship into its fermentation process (courtesy some mentorship at Cantillon), going on to make some of the best mixed-fermentation beers in the States. And in 2019, Tod won the James Beard Award for Outstanding Wine, Spirits, or Beer Producer.

Allagash River Trip Belgian-style session ale was named VinePair’s best beer of 2019.

Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Milton, Del. Est. 1995

“Off-centered ales for off-centered people,” Dogfish Head’s company ethos, may sound trite in the upcoming decade. But in the ‘90s and through the 2010s, it was meaningful for many craft beer drinkers. Dogfish Head has stayed relevant through two and a half decades with its friendly attitude, constant flavor experimentation, and the crusading of charismatic frontman and founder, Sam Calagione. In 2016, Dogfish Head launched SeaQuench, it’s deliciously thirst-quenching tart ale that’s become the best-selling sour beer in the nation. And in 2017, Calagione was honored with a James Beard Award as the Outstanding Wine, Spirits or Beer Professional of the Year after seven consecutive nominations.

In one of the biggest beer news stories of the year (and perhaps even decade), Dogfish Head merged with Boston Beer Co. in 2019. This means more of the country will have access to the beers that we’ve enjoyed all these years.

Ballast Point San Diego, Calif. Est. 1996

Ballast Point has had one of the biggest splashes in the craft beer world over the last decade. First, fans freaked out over Sculpin IPA (it tasted like grapefruit!); then were shocked even more by its series of fruit flavors (it’s made with grapefruit!?). Ballast Point continued to surprise us, selling to Constellation Brands for a jaw-dropping $1 billion in 2015. It even opened a location in Disneyland. Out of what seemed like nowhere, in November 2019, Ballast Point changed hands from Constellation to the virtually unknown Kings and Convicts Brewing Co. outside Chicago. Although Ballast Point’s future is hazy, (murky, even), we’ll never forget the effect this brand had on the decade.

Firestone Walker Brewing Company Paso Robles, Calif. Est. 1996

Firestone Walker started strong and saw success throughout the decade with its array of award-winning IPAs, such as its multiple-medaling Union Jack IPA. Meanwhile, it rocked out fruited sours and lagers, too. In 2015, Firestone Walker was acquired by Duvel, a stellar Belgian brewer, and the following year, Firestone Walker opened a pilot brewery and restaurant in Venice, Calif., and broke ground on another major brewhouse expansion in Paso Robles, completed in 2017. In 2019, Firestone Walker won our hearts with Rosalie, a rose-colored beer co-fermented with juice from local Paso Robles wine grapes and hibiscus — “the rosé lover’s beer,” brewmaster Matt Brynildson said. We’re excited to see what’s coming next.

Stone Brewing Escondido, Calif. Est. 1996

Arrogant by design, Stone Brewing based its business on in-your-face branding. As much as this can be irritating, there’s no denying Stone’s American-made success.

Three Floyds Brewing Munster, Ind. Est. 1996

We can sum up Three Floyds in three words: Dark Lord Day. An unpretentious brewery in the unlikely town of Munster, Ind., brought together the craft beer and heavy metal worlds, while also introducing one of the first beer release day festivals for its Dark Lord “demonic Russian-Style Imperial Stout” — an event that has attracted up to 10,000 visitors in one day. Epitomizing extremes, Three Floyds is equally revered for its in-your-face Zombie Dust IPA.

Victory Brewing Company Downingtown, Pa. Est. 1996

Golden Monkey. Hop Devil. Prima Pils! If you weren’t drinking these three brands in the 2010s, you weren’t drinking craft beer. Bill Covaleski and Ron Barchet opened Victory’s doors in 1996 to celebrate and recreate German and other European brewing traditions. They introduced much more than that. In 2014, Victory opened its production facility in Parkesburg, Pa., from where it continues to innovate, distributing its beers in 33 states across the U.S.

Russian River Brewing Santa Rosa, Calif. Est. 1997

Rare as it may be to actually drink Russian River’s beer — you’ll be hard-pressed to find its famous Pliny the Elder, Pliny the Younger, or other brands outside the brewery locations — there’s no denying these beers have consistently been part of the craft beer conversation over the last decade and more. In 2018, Pliny the Younger’s release brought 12,500 visitors to Sonoma County, generating $3.4 million.

Russian River’s history has been told again and again, but the brand and its friendly-faced owners (husband-and-wife duo, Vinnie and Natalie Cilurzo) are still out there creating new beer experiences and helping the community in every way they can.

Founders Brewing Grand Rapids, Mich. Est. 1997

It’s impossible to ignore the influence Founders has had on the craft beer business. Sadly, this took a turn for the worse at the end of the decade, with the brewery’s recent racism issue and lawsuit outweighing our ability to support the brand. For more on this topic, read our coverage here.

But before it made national news for its flawed business practices, Founders changed the way we drink beer. In 2011, it launched All Day IPA, effectively creating the session IPA category and influencing countless spin-offs and light-in-alcohol, full-flavored ales. This trend continues to surge today. In 2013, Founders introduced the 15-pack of All Day IPA, setting yet another trend in the industry.

Live Oak Brewing Austin, Texas Est. 1997

Austin is one of the best places in the country to drink lager. And though that’s largely due to its German and Czech immigrant history, in modern times it was Live Oak that led the pack of what’s now become one of the best cities for craft lager in the country.

The Alchemist Stowe, Vt. Est. 2003

The Alchemist is not only one of the pivotal members of the beer industry, but of the entire drinks industry this decade. The family-owned brand launched in 2003 by John and Jen Kimmich introduced its legendary limited-release Heady Topper Double IPA in 2011. IPAs, and the industry, have never been the same.

Toppling Goliath Decorah, Iowa Est. 2007

In 2015, VinePair named Toppling Goliath the best brewery in its state. In 2016, RateBeer (pre-ZX Ventures) ranked Toppling Goliath’s Pompeii IPA the top IPA in the state. And in 2019, VinePair ranked King Sue DIPA among the 25 most important IPAs right now. Clearly, this brewery tops beer nerds’ bucket lists again and again.

Cigar City Brewing Tampa, Fla. Est. 2007

Cigar City was founded in 2007, started producing beer in Tampa in 2009, and sold to the CANarchy Craft Brewery Collective in 2016. One of the top 10 craft breweries in the country by volume, Cigar City was the fastest-growing top 50 brewery in 2018, according to the Brewers Association. Additionally, its Jai Alai IPA is one of the country’s top-selling beers; its Maduro Brown Ale won a Great American Beer Festival gold medal in 2018; and its Hunahpu imperial stout has its own festival.

Cigar City started strong and has only gotten stronger. The tropical-themed brewery continues to release new brands we love, including its Guayabera Pale Ale in 2019.

Revolution Brewing Chicago, Ill. Est. 2008

Chicago has lots of beloved breweries, but by far and away Revolution has had the biggest impact on the craft beer business there, serving as a blueprint for some of our other favorite brands. By the end of 2018, Revolution’s home of Chicago had more breweries than any other U.S. city. Along with being one of the first, it’s now the largest independent brewery in Illinois.

Maine Beer Co. Freeport, Maine Est. 2009

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“Do what’s right.” Any East Coast beer nerd has seen and heard this phrase many times over — coming from Maine Beer Co., it never gets old. That’s because Maine Beer Co. has proven it’s not just a phrase, but the brewery’s truth. Opened at the cusp of the decade in 2009, Maine launched with one beer, Peeper, a pale ale brewed and bottled by hand. By 2013, the brewery relocated from its original Portland location to Freeport, Maine, where it now projects to surpass 20,000 barrels of beer in 2019.

Maine Beer Co. is committed to its employees and the environment. Learn more in our interview with Maine Beer Co. founder Dan Kleban here.

Jester King Brewery Austin, Texas Est. 2010

While Austin is pumping out some of the best lagers in the country from brewers like Live Oak and Austin Beer Garden Brewing Co. (the ABGB), what sticks out most in the city’s, and state’s, beer scene is the overwhelming charm of Jester King. Set on a 200-acre ranch outside Austin, it brings the term “farmhouse ales” to life with its stunning property, estate-grown and locally sourced ingredients, and commitment to mixed-fermentation and wild yeast. If you haven’t tasted one of Jester King’s oak-aged, spontaneously fermented and secondary-bottle-fermented beers, you haven’t lived your best beer-loving life.

Hill Farmstead Brewery Greensboro Bend, Vt. Est. 2010

“Elusive” is an understatement when it comes to Hill Farmstead and its beers. The Vermont farmhouse brewery, one of the first and few actually located on a farm, became a household name among craft beer drinkers of this decade. Its delicate, perfectly balanced beers — Susan IPA, Edward Pale Ale, Everett Porter, all named after founder and brewer Shaun Hill’s family members — are stunning in their subtlety. Each is as pleasant an experience as it always has been every time we drink it.

Westbrook Brewing Mt. Pleasant, S.C. Est. 2010

Opened nine years ago to the day (Dec. 20, 2010), this South Carolina brewery simultaneously delighted our senses with its Mexican Cake imperial stout — made with habaneros, cinnamon, vanilla, and cocoa nibs — and introduced the nearly extinct German gose to craft beer drinkers around the country. We tip our hats to Westbrook now and always.

Tired Hands Brewery Ardmore, Pa. Est. 2011

As VinePair reported last year, since opening its doors to its first brewery-cafe in 2012, Tired Hands has innovated IPA styles, invested in its local communities, and launched mid-Atlantic brewing careers. All this occurred while its beers remained extremely difficult to buy — unless you were willing to wait hours in line. In 2015, Tired Hands opened Fermentaria, a brewery and restaurant two blocks from its original location. The exponentially expanding brewery announced its first Philadelphia location in 2019.

Tree House Brewing Monson, Mass. Est. 2011

Juice smoothies and beer were rarely associated before Tree House Brewing released Julius. The NEIPA has a 100 percent rating on BeerAdvocate with nearly 5,000 votes, and is arguably unanimously understood to be the ultimate juicy and hazy IPA. Julius’s many iterations — along with those of companion brands Green and Haze — remain among the most sought-after beers in the nation.

Prairie Artisan Ales Krebs, Okla. Est. 2012

Prairie gave us pastry stouts. BOMB!, an explosion of flavor and excitement, enlightened our palates with baking-spiced decadence. Now there are hundreds, perhaps even thousands, of pastry stouts released on a regular basis in the U.S. How this tiny brewery became so famous for its tasty treats is a mystery we don’t need to solve.

Wicked Weed Brewing Asheville, N.C. Est. 2012

American wild ales weren’t common craft beer lexicon until breweries such as Wicked Weed devoted themselves to creating them. Although the brewery was bought by AB InBev just five years after it opened, and faced a heavy dose of backlash from die-hard fans, it’s still kicking.

Modern Times Beer San Diego, Calif. Est. 2013

Modern Times Beer, a relative newcomer, made a name for itself with its West Coast (not West Coast-style) hazy IPAs. It was one of the first to bring hazies to the West Coast, but also excels in other styles, including one of our favorite (and under-hyped) beers, Blazing World, a hoppy amber ale. In a few short years, Modern Times grew from hype brewery to one of the top 50 craft brewing companies in 2018. The San Diego-based brand now has locations in Point Loma, North Park, Los Angeles, and Encinitas, Calif., and Portland, Ore.

Trillium Brewing Company Boston, Mass. Est. 2013

Where would the beer world be without Trillium? This ultra-collectable brand launched in 2013. By 2016, citizen beer reviewers ranked it one of the top 10 breweries in the world. And one could only procure its juicy brews in Massachusetts. Trillium is perhaps one of the biggest Boston beer success story since, well, Boston Beer. Synonymous with NEIPA, the brewery ranked among our 25 Most Important IPAs Right Now, and in our 50 Best Beers of 2019.

Grimm Artisanal Ales Brooklyn, N.Y. Est. 2013

Gypsy brewers Joe and Lauren Grimm officially started selling beer in July 2013. Although they wouldn’t open a bona fide brewery until five years later, the brewers and brand have been deeply ingrained in the NYC beer community. The savvy artisans put packaging on a pedestal, but made sure it was the inside that counts, releasing a constant, if limited supply of excellent IPAs and sour beers. It’s a strategy that has since been mimicked by many.

Other Half Brewing Brooklyn, N.Y. Est. 2014

We’ll never forget our first sips of Other Half IPA, an aromatic hop bomb that wasn’t too bitter. What stood out to us at small beer events five years ago (has it really only been five years?) eventually earned the attention of DDH DIPA cognoscenti at large, especially as Other Half collaborated with brand after brand around the country and world.

In a few short years, Other Half has gutted and renovated its Brooklyn location, opened a second location near one of New York’s up-and-coming beer cities, Rochester, and whispered plans to launch locations in Williamsburg, Brooklyn as well as Washington, D.C.

Other Half, can culture, and boss pours will be forever linked. The niche brewery’s unprecedented success has been an inspiration to brewers across the country and a point of pride for NYC beer drinkers.

Creature Comforts Brewing Co. Athens, Ga. Est. 2014

When beer lovers hear “Athens,” it’s likely they think of Creature Comforts and its popular Tropicalia juicy IPA. Yet the brand does more than brew delicious beers inspired by Brazilian arts movements. Between 2016 and 2017, its Get Comfortable campaign, a fundraising effort benefiting Athens-area nonprofits, generated more than $121,000. In 2018, Creature Comforts launched Get Artistic, a nonprofit community outreach program. And from its 2,000 barrels of beer production in 2014, it’s grown to a capacity of 50,000 barrels in 2018.

WeldWerks Brewing Greeley, Colo. Est. 2015

WeldWerks put Greeley, Colo., on the map with its juicy IPAs in 2015. It’s also a bastion of experimentation, whetting an appetite we didn’t know we had for things like pastry sours. With this, WeldWerks earned a spot on our 50 best beers of 2019. Some call it sacrilege, but we call it liquid entertainment. WeldWerks knows how to execute excellent brews, and they know how to have fun, too. What better way to finish out this ridiculous decade than with a peanut-butter-and-jelly-flavored Berliner weiss?

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The 35 Most Important Breweries of the Decade (2010s)

Beer runs on a different timeline than other beverages. In wine years, a decade is a fraction of a family-owned vineyard’s story. The same period is barely enough time to age a decent bourbon. But in the last 10 years, beer — craft beer, especially — has undergone seismic shifts.

A once-singularly flavored fizzy beverage became a movement. The product itself aimed for more: more flavor, more experimentation, and more community-minded business practices. It also became more than a beverage, as craft beer drinkers rallied around beer as a moral and political choice.

Since 2010, beer has quenched our thirst and become part of our personal identities. And like all of us, it’s constantly changing. The beginning of the decade brought us Hill Farmstead Brewery, Tired Hands, and Tree House, and with them came the advent of the New England-style IPA. We’ve seen the return of centuries-old forgotten styles like gose and gruit, and brewers tirade against, then excessively embrace, adjuncts in the form of milkshake IPAs and pastry stouts.

In 2010, there were 1,759 breweries operating in the U.S. “Beer lovers increased their appreciation for American craft brewers and their beers in 2010,” Paul Gatza of the Brewers Association said in a press release at the time. “Craft brewers’ stories resonate with Americans who are choosing small, independent companies making delicious beers in more than 100 different styles.”

There are nearly 7,500 breweries operating in the U.S. today. Of course, not all of them can change the course of craft beer history. For that, we tip our hats to the breweries below: the 35 most important breweries of the decade.

Sierra Nevada Brewing Chico, Calif. Est. 1980

It’s hard to believe Sierra Nevada was around long before many craft beer fans were born. Sierra Nevada pioneered hop-forward ales with its flagship Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, and with the invention of an enviable dry-hopping mechanism called the Hop Torpedo that many other brewers have envied and copied. In 2014, Sierra Nevada opened an East Coast facility in Mills River, N.C., near Asheville, signaling to similar brands that East Coast drinkers deserved better, fresher beer. In 2016, that location became the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum status-certified production brewery in the U.S., showing Sierra Nevada’s sustainability leadership, too. This legacy brand continues to innovate with beers like Hazy Little Thing IPA, ranked by VinePair as the best beer of 2018.

Bell’s Brewery Comstock, Mich. Est. 1985

The same year Coca-Cola introduced New Coke and CDs were invented, Bell’s Brewery opened its doors in Kalamazoo, Mich. Along with being one of few breweries to make a sought-after brown ale, Bell’s has an almost mystical ability to stay on top. While millennial beer geeks wade through countless lactose-laden hazy IPAs, Bell’s Brewery’s Two Hearted Ale (“ale!” — it wasn’t even called an IPA!) continues to dominate more experienced beer lovers’ lists. In 2019, the American Homebrewers Association (AHA) ranked Two Hearted Ale the No. 1 beer in the country for a third consecutive year. Bell’s Brewery’s Hopslam Ale (again, “ale!”) placed seventh, and Bell’s Brewery as a whole was named the best brewery.

Deschutes Brewery Bend, Ore. Est. 1988

Although few people pronounce its name correctly, Deschutes (Da Shootz!) is the epitome of old-school cool. Its flagship beer is a porter (Black Butte). It’s majority-owned by its original founder, Gary Fish, and his family, and announced an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) in 2013. (This means employees can gain company shares correlating to their time working with the company.) It won sustainability awards in 2015 and 2016. And, after reevaluating plans to expand to the East Coast, it’s stayed afloat in the most treacherous time for brands of its size.

New Belgium Brewing Fort Collins, Colo. Est. 1991

Though it sold to Japan’s Kirin brewery in 2019 (and, at press time, is in the midst of a seriously disturbing controversy), New Belgium blossomed in the 2010s. Fat Tire grabbed beer drinkers’ attention in the 1990s, yet the amber ale didn’t even hint at what was to come. New Belgium went on to run one of the country’s best sour beer programs; a money-making series of Voodoo Ranger IPAs; and in 2019, it brought us Mural Agua Fresca, one of the most refreshing beers we’ve tasted to date.

Lagunitas Brewing Company Placentia, Calif. Est. 1993

Before it sold to Heineken in 2015, Lagunitas was associated with weed culture and California love (although its founder and some of its beer originate in Chicago). Yet “sellout” or not, Lagunitas IPA is still one of the most reliable IPAs on tap across the nation. If there’s a slim list at a dive bar, chances are Lagunitas will be on it, and we’ll take it over other mass-produced IPAs any day.

Left Hand Brewing Longmont, Colo. Est. 1993

Left Hand gave us Milk Stout right before the new millennium. In 2011, it gave us the gift of Milk Stout Nitro in bottles. Then, in 2017, Milk Stout Nitro became available in cans. Now nitro beers are everywhere, and we have Left Hand to thank for that.

Avery Brewing Boulder, Colo. Est. 1993

Avery is a brand that you may not realize you’re fond of until you think about the impact it’s had on your life. An early arrival to the U.S. craft brewing scene, it still makes one of the best American wheat beers, White Rascal. Its barrel-aged program occasionally wows us with labels like Bon Bon Cerise, one of our favorite pastry stouts and beers of the year. It also makes concerted efforts to keep up with the times, with its on-trend Hazyish IPA and Avery Rocky Mountain Rosé.

Allagash Brewing Portland, Maine Est. 1994

Not many breweries can claim their first beer remains their top seller 25 years later — an especially impressive feat when that beer was initially rejected. “People hadn’t seen cloudy beer like this with authentic Belgian yeast strains and spice,” Rob Tod, Allagash founder, told VinePair about Allagash White. “The downside was that it was impossible to sell.”

With skill and perseverance, Allagash became the first to plant its flag in Portland, Maine as one of the best beercation destinations in the country. Beyond that, it was the first American brewery to incorporate a coolship into its fermentation process (courtesy some mentorship at Cantillon), going on to make some of the best mixed-fermentation beers in the States. And in 2019, Tod won the James Beard Award for Outstanding Wine, Spirits, or Beer Producer.

The brewer’s River Trip Belgian-style session ale was named VinePair’s best beer of 2019.

Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Milton, Del. Est. 1995

“Off-centered ales for off-centered people,” Dogfish Head’s company ethos, may sound trite in the upcoming decade. But in the ‘90s and through the 2010s, it was meaningful for many craft beer drinkers. Dogfish Head has stayed relevant through two and a half decades with its friendly attitude, constant flavor experimentation, and the crusading of charismatic frontman and founder, Sam Calagione. In 2016, Dogfish Head launched SeaQuench, it’s deliciously thirst-quenching tart ale that’s become the best-selling sour beer in the nation. And in 2017, Calagione was honored with a James Beard Award as the Outstanding Wine, Spirits or Beer Professional of the Year after seven consecutive nominations.

In one of the biggest beer news stories of the year (and perhaps even decade), Dogfish Head merged with Boston Beer Co. in 2019. This means more of the country will have access to the beers that we’ve enjoyed all these years.

Ballast Point San Diego, Calif. Est. 1996

Ballast Point has had one of the biggest splashes in the craft beer world over the last decade. First, fans freaked out over Sculpin IPA (it tasted like grapefruit!); then were shocked even more by its series of fruit flavors (it’s made with grapefruit!?). Ballast Point continued to surprise us, selling to Constellation Brands for a jaw-dropping $1 billion in 2015. It even opened a location in Disneyland. Out of what seemed like nowhere, in November 2019, Ballast Point changed hands from Constellation to the virtually unknown Kings and Convicts Brewing Co. outside Chicago. Although its future is hazy, we’ll never forget the effect this brand had on the decade.

Firestone Walker Brewing Company Paso Robles, Calif. Est. 1996

Firestone Walker started strong and saw success throughout the decade with its array of award-winning IPAs, such as its multiple-medaling Union Jack IPA. Meanwhile, it rocked out fruited sours and lagers, too. In 2015, Firestone Walker was acquired by Duvel, a stellar Belgian brewer, and the following year, Firestone Walker opened a pilot brewery and restaurant in Venice, Calif., and broke ground on another major brewhouse expansion in Paso Robles, completed in 2017. In 2019, Firestone Walker won our hearts with Rosalie, a rose-colored beer co-fermented with juice from local Paso Robles wine grapes and hibiscus — “the rosé lover’s beer,” brewmaster Matt Brynildson said. We’re excited to see what’s coming next.

Stone Brewing Escondido, Calif. Est. 1996

Arrogant by design, Stone Brewing based its business on in-your-face branding. As much as this can be irritating, there’s no denying Stone’s American-made success.

Three Floyds Brewing Munster, Ind. Est. 1996

We can sum up Three Floyds in three words: Dark Lord Day. An unpretentious brewery in the unlikely town of Munster, Ind., brought together the craft beer and heavy metal worlds, while also introducing one of the first beer release day festivals for its Dark Lord “demonic Russian-Style Imperial Stout” — an event that has attracted up to 10,000 visitors in one day. Epitomizing extremes, Three Floyds is equally revered for its in-your-face Zombie Dust IPA.

Victory Brewing Company Downingtown, Pa. Est. 1996

Golden Monkey. Hop Devil. Prima Pils! If you weren’t drinking these three brands in the 2010s, you weren’t drinking craft beer. Bill Covaleski and Ron Barchet opened Victory’s doors in 1996 to celebrate and recreate German and other European brewing traditions. They introduced much more than that. In 2014, Victory opened its production facility in Parkesburg, Pa., from where it continues to innovate, distributing its beers in 33 states across the U.S.

Russian River Brewing Santa Rosa, Calif. Est. 1997

Rare as it may be to actually drink Russian River’s beer — you’ll be hard-pressed to find its famous Pliny the Elder, Pliny the Younger, or other brands outside the brewery locations — there’s no denying these beers have consistently been part of the craft beer conversation over the last decade and more. In 2018, Pliny the Younger’s release brought 12,500 visitors to Sonoma County, generating $3.4 million.

Russian River’s history has been told again and again, but the brand and its friendly-faced owners (husband-and-wife duo, Vinnie and Natalie Cilurzo) are still out there creating new beer experiences and helping the community in every way they can.

Founders Brewing Grand Rapids, Mich. Est. 1997

It’s impossible to ignore the influence Founders has had on the craft beer business. Sadly, this took a turn for the worse with the brewery’s recent racism issue and lawsuit outweighing our ability to support the brand. For more on this topic, read our coverage here.

But before it made national news for its flawed business practices, Founders changed the way we drink beer. In 2011, it launched All Day IPA, effectively creating the session IPA category and influencing countless spin-offs and light-in-alcohol, full-flavored ales. This trend continues to surge today. In 2013, Founders introduced the 15-pack of All Day IPA, setting another trend in the industry.

Live Oak Brewing Austin, Texas Est. 1997

Austin is one of the best places in the country to drink lager. And though that’s largely due to its German and Czech immigrant history, in modern times it was Live Oak that led the pack of what’s now become one of the best cities for craft lager in the country.

The Alchemist Stowe, Vt. Est. 2003

The Alchemist is not only one of the pivotal members of the beer industry, but of the entire drinks industry this decade. The family-owned brand launched in 2003 by John and Jen Kimmich introduced its legendary limited-release Heady Topper Double IPA in 2011. IPAs, and the industry, have never been the same.

Toppling Goliath Decorah, Iowa Est. 2007

In 2015, VinePair named Toppling Goliath the best brewery in its state. In 2016, RateBeer (pre-ZX Ventures) ranked Toppling Goliath’s Pompeii IPA the top IPA in the state. And in 2019, VinePair ranked King Sue DIPA among the 25 most important IPAs right now. Clearly, this brewery tops beer nerds’ bucket lists again and again.

Cigar City Brewing Tampa, Fla. Est. 2007

Cigar City was founded in 2007, started producing beer in Tampa in 2009, and sold to the CANarchy Craft Brewery Collective in 2016. One of the top 10 craft breweries in the country by volume, Cigar City was the fastest-growing top 50 brewery in 2018, according to the Brewers Association. Additionally, its Jai Alai IPA is one of the country’s top-selling beers; its Maduro Brown Ale won a Great American Beer Festival gold medal in 2018; and its Hunahpu imperial stout has its own festival.

Cigar City started strong and has only gotten stronger. The tropical-themed brewery continues to release new brands we love, including its Guayabera Pale Ale in 2019.

Revolution Brewing Chicago, Ill. Est. 2008

Chicago has lots of beloved breweries, but by far and away Revolution has had the biggest impact on the craft beer business there, serving as a blueprint for some of our other favorite brands. By the end of 2018, Revolution’s home of Chicago had more breweries than any other U.S. city. Along with being one of the first, it’s now the largest independent brewery in Illinois.

Maine Beer Co. Freeport, Maine Est. 2009

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“Do what’s right.” Any East Coast beer nerd has seen and heard this phrase many times over — coming from Maine Beer Co., it never gets old. That’s because Maine Beer Co. has proven it’s not just a phrase, but the brewery’s truth. Opened at the cusp of the decade in 2009, Maine launched with one beer, Peeper, a pale ale brewed and bottled by hand. By 2013, the brewery relocated from its original Portland location to Freeport, Maine, where it now projects to surpass 20,000 barrels of beer in 2019.

Maine Beer Co. is committed to its employees and the environment. Learn more in our interview with Maine Beer Co. founder Dan Kleban here.

Jester King Brewery Austin, Texas Est. 2010

While Austin is pumping out some of the best lagers in the country from brewers like Live Oak and Austin Beer Garden Brewing Co. (the ABGB), what sticks out most in the city’s, and state’s, beer scene is the overwhelming charm of Jester King. Set on a 200-acre ranch outside Austin, it brings the term “farmhouse ales” to life with its stunning property, estate-grown and locally sourced ingredients, and commitment to mixed-fermentation and wild yeast. If you haven’t tasted one of Jester King’s oak-aged, spontaneously fermented and secondary-bottle-fermented beers, you haven’t lived your best beer-loving life.

Hill Farmstead Brewery Greensboro Bend, Vt. Est. 2010

“Elusive” is an understatement when it comes to Hill Farmstead and its beers. The Vermont farmhouse brewery, one of the first and few actually located on a farm, became a household name among craft beer drinkers of this decade. Its delicate, perfectly balanced beers — Susan IPA, Edward Pale Ale, Everett Porter, all named after founder and brewer Shaun Hill’s family members — are stunning in their subtlety. Each is as pleasant an experience as it always has been every time we drink it.

Westbrook Brewing Mt. Pleasant, S.C. Est. 2010

Opened nine years ago to the day (Dec. 20, 2010), this South Carolina brewery simultaneously delighted our senses with its Mexican Cake imperial stout — made with habaneros, cinnamon, vanilla, and cocoa nibs — and introduced the nearly extinct German gose to craft beer drinkers around the country. We tip our hats to Westbrook now and always.

Tired Hands Brewery Ardmore, Pa. Est. 2011

As VinePair reported last year, since opening its doors to its first brewery-cafe in 2012, Tired Hands has innovated IPA styles, invested in its local communities, and launched mid-Atlantic brewing careers. All this occurred while its beers remained extremely difficult to buy — unless you were willing to wait hours in line. In 2015, Tired Hands opened Fermentaria, a brewery and restaurant two blocks from its original location. The exponentially expanding brewery announced its first Philadelphia location in 2019.

Tree House Brewing Monson, Mass. Est. 2011

Juice smoothies and beer were rarely associated before Tree House Brewing released Julius. The NEIPA has a 100 percent rating on BeerAdvocate with nearly 5,000 votes, and is arguably unanimously understood to be the ultimate juicy and hazy IPA. Julius’s many iterations — along with those of companion brands Green and Haze — remain among the most sought-after beers in the nation.

Prairie Artisan Ales Krebs, Okla. Est. 2012

Prairie gave us pastry stouts. BOMB!, an explosion of flavor and excitement, enlightened our palates with baking-spiced decadence. Now there are hundreds, perhaps even thousands, of pastry stouts released on a regular basis in the U.S. How this tiny brewery became so famous for its tasty treats is a mystery we don’t need to solve.

Wicked Weed Asheville, N.C. Est. 2012

American wild ales weren’t common craft beer lexicon until breweries such as Wicked Weed devoted themselves to creating them. Although the brewery was bought by AB InBev just five years after it opened, and faced a heavy dose of backlash from die-hard fans, it’s still kicking.

Modern Times Beer San Diego, Calif. Est. 2013

Modern Times Beer, a relative newcomer, made a name for itself with its West Coast (not West Coast-style) hazy IPAs. It was one of the first to bring hazies to the West Coast, but also excels in other styles, including one of our favorite (and under-hyped) beers, Blazing World, a hoppy amber ale. In a few short years, Modern Times grew from hype brewery to one of the top 50 craft brewing companies in 2018. The San Diego-based brand now has locations in Point Loma, North Park, Los Angeles, and Encinitas, Calif., and Portland, Ore.

Trillium Brewing Company Boston, Mass. Est. 2013

Where would the beer world be without Trillium? This ultra-collectable brand launched in 2013. By 2016, citizen beer reviewers ranked it one of the top 10 breweries in the world. And one could only procure its juicy brews in Massachusetts. Trillium is perhaps one of the biggest Boston beer success story since, well, Boston Beer. Synonymous with NEIPA, the brewery ranked among our 25 Most Important IPAs Right Now, and in our 50 Best Beers of 2019.

Grimm Artisanal Ales Brooklyn, N.Y. Est. 2013

Gypsy brewers Joe and Lauren Grimm officially started selling beer in July 2013. Although they wouldn’t open a bona fide brewery until five years later, the brewers and brand have been deeply ingrained in the NYC beer community. The savvy artisans put packaging on a pedestal, but made sure it was the inside that counts, releasing a constant, if limited supply of excellent IPAs and sour beers. It’s a strategy that has since been mimicked by many.

Other Half Brewing Brooklyn, N.Y. Est. 2014

We’ll never forget our first sips of Other Half IPA, an aromatic hop bomb that wasn’t too bitter. What stood out to us at small beer events five years ago (has it really only been five years?) eventually earned the attention of DDH DIPA cognoscenti at large, especially as Other Half collaborated with brand after brand around the country and world.

In a few short years, Other Half has gutted and renovated its Brooklyn location, opened a second location near one of New York’s up-and-coming beer cities, Rochester, and whispered plans to launch locations in Williamsburg, Brooklyn as well as Washington, D.C.

Other Half, can culture, and boss pours will be forever linked. The niche brewery’s unprecedented success has been an inspiration to brewers across the country and a point of pride for NYC beer drinkers.

Creature Comforts Brewing Co. Athens, Ga. Est. 2014

When beer lovers hear “Athens,” it’s likely they think of Creature Comforts and its popular Tropicalia juicy IPA. Yet the brand does more than brew delicious beers inspired by Brazilian arts movements. Between 2016 and 2017, its Get Comfortable campaign, a fundraising effort benefiting Athens-area nonprofits, generated more than $121,000. In 2018, Creature Comforts launched Get Artistic, a nonprofit community outreach program. And from its 2,000 barrels of beer production in 2014, it’s grown to a capacity of 50,000 barrels in 2018.

WeldWerks Brewing Greeley, Colo. Est. 2015

WeldWerks put Greeley, Colo., on the map with its juicy IPAs in 2015. It’s also a bastion of experimentation, whetting an appetite we didn’t know we had for things like pastry sours. With this, WeldWerks earned a spot on our 50 best beers of 2019. Some call it sacrilege, but we call it liquid entertainment. WeldWerks knows how to execute excellent brews, and they know how to have fun, too. What better way to finish out this ridiculous decade than with a peanut-butter-and-jelly-flavored Berliner weiss?

The article The 35 Most Important Breweries of the Decade (2010s) appeared first on VinePair.

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“La potete girare come volete, ma rimarranno sempre e soltanto otto secoli di sangue versato”: ecco perché “Eureka Street” è un grande libro (nonostante la copertina)

Confesso che la copertina rossa di Eureka Street (Fazi Editore) del libro del nordirlandese Robert McLiam Wilson non mi avrebbe persuasa a uscire dalla libreria con questo libro nella borsa. C’è un sole arancione che annega nel cielo infuocato, una vecchia macchina in primo piano, la sagoma nera di un operaio al lavoro. Nemmeno le belle frasi d’autore, che lo corredano in copertina e in quarta, mi hanno convinto. Allora ho chiesto a Giulia, da qualche tempo, la mia libraia di fiducia (abbiamo gli stessi gusti) e lei mi ha parlato di un paio di personaggi e, nel breve giro di parole, ha scelto, per uno dei due, la parola maledetto. Bingo, o forse dire in modo più colto: eureka. Mi è bastato poi posare gli occhi sull’aletta e la curiosità ha prevalso. “Robert McLiam Wilson è nato nel 1964 a Belfast. Abbandonato dai genitori all’età di quindici anni, ha fatto il barbone e innumerevoli lavoretti prima di proseguire gli studi a Cambridge. Eureka Street, pubblicato per la prima volta nel 1996, è il suo terzo romanzo”. La parola maledetto unita all’espressione abbandonato con me funzionano sempre.

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Mentre uscivo dalla libreria con il mattone irlandese di quasi cinquecento pagine (che si leggono in fretta) nella borsa, mi domandavo se questi brevi cenni biografici fossero veri. È ancora possibile aspettarsi un briciolo di verità dietro la maschera dell’autore di un libro? Ho deciso che la risposta mi sarebbe giunta dalla lettura. E, in effetti, dietro i personaggi sconclusionati che si incontrano nel libro, le famiglie sono un disastro. Niente di più poetico. Se un genitore non te lo puoi scegliere e se te ne rimane solo uno, sei costretto a cucire insieme brandelli di affetto, come gli articoli fotografati in vendita nelle riviste per corrispondenza. Ma non sono solo gli alticci personaggi che si ammazzano di birra al pub, una sigaretta dietro l’altra. C’è il ritratto struggente e drammatico di Belfast, umida e grigia di pioggia, Irlanda del Nord, anno 1994. La città è un campo di battaglia, si sentono le sirene e le esplosioni, i muri ospitano i messaggi in codice delle fazioni in lotta. Cosa si nasconde dietro la sigla OAG che viene impunemente scritta sui muri? I protagonisti non potevano che essere un protestante, Chuckie, il grassone e affarista (il primo vero affare è dedicato ai vibratori giganti) che ha un debole per la celebrità e si è fatto fare e rifare una foto col papa e Jake, quello maledetto e cattolico, che gira per la sua amata città con la sua sgangherata auto che lui chiama, affettuosamente, il Catorcio, uno che ci sguazza nella miseria, fa un lavoro miserabile (svuota le case dei debitori che non ce la fanno a sopravvivere) e finisce per essere solo, abbandonato dalle ragazze, con il suo grasso gatto. Ma poi lui, che è stato abbandonato dai suoi ed è stato accolto e salvato dai genitori adottivi, si prende a cuore Roche un ragazzaccio randagio, in fuga da un patrigno violento. Poi c’è la coriacea Aoirghe che si scontra in modo brutale, impietosamente, con Jake, con la sua brava laurea conquistata in Irlanda. Ecco come la descrive Jake, che ne approfitta per una rapida sinossi di storia patria: “Fu particolarmente precisa nella ricostruzione storica. Partendo dalla preistoria, arrivò ai giorni nostri senza dimenticarsi un singolo passaggio. La solita solfa: l’Irlanda era stata la culla di una elegante civiltà e di una cultura raffinata, fino a quando non erano arrivati gli inglesi a rovinare tutto. Ci sono sostanzialmente tre versioni della storia d’Irlanda: quella repubblicana, quella lealista e quella britannica. Sono tutte e tre poco limpide e accordano un ruolo e un peso eccessivo alla figura di Oliver Cromwell, un poveretto che sfoggiava un bizzarro taglio di capelli. Io opto per una quarta variante, la mia, ovvero la Versione Semplice: la potete girare come volete, ma rimarranno sempre e soltanto otto secoli, o quattro se preferite, di sangue versato in un susseguirsi di lotte tra irlandesi e altri irlandesi”.

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Le pagine più belle del romanzo oltre a quelle comiche e dissacranti, com’è ovvio, sono quelle tragiche e dedicate all’inferno dell’attentato di Fountain Place. The Troubles: “è così denominato il conflitto nordirlandese non senza una venatura di ironia (troubles significa letteralmente ‘disordini’)”, scrive l’autore nel Glossario, in appendice. Il sangue irlandese scorre a fiumi all’interno di uno snack bar: “che luogo banale per una strage, del resto i Troubles non hanno mai avuto come scenario luoghi di respiro epico, ma sempre umili vicoli, negozietti, ricevitorie, snack bar, bancarelle di hot dog, pub di quart’ordine, vecchie balere, nonché una vasta gamma di edifici rallegrati da ampi murales”. Poi McLiam Wilson parte a raccontarci, con pennellate di sangue, la storia delle vittime di questa strage, come la storia perfetta di Robert Crawford che ha perso la moglie Margaret e le due figlie Natalie e Liz. “Non aveva mai saputo che l’amore potesse essere così devastante” e “nel suo cuore non smise più di piovere”. Lo scenario dell’esplosione è fotografato con cruda intensità: “trovarono un gran numero di cose: un apparecchio acustico parzialmente danneggiato di cui non fu possibile stabilire il proprietario, la lavagna su cui era stato scritto il menu, scheggiata e insanguinata. Si disse che avessero persino trovato un cervello umano, senza cranio, ma perfettamente integro. Recuperarono una gonna di lino verde ancora intatta, e inizialmente non seppero spiegarsi un simile fenomeno visto che tutte le vittime di sesso femminile erano rimaste gravemente mutilate e i loro abiti ridotti a brandelli, fino a quando un brillante individuo non scoprì l’etichetta del prezzo. E poi abiti, portafogli, giocattoli, borsette, giacche, scarpe, persone, pezzi di persone e cose che non fu possibile identificare”. La catena di morti per una strage politica faceva provare “un nuovo rispetto per la fragilità del corpo umano”. L’elenco dei morti è la vita e il suo senso. “Avevano tutti una storia. Non erano storie brevi, o non avrebbero dovuto esserlo. Avrebbero dovuto diventare lunghi romanzi, splendide narrazioni di ottocento pagine e più, non soltanto le vite delle vittime, ma anche quelle che si erano trovate sul loro cammino, l’intreccio di conoscenze, amicizie e relazioni intime che le legava a coloro che amavano, che conoscevano e da cui erano conosciute, una rete di grandiosa complessità e ricchezza. Che cosa era accaduto? Una cosa molto semplice: storia e politica erano giunte a un vicolo cieco. Un individuo, o forse più di uno, aveva stabilito che era necessario agire e alcune storie erano state troncate, altre abbreviate. Una bella riga nera su una pila di fogli. Semplice. Le pagine che seguono risentono di tale perdita. Il testo è meno ricco, la città più piccola”.

E il giorno dopo? Quella nuvola di polvere e fumo che si vedeva da lontano? Belfast viene riavvolta, come una coperta, dal silenzio e dall’oscurità. “A parte un’area illuminata a giorno dove si potevano scorgere le macerie e alcuni soccorritori, la notte era scesa sulla città come ogni notte. E le strade luccicavano come pietre preziose, come piccole collane di stelle”.

Linda Terziroli

L'articolo “La potete girare come volete, ma rimarranno sempre e soltanto otto secoli di sangue versato”: ecco perché “Eureka Street” è un grande libro (nonostante la copertina) proviene da Pangea.

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