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Articles by Tom MacGowan

I work at a wine/beer shop in Hoboken, NJ. I also am a Rutgers Undergrad, and more importantly, I enjoy the life and culture of great beer. My favorite styles are American Ales, especially IPA's and also especially in the winter time Imperial Stouts. Belgian and German styles intrigue my taste as these styles have become some of my favorites. All around I love searching and finding great beer.

Tom has written 35 articles for The Beer Sessions.

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California Love: Part III – AleSmith

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Part three of my San Diego voyage led me to AleSmith Brewing Company!  This stop was ultra sweet because of the fact that AleSmith is not available in Jersey.  I [...]

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California Love: Part Two – Ballast Point

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Continuing my Cali voyage, I found myself at the Ballast Point Home Brew Mart.  Many beer lovers know Ballast Point for their nearly perfect and very dreamy IPA, the Ballast [...]

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Flying Fish Rutgers Tribute: Exit 9 Hoppy Scarlet Ale

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Flying Fish brewery out of Cherry Hill, NJ has released it seventh beer in its ongoing Exit Series. Exit Series is designed to commemorate and honor the true beauty of [...]

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Jersey Beerfest… Leave the Gun, Grab the Beer!

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Standing in the cold waiting for that 85 bus, it began to seem like picking up a 4-pack of the Ten-Fidy and hibernating in my apartment was a better way to spend my day [...]

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New Jersey Brewery Temporarily Shut Down

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River Horse Brewery, hailing from Lambertville, NJ has been temporarily shut down according to NJ.com. The shut down is due to melting snow and ice on the roof.  Brewery workers [...]

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International Great Beer Expo

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This coming weekend The Beer Sessions is taking a trip to The Meadowlands.  Since both NY/NJ teams are out of the Superbowl running, we’re not going there to watch football, we’re going to [...]

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Port 44 "The Pride of Newark"

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In this corner, battling bad beer, the “Pride of Newark,” Port 44 Brewpub! This new downtown Newark brewpub has become my favorite bar in all of New Jersey, pretty impressive considering it [...]

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