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Lagulove

Since day one Lagunitas has been committed to helping our local community by turning beer into money for the cause, and now with a new addition to our Community Giving Program we can support our employees and…
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Sonoma County Fire Relief Past, Present, Future

In October of 2017, Sonoma County suffered through the worst fire in its history. In true Sonoma County fashion, all parts of the region rallied immediately. Neighbors and businesses jumped in to help…
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For Dogs

Anyone who has enjoyed one of our beers and seen our logo would be able to tell you how much we love dogs… It is part of our fabric and there really is…
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Beer 101: Dry January

Another January, another pledge for an alcohol-free month. We have all been there. Yes, that includes those of us who work at breweries (in fact, maybe especially those of us who work at…
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Beer 101: Dual Hop vs. Single Hop

To single hop or double hop? SMASH Beers. Double dry hop. Early, late, middle, whirlpool, fermentation, dry hop. Terpenes. No this isn’t a bad punk rock song. It’s the things that brewers, especially…
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Beer 101: Double IPA

DIPA. An innocuous looking acronym (or maybe not so innocuous if you don’t like acronyms…). However, DIPA, or Double IPA, might cause some confusion. Do we literally mean double of an IPA? What…
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Chicken Wing Recipe

Petaluma TapRoom Chef Supreme Katie shared her super-secret Smoked JUMBO Wing recipe with us so you can create them at home on the smoker (or in the oven…or on the grill…however you wanna…
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Beer 101: Dank Factor

Let’s back up before the original Waldos collaboration brew, and even before the Saint Patrick’s Day Massacre bust of 2005, and keep going to even before humans were beings, about 25 million years ago (this…
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Hoppy Refresher

Lagunitas Hoppy Refresher is a fresh take on an old tradition … An IPA-inspired refreshment that’s zero-alcohol, zero-carbohydrate, and zero-calorie, made using everything we know about hops.
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Beer 101: Low Carb IPA

We’ve all had those days; for whatever reason, you start imbibing early. You could start with the IPA you knock back one or two of after work, but you know after an hour…
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Tale of the Dark Swan

Jeremy is swirling beer. Violently. It’s eddying outside the glass and all over his hand and arm, dripping onto the bar top below.
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C’mon Blue! Pale Ale

Chicago doesn’t get much better than a cold beer on a warm game day in Wrigleyville. That’s why we hopped on board with our neighborhood friends to brew a special ale just for…
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