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Kate Bernot

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Kate Bernot is a reporter who has covered food and beverage for more than a decade. She is the lead analyst for Sightlines, a subscription insights newsletter for the beverage-alcohol industry, and frequently presents on food and beverage topics at professional conferences. Additionally, she is the director of the North American Guild of Beer Writers. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Imbibe, Craft Beer & Brewing, America's Test Kitchen, and many other consumer and trade publications. She is a BJCP-certified beer judge and an ACA Certified Cider Professional. She lives in Missoula, Montana and would love to tell you all about her backyard chickens.

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Why ordering a draft beer might soon become a thing of the past.

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Why Malört Is the Patron Spirit of Chicago

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