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That's Kim Jordan from New Belgium Brewing Company. We had the picture from our "Profiles in Beer" feature not so long ago, but didn't use it. However we thought it'd make a great cover down the road. Tip: If you ever get out to their brewery (a tour is highly recommended) ... make sure you take a bike ride on one of their NBB bikes. You can visit some of the other nearby breweries too.

Inside this issue ... we kick it local (word), Andy urges us to explore the unbeaten paths, Drew is getting all dreamy with vanilla, Don goes wee, Paul does 9 w/ Hutch Kugeman of Great Adirondack Brewing Company, Christine uncovers vintage beer commercials, Lisa talks Eocene epoch, the Geek discusses the differences between Old Ales & Porters, Sean gives thanks with Turducken, Kevin Scheitrum shows us consumers are still trading up, Jacob McKean questions if the hop shortage is all bad, and Patrick Rue from The Bruery tells us why he brews.