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Below you’ll find the top 10 most-searched winter beers on BeerMenus. The take home: big Imperial Stouts—barrel-aged and otherwise—dominate the list, while a couple old holiday standbys are holding on strong.

Ahhhhh, Gowanus. Feel the shipping history and manufacturing heritage. Breathe deeply the gentrification and the toxic waste. Pay $2,600 a month for a one-bedroom apartment abutting a 1.8 mile canal that’s still home to raw sewage runoff and 10-foot layer of toxic sludge throughout its entirety.

Ya know, Urban Eden.

BUT, Gowanus has a ton of bright spots. Among them: a killer beer scene. One of the best places is Strong Rope Brewery, owned and operated by Jason Sahler.

In this Q&A we discuss group rates, team training, as well as what we are doing at BeerMenus to get our whole team to Certified Beer Server level.

Researching the best new Fall seasonal craft beers? Here are the most popular and trending Fall craft beers to look out for. Fall is the season of Oktoberfests, Fresh and Wet-Hop beers, and of course Pumpkin beers.

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Researching the top Oktoberfest beers this year? Here are the most searched and top-rated Oktoberfest beers this year.

The beers that keep showing up as most searched and highest rated this year are the Ayinger Oktoberfest and Great Lakes Oktoberfest.

Most Searched on BeerMenus

1. Sam Adams Octoberfest

2. Spaten Oktoberfest

3. Paulaner Oktoberfest

4. Yuengling Oktoberfest

5. Hofbrau Oktoberfest

6. Ayinger Oktoberfest

7. Hacker Pschorr Oktoberfest

8. Becks Oktoberfest

9. Great Lakes Oktoberfest

10. Altenmunster Oktoberfest

Neil is a Master Cicerone, the Field Quality and Training Manager with DuvelUSA, and a co-author of the Draught Beer Quality Manual. We're extremely lucky to have the guy who literally wrote the book on draft systems (which is also the resource needed to prepare for the Cicerone exam) discussing the different types of draft systems and how to troubleshoot them.

A great way to introduce your customers to craft beer is by pairing it with your food menu, which can enhance both the dining and drinking experience and change perceptions of beer's place at the table.

Craft Beer fans regularly attend beer pairing dinners and seek out opportunities to taste different combinations so this is a great way to make people aware of your focus on craft beer.

If you don't serve food, you can still suggest pairings to help give customers ideas on how different beer styles can complement their favorite foods and increase their enjoyment of them.

Researching new Summer seasonal craft beers? Here are the most popular and trending Summer craft beers to look out for.