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    1. BeerAdvocate Talk

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      Latest: Respect Beer Society: 50% Off + Giveaways Through December Whyteboar, Dec 11, 2023 at 9:08 PM
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    3. Beer Talk

      General beer discussions and questions. Please see our Regional forums for more specific discussions.
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    4. Beer News

      The latest U.S. and world beer news. No questions. Check out our Beer Releases and Regional forums for more specific coverage and discussions.
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    5. Beer Releases

      Announcements for widely-distributed, major beer releases, relaunches, and rebrands. No questions. For regional releases, please use the appropriate Regional forum.
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      Latest: Aecht Schlenkerla Erle - Schwarzbier (i.e. black lager) Amendm, Dec 11, 2023 at 3:46 PM
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    6. Archived

      A collection of currently archived forums.
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      1. Article Comments

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      3. Past BeerAdvocate Boxes & Fests in Cyberspace

        1. West Coast IPA Box (2023)

        2. Extreme Beer Box: BIG STOUTS (2023)

        3. Extreme Beer Box (2022)

        4. Lager Fest in Cyberspace (2021)

        5. IPA Fest in Cyberspace (2021)

        6. Extreme Beer Fest in Cyberspace (2021)

      Latest: Pizza Port: Swami's F4Phantom, Sep 9, 2023

  2. Regional

    Forums for specific regions around the world.

    1. Africa

      Beer talk for all African countries.
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      Latest: BA poll needs your vote draheim, Nov 19, 2023
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    2. Asia

      Beer talk for all Asian countries.
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      Latest: Kyoto Trip snaotheus, Dec 5, 2023 at 12:15 AM
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    3. Europe

      Beer talk for all European countries.
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      1. Belgium

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      Latest: Spain/Portugal Beer Recommendations? Bezouhov, Dec 11, 2023 at 11:12 PM
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    4. Latin America

      Beer talk for Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.
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      1. Mexico

      Latest: Any recent Costa Rica intel? blackcloud, Nov 30, 2023
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    5. North America

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      1. Canada

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      10. South Atlantic

      11. Southwest

      Latest: Who does English styles the best in New England? nodhilldave, Dec 11, 2023 at 11:07 PM
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    6. Oceania

      Beer talk for countries within the Oceanian region.
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      1. Australia

      Latest: Resch's Real Lager AzfromOz, Nov 24, 2023
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  3. Interests

    Forums for more specific beer discussions, hobbies, and beyond.

    1. Breweriana

      For brewery and beer brand collectibles.
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      Latest: Auction of Budweiser Distributor's Excess Assets Resistance88, Dec 11, 2023 at 5:24 AM
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    2. Cellaring / Aging Beer

      Questions, tips, and general talk about aging beer.
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      Latest: Cellar Reviews (2023) jmdrpi, Dec 9, 2023 at 6:11 AM
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    3. Home Bar

      Questions, tips, and general talk about bar setups at home.
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      Latest: Kegerator Help PortLargo, Dec 8, 2023 at 9:32 PM
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    4. Homebrewing

      Questions, tips, and general talk about homebrew.
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      1. Homebrew Recipes

      Latest: Can you use expired ingredients? RobertP, Dec 11, 2023 at 2:58 AM
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    5. Off-Topic

      For everything else.
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      1. Beyond Beer

      2. Food

      3. Gaming

      4. Music

      5. Sports

      Latest: Beer with Whisk[e]y pairings (2023) snaotheus, Dec 11, 2023 at 4:17 AM
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  4. Beer Trading

    Forums for Beer Trading.

    1. Trade Talk

      For general trading discussions and questions.
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      1. Bad Traders

      2. Completed Trades

      Latest: Deliver a 6-pack of my favorite Texas bier to a friend in WA... HOW? bret27, Dec 11, 2023 at 1:05 AM
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    2. Beer It Forward

      Group beer trading; BIF, GIF, HIF, LIF, charities, etc.
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      Latest: Barleywine/Stout BIF #1 Hints & Hauls Blogjackets, Dec 11, 2023 at 9:36 PM
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    3. ISO;FT

      In search of (ISO); for trade (FT). Not for In-Person trades.
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      1. Limited

      2. $4$

      3. Locals

      4. Top 250 Rated Beers

      5. Breweriana

      6. Proxy/Trustee Requests

      Latest: ISO: Big random list FT: STL stuff micada, Dec 11, 2023 at 11:13 PM

    4. In-Person

      In-Person (IP) trading only.
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      1. United States: Midwest

      2. United States: Northeast

      3. United States: West

      4. United States: South

      5. Rest of the World

      Latest: IP Decorah 12/10 FT: Forager Magnus 23’ 750ml ISO: Assassin 23’ Ssippisam, Dec 10, 2023 at 10:23 PM