These Runners and Beers Are Made for Each Other
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Robert James Reese
Beers and Runners
On a run one day, we started talking about beer, and about running, and about how certain types of runners seem to pair with certain kinds of beer. It became obvious that we’d have to explore the topic further, going on several runs and drinking several beers. This is the result of that “research.”
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If you’re rising before the sun to tackle your run, you’re going to need some coffee. This Saucony Creek Imperial Coffee Stout will do the trick.
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Robert James Reese
While many of us complain about the hill-repeats our training plans call for, a few mountain goats relish the opportunity to rack up vert. For them, Headlands Brewing Company’s Hill 88 Double IPA is an up-and-up choice.
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Don’t worry about the sand slowing you down. Just relax and run slow. And when you’re done, pop open a LandShark Lager that screams beach.
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Robert James Reese
If you like your 5Ks with dye packets or glowsticks, you’ll enjoy Hell or High Watermelon and its twist of fruit flavor.
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What’s more social than your local micro-brewery? Nothing. Ours, Funk Brewing Company, is just under a mile away from Runner’s World Advertisement - Continue Reading Below.
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A Renewed Relationship With Running.
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On those warm summer days when you’re looking for something a little lighter—maybe you’ve just wrapped up a session of speedwork on the local track—you’ll want to reach for a Silver Bullet.
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Robert James Reese
Fitness runners make up the largest group of the running population—over 60 percent according to Running Was His Life. Then Came Putins War—and Bud Light has the biggest domestic market share by a wide margin. It makes sense to pair the two together. Bonus: If you’re running to burn calories, you don’t want to drink them all back.
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Because you can’t afford anything more expensive, there’s Natural Ice.
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Wake up early, go for a run, spend the day at your new office job, then relax after work with a Miller Lite. Repeat.
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Imagine your dad drinking a beer. Imagine your dad running. Imagine your dad running and then drinking a beer. Gennesee Cream Ale is that beer.
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Robert James Reese
Running your first marathon is a special accomplishment. You need to celebrate it with a special beer like Burial Blood Orange Strong Ale.
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Robert James Reese
Not only is Goose Island brewed in Chicago, it’s a sponsor of the city’s biggest marathon. Celebrate your Windy City 26.2 with the crisp, bright 312 Urban Wheat.
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Robert James Reese
From the second of the marathon’s five boroughs comes this clean, pale yellow ale: Brooklyn Brewery 1/2 Ale.
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Robert James Reese
Celebrate your Boston Qualifier with a beer that’s definitively Boston: Sam Adams Boston Lager.
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Robert James Reese
You’ve been awake for 36 hours and the rock pile in front of you is starting to look like Mick Jagger. That’s Delirium Nocturnum.
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Robert James Reese
When your standard 50- or 100-miler just isn’t enough, you’re the hardest of the hardcore. And you need a beer that’s equally badass. The Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA, at 15-20% ABV and 120 IBUs, is just the ticket.
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Robert James Reese
Dale’s sponsors a series of trail races. Bonus: Dale, pale, and ale all rhyme with trail.
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Robert James Reese
Samuel Smith’s Nut Brown Ale is brown, and cross-country dirt is brown. Bonus: Both are British in origin.
Robert is the former Executive Producer for Runner’s World Online. He has run over 60 marathons with a personal best of 2:52:11.
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