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Easy-drinking herbal beer gruit inspired by era when ale was aphrodisiac, medicine, hallucinogen

Beermaker Craig Neuzil called Decorah Nordic Gruit “the anti-IPA.” “Everybody was making these big, juicy, India pale ales and seeing how much hop bitterness they could get into it,” said Neuzil, the brewer-owner of Pivo Brewery in Calmar, Iowa. “I said, ‘Let’s go the opposite way. Let’s make an easy-drinking beer with zero hops and no bitterness.'” 5 DELICIOUS FOOD …

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Vermont troopers referred to court diversion in beanbag shooting case

Two Vermont state troopers have been referred to court diversion following charges of reckless endangerment after they fired bean bag rounds from a shotgun against a man who was acting irrationally, the state attorney general said. The man who was hit June 17, 2022, in Newfane fell from a roof and suffered a head injury. 2018 VERMONT MURDER-FOR-HIRE CASE SEES …

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Vermont Rep. Becca Balint seeking second term

U.S. Rep. Becca Balint, Vermont’s first woman and first openly gay person to represent the state in Congress, announced Wednesday that she’s running for a second term. Balint, a Democrat, said in Congress she has focused on making affordable housing more accessible, mental health care for all and protecting the country’s democracy. “When I was first elected to Congress, we …

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Missing Vermont teen Brianna Maitland's father suspects 'some kind of struggle' before she vanished

Brianna Maitland was eager to get some rest after her shift washing dishes at an upscale Vermont inn on the evening of March 19, 2004. She had an early-morning shift the next day working at a diner and had to get back to her friend’s house, where she was staying at the time, to get some sleep. The 17-year-old had …

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Owner of Vermont firearms training center arrested following altercation, police say

The owner of a firearms training center in Vermont who was ordered arrested by a judge in December in a long-running legal battle with a town has been taken into custody after a struggle and now faces charges of resisting arrest and aggravated assault, authorities said. Daniel Banyai is expected to be arraigned Thursday. His attorney did not return a …

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Historic Vermont covered bridge at risk from truck drivers led by GPS

One of Vermont’s historic covered bridges has fallen under threat from modern technology. Box truck drivers relying on GPS continually crash through Lyndon’s 140-year-old Miller’s Run bridge despite signs, including a flashing one, to deter vehicles that are too tall or too heavy from crossing. Drivers can face a fine of $5,000 from the town, plus state penalties. Still, the …

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