MM: DeKalb’s Dark Days, Medlock Split By Cities, and IPA Winner Crowned

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  • DeKalb’s darkest days may still be ahead [CL]
  • Medlock and Mason Mill neighborhoods split by proposed city lines [AJC]
  • Decatur third Friday bike ride returns in April [Be Active Decatur]
  • Rare, new photograph of Robert Johnson identified [Guardian]
  • Winner named in blind-tasting 116 of the Best American IPAs [Paste]

Photo courtesy of Be Active Decatur

11 thoughts on “MM: DeKalb’s Dark Days, Medlock Split By Cities, and IPA Winner Crowned”


  2. They must have had a bad Tropicalia. It’s even listed as “World Class” on beer advocate. I question the palate of these folks – Loose Cannon in the top 10? I don’t think so.

    1. I questioned some of the rankings too. But my biggest takeaway is that I have some work to do. I haven’t heard of half of the beers.

    2. Have to disagree here. The more likely case is that we are all biased toward new products, especially buzzy ones. Which is why some older stuff gets overlooked. I don’t agree with some of the top choices, but, for example, I’d rank the Founder’s Centennial well ahead of the Tropicali. Maybe because I had the latter a bunch of times at Twains, so it isn’t particularly new to me.

      1. The Tropicalia from Twains is not the same as it is now. He tweaked that recipe a good bit. But i’m a big fan of Centennial as well.

        2. But see, I wasn’t referring to the taste, but to the fact that I didn’t perceive it as new. I’ve had it in the cans and assumed it was the same as I’d had at Twains. Both were good, but not faves.
          Anyway, taste is always subjective, but these blind testings almost always upend expectations. I used to take part in them in the consumer audio world, and one of the difficulties was making sure the playing field was level. Even a slight volume difference can bias testers in favor of the louder component. It seems they tried to keep the ABV levels in the same range in their IPA tasting, but I wonder if other ingredients “pop” more and lead to certain preferences? First world concerns here, but a nice break from debating what to do about the school overcrowding.

  4. Sometimes I just love the randomness of these links. The poetry ones are great, but the photo of Robert Johnson is just totally awesome. I would never have noticed it otherwise. Thanks, DM!

  6. No one is commenting on Dekalb’s darkest days: I must be naiive, but the depth and breadth of corruption is staggering.

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