{"id":1650,"date":"2010-04-22T18:47:06","date_gmt":"2010-04-22T23:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=1650"},"modified":"2010-04-22T18:51:13","modified_gmt":"2010-04-22T23:51:13","slug":"raging-bitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/22\/raging-bitch\/","title":{"rendered":"Raging Bitch!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After Germany ceased exporting my favorite beer (<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/14\/the-great-beer-massacre-of-2009\/\">Dinkel Acker pilsner<\/a><\/strong>), it was hard times. I tottered on the edge of becoming a white wine drinker. <\/p>\n<p>But I recently discovered a new beer that is not quite as good but very satisfying in its own way. It is from Flying Dog  &#8211; a Frederick, MD brewery &#8211; and it is called Raging Bitch.  It is a Belgian IPA &#8211; a type of beer that previously did not ring my bell.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/raging_bitch_blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/raging_bitch_blog-500x291.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"raging_bitch_blog\" width=\"500\" height=\"291\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/raging_bitch_blog-500x291.jpg 500w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/raging_bitch_blog.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The one drawback to Raging Bitch is the alcohol content  &#8211; 8.3%.   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