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Flipping through The Manual: Spruce beer, beard care, and inky black boots

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Burned out on apps, keyboards, and screens? Improve your analog life this weekend! Digital Trends’ brother site The Manual exists to give men straight-up advice, from unspoken suit rules you need to know to the latest in fashion, food, drink, travel, grooming, and culture. Here are a few of our favorite stories to appear on The Manual lately.

The Manual’s ultimate gift guide for bearded gentlemen

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We’ve assembled a healthy list of gifts for bearded men, including beard oils, balms, brushes, shampoos, and other high-quality beard accessories to consider this holiday season.

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Dogfish Head and Woolrich team up for Pennsylvania Tuxedo

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The new brew has “a grassy citrus kick complemented by the resinous conifer notes of fresh green spruce tips.”

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Groom organic with Kent & Bond

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Elevate your all-natural grooming game with these soaps, balms, deodorants, beard oils and body washes boasting certified organic ingredients from Kent & Bond.

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An exclusive look at Timberland’s new naturally dyed Black Quartz collection

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Timberland has been showing off versatility lately, and the naturally dyed, limited edition Black Quartz collection is yet another successful example.

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Shades of Autumn: A guide to the season’s best sunglasses

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Some of our favorite new sunglasses that are perfect to beat the sun’s chilly glare.

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Heritage meets modern with Florsheim X Esquivel collaboration

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Symbolizing the collaborative spirit is the asymmetrical toe medallion in the letters “F” on the right shoe and “E” on the left.

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