In Defense of Yellow and Fizzy

The beers of our fathers came in one color. With one flavor. And one strength. The entire movement of well crafted beer in this country has been a backlash against that beer. And I’m not here to defend crap beer. I’m here to defend craft beer that looks like crap beer.

I’m going to preface my actual defense with two stories that really surprised me about two of my favorite beers produced by Kansas City Bier Co. And potentially why they aren’t selling.

An Outsider’s View

Beer writer Stephen Beaumont, co-author of the indispensable (if only for its breadth) Pocket Beer Guide, was in Kansas City recently. Part of his visit included a presentation and beer dinner at the Flying Saucer downtown which I had the pleasure of attending. Beaumont sat at our table, and after his enjoyable and informative pre-dinner talk, I did my best to pick his brain on writing about the world of beer. Having real conversati

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