Uinta Brewing Company announced today that Kevin Ely is resigning from his role as Brewmaster to pursue life on his family’s Appalachian farm in Eastern Ohio. “Brewing at Uinta has been a tremendous opportunity,” says Ely. “My nine years here have been filled with great experiences and learning, and my time as a memb ...
Read More »What I’m Drinking with Thom Cornog – Sales Manager Paradise Beverages
Thom Cornog at Paradise Beverages is responsible for a large portion of the craft beer that you and I drink on a regular basis…a very large portion. He’s another player in the craft beer industry that you’ll never meet and rarely gets any thanks for what they do. But what he does is important. Thom manages Paradise Beve ...
Read More »But the Horse Has Already Left the Barn…
...and lived a full life and passed into the next. But Coors, discovering the door ajar, is racing to close it. Latest marketing push uses "Whatever your mountain, climb on" to lure back diverse crowd of consumers curious about craft brews The campaign opens with a panoramic shot of hiker scaling a snow-covered peak, which is followed by ...
Read More »Counter Culture: School was okay, but we prefer The Real Ale Classroom
Leicester Mercury Counter Culture: School was okay, but we prefer The Real Ale Classroom Leicester Mercury First things first: a disclaimer. We're talking about real ale this weekend, readers, and, as you might have already guessed, we're not big real ale drinkers. We don't deny it. But, what we lack in knowledge about real ale we more ...
Read More »If you think you’re a pub and… (with apologies to Rudyard Kipling)
If you think you're a pub and you try to ‘up-sell’ someone by forcing your staff to ask ‘Would you like some crisps or nuts with that?’ every time someone orders a pint, If you think you are solving the problem of bar staff motivation and retention by ‘empowering’ your zero hours, minimum wage, unt ...
Read More »Blue Corn Brewery sailed through smooth waters in 2015 and now aims for big waves in 2016
Greetings from Santa Fe! Luke here with another entry in the Look Back/Look Ahead Series. Recently, I met with brewers James Warren and Kyle Yonan of Blue Corn Brewery to see how their 2015 went and find out what’s in store for craft beer lovers in 2016. We talked about all the changes they saw, the shuffling of management, fun beers the ...
Read More »‘Old fashioned boozer’ voted best pub in Oxford by CAMRA
Oxford Mail 'Old fashioned boozer' voted best pub in Oxford by CAMRA Oxford Mail The shortlisted pubs were also marked on how they promote CAMRA's aims, including safeguarding and using real ales. Mr Siggery, of North Oxford, said: “People always enjoy the quality of beer we have, but also the choice and the values we stand for. ...
Read More »Conquest hosts annual Finisher Imperial Stout release Jan. 30
Columbia’s Conquest Brewing Co. will celebrate its third anniversary this Saturday, Jan. 30, with the release of its annual monster imperial stout, The Finisher. The 17.5% beer – brewed with brown sugar and honey, then fermented with champagne yeast – is released once a year to celebrate the brewery’s birthday. ...
Read More »Previewing The Sovereign with Greg Engert, Pt. 3
Earlier this year, the Neighborhood Restaurant Group announced the opening of The Sovereign, a Belgian-focused bar and bistro located at 1206 Wisconsin Avenue NW in Georgetown. The two-story space contains an 84-seat first floor dining room and a 47-seat bar on the second floor. In anticipation of the restaurant’s early February ope ...
Read More »Uinta Cucumber Farmhouse
Uinta Brewing has been unconscious as of late, adding a shload of new and inventive beers to their portfolio. The latest beer on the horizon is the Cucumber Farmhouse. Yes, this 6.2% beer is made with cucumber and if you haven't tried a cucumber infused beer? they can be quite refreshing - if done right. Another thing that will make this be ...
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