The 2015 Great American Beer Festival promised to be “Bigger. Better. Beerier” than ever before. There was an additional 90,000 square feet in the tasting hall, a second entrance for ticket holders and around 3,800 beers from 750 or so breweries. And in my opinion, it was the best yet. I’ve been to dozens of be ...
Read More »Q&A with Great Raft Co-Founder, Andrew Nations
Great Raft Brewing is turning two years old next weekend, and to celebrate, they are throwing one helluva party. The Great Raft Ramble on Saturday October 10th is sure to be an absolute blast. There will be two dozen different Great Raft beers available, as well as several food trucks, live music and more. I recently caught up with Great ...
Read More »Homebrew contest on tap at Allentown Brew Works
Allentown Morning Call Homebrew contest on tap at Allentown Brew Works Allentown Morning Call The organizers of Lehigh Valley Beer Week will hosting their fourth annual “Be Our Brewer For A Day” Homebrew Competition and Craft Beer Festival 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4 at Fegley's Allentown Brew Works. Jim Yergey of Center Val ...
Read More »Cincinnati brewer wins Sam Adams Longshot homebrew competition
WCPO Cincinnati brewer wins Sam Adams Longshot homebrew competition WCPO Cincinnati brewer wins Sam Adams Longshot homebrew competition. Jesse Folk. 8:00 AM, Sep 29, 2015. 10:36 PM, Sep 29, 2015. DENVER - Sept. 27, 2015 - Sam Adams brewer Colin Foy (R) celebrates his big win in the Longshot homebrew competition at ... Samuel Adam ...
Read More »ANXO Sighting
Join ANXO Cidery & Pintxos Bar for their fourth pop-up evening. This time the team is taking over Crane and Turtle in Petworth on Monday, October 5. Feast on a five course dinner designed by Chefs Brad Walker and Alex Vallcorba with beverage pairings by Beverage Director Tim Prendergast. Kick the evening off with a welcome glass of Basque w ...
Read More »Gabi Palmer Shatters Glass Ceiling, Tops Glass Mugs at Schmohz Brewery
GRAND RAPIDS – Once upon a time, gender roles were very clearly divided—women gathered, men hunted. Later, women tended to the home while men toiled in the fields or factories. And once upon a time, part of the duties in the home included brewing beer. Women brewed for farmhands, for families, for themselves. When beer brewing moved ...
Read More »Michigan expat reunites with favorite brews at Great American Beer Festival
I recently moved to the great state of Wyoming and one of my biggest fears was missing Michigan craft beer. Not one Michigan brewery distributes in Wyoming, and my only saving grace was the state just eight miles south. When I found out I would be attending the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, though, what excited me most was being abl ...
Read More »Destihl Wild Sour Series: Counter ClockWeisse, Here Gose Nothin’ & Lynnbrook Raspberry Sour
I’m taking Two-for-Tuesday a step further today, and you get three reviews in one. Today, it’s the Counter ClockWeisse, Lynnbrook Raspberry and Here Gose Nothin’ from Destihl Brewing in Bloomington, Illinois. These beers are all part of Destihl’s Wild Sour Series, and are all available in cans. First up is the Counter Cl ...
Read More »The 2015 Utah Brewers Guild – Harvest Festival
The Utah Brewers Guild is having a party this Sunday! If you're not familiar with the UBG - it's an organization comprised of all of Utah's breweries that focuses on beer appreciation and education. This event is a fundraiser for the guild, so that they can do more community oriented festivities like this. The theme for this event is ...
Read More »Borefts 2015 and the frontline of brewing
If you believe that adding orange peels and coriander in a wit, cherries in a geuze, or sugar in a bock is already pushing the limits of the definition of what beer is, than Borefts is not for you. If you get fits of anger when strange fruits, herbs and vegetables show up in the list of ingredients of some newfangled beer from Estonia, than Bor ...
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