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I think I’m becoming less of a hop head. Did I really just type that out loud? There was a time when my beer fridge was packed with IPAs, imperial IPAs, a triple IPA or two, maybe even a black IPA…..not anymore, there are a few buried amongst Belgians, stouts, imperial stouts, sours, browns, saisons, a few lagers (gasp!) to name a ...

Exciting news from Drizly:  DENVER (May 7, 2015) – Drizly, the on-demand alcohol delivery technology company, which powers a superior shopping experience for beer, wine and liquor, has joined forces with several of Colorado’s top distilleries to launch Colorado Whiskey Week. The inaugural week long celebration is aimed to prom ...

Nobody seemed ready for American Craft Beer week this time around. Very little was sent out, and it took some digging to find the fun events that make this week (usually) special. ACBW officially starts on Monday, May 11, so we’re starting there on our rundown. ACBW Events by Day Monday, May 11 75th Street Brewery: Red Eye Rye re ...

Howdy beer fans, Spring is in full force and summer is knocking on the door. It’s time for spring ales, summer lagers and, as I like to call ‘em, dock beer! It’s also time for some vacations, road trips and a regular pilgrimage to see our friends in AVL. You’re in luck though, Asheville Beer Week is right aroun ...

In this episode of the Irish Beer Snob podcast, Janice and Wayne have a sup of the New Rye River Brewing Beers made exclusively for Dunne's Stores. Grafters is the name of the range, featuring presently a Pale Ale, and an IPA. These are total new beers brewed from the ground up, and not re badges of the existing beers in the Rye River Port ...

You asked for it, so here it is: the 2015 American Craft Beer Week schedule of events. A couple of notes. This schedule is for events and tappings in and around Baton Rouge. There will no doubt be more events added, and I’ll update this list as I find out about them, so keep checking back. Nora has a piece on the events going on in New O ...

So, I've finished up my annual schedule of events for the Gambit. Hats off to all the breweries, bars, and distributors for getting all the requested info in to me in a timely manner - it gets easier every year! Here's my article and schedule in the Gambit - and I'll be keeping an updated version on this website, as I have done for the p ...

I've managed to end up working on three new books, with three different publishers. Here's a story about the second of those three. I've already talked about my new beer book, What Are You Drinking? It's a crowdfunded project with a new type of publisher that I'm doing (a) because it's a really good model for both readers and authors and (b ...

Parish Brewing‘s highly acclaimed double IPA, Ghost in the Machine, is returning for the 2nd time in 2015. Parish kegged Ghost yesterday, and it’s being bottled today. It’s currently on draft in their taproom and bottles will be available today as well. They do have a limit of 1 growler fill and 2 4-packs per customer. Ghost w ...

Photo courtesy of Crane Brewing If you’ve been to a local be festival in the last several years, no doubt you’ve seen the guys from Crane Brewing pouring some funky and sour experiments with flavors – and in colors – not found in most beer, commercial or otherwise. Now, well into the build-out of their space i ...