Hunter Walk on Homebrew, YouTube and the future of the tech space amNY Through Homebrew, Walk and partner Satya Patel, a Twitter and Google veteran, have invested in such diverse ventures as Internet communications company Layer; Plaid, a modern API for banking and credit card data; shipping tool Shyp; daily e-newsletter ...
Read More »Traitor’s Gate wins CAMRA Pub of the Year award
YOURTHUROCK Traitor's Gate wins CAMRA Pub of the Year award YOURTHUROCK On Tuesday night the Traitor's Gate in Little Thurrock won South West Essex CAMRA Pub of the Year. The certificate is pictured being presented by Anne Radley, Chairman of SW Essex Branch of CAMRA. “We are here in the Traitor's Gate tonight to celebrate . ...
Read More »Oakdale’s Four Firkins craft beer store robbed day after grand opening celebration
TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press Oakdale's Four Firkins craft beer store robbed day after grand opening celebration TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press Surveillance video shows three people breaking into the Four Firkins craft beer retail store in Oakdale in the early morning hours of Oct. 12, 2014. The store had opened its doors just weeks befor ...
Read More »Fresh Hops, Neomexicanus Hops, and No Hops
Hot on the heels of a bottled Lagunitas fresh hop beer, two from Deschutes arrived at Casa Beervana, Chasin' Freshies (still the worst name in beer!) and Hop Trip--and two more chances to disprove my skepticism that fresh hop flavor can be bottled. (As a side note, Chasin' Freshies plays a prominent role in my skepticism. One rec ...
Read More »Central City Red Betty Spiced Pumpkin Ale
Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Today’s featured beer is Central City Red Betty Spiced Pumpkin Ale. I picked this bottle up at Cask & Flask in San Jose (here). They have a fantastic selection. Tell them that Mark Harvey from NorCal Beer Blog sent you!Let’s get ...
Read More »San Antonio’s craft beer business is expanding, slideshow
San Antonio's craft beer business is expanding, slideshow San Antonio Business Journal Sometimes the brew house is as important as the brew. Such is the case for a number of San Antonio craft beer entrepreneurs, who are repurposing old spaces that will house new operations and accommodate an expanding industry. Jeff Balfour is breathing ...
Read More »All the Brews Fit to Pint: Halloween, homebrew, and Belgians
MLive.com All the Brews Fit to Pint: Halloween, homebrew, and Belgians MLive.com Today is the 16th annual Learn to Homebrew Day (formerly Teach a Friend to Homebrew Day), and as one might expect, the folks over at Adventures in Homebrewing have big plans. Head over to the shop at 6071 Jackson Road for a daylong orgy of brewing ...
Read More »Beers of Arkansas and Oklahoma Class (Fort Smith) – 11/6/14 and 11/13/14
It’s that time again, beer-loving Arkansans! Beers of Arkansas and Oklahoma Class in Fort Smith, USA is right around the corner, and by corner, we mean NEXT WEEK! We’ll cover a range of topics including the history of beer, how beer has affected civilization, why beer was such a big deal then and now, sensory science, and most ...
Read More »Publican picks up award for promoting real ale
Publican picks up award for promoting real ale Local Berkshire It is given out by the Slough, Windsor and Maidenhead CAMRA group to recognise the publican who has done the most to promote real ale in the area. The pub, in Albert Street, Slough, has also been included in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide for 2015.
Read More »Let There Be Beer? Let’s start again.
This weekend sees the re-launch of the marketing campaign formerly known as Let There Be Beer. After the disappointment of the last campaign, can it redeem itself? Disclosure and disclaimer: I have been paid for my time to act as a sounding board for the development of this campaign and to say a few words at the launch event. I ha ...
Read More »
Beer Infinity Beer, Brewing & Beyond