The Hop Growers of America have issued their final, official report on the 2021 harvest, and it contains a number of intriguing details.
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Here are two beer reviews, one written by a human at BeerAdvocate and one by AI software. Can you tell the difference? Whether you can or not, this is an unnerving demonstration for those of us who write for a living.
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During an annual deep clean, I surfaced a small cache of personal memories.
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Consolidation among craft brewers happens so often most people just shrug at the announcement of a new acquisition. One small brewer explains why you should care.
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For the most successful of craft breweries, “independence” is increasingly a losing proposition.
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We have a guest for the first event! I’ve got further updates and logistics to report as well. If you haven’t signed up yet, now’s a good time!
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Monster Beverage announced the purchase of Canarchy today, a collective composed of the breweries Cigar City, Oskar Blues, Deep Ellum, Perrin, Squatters, and Wasatch. The deal was valued at $330 million.
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So we bid adieu not just to Saint Archer, but the over-exuberance of an era that thought a buying such a brewery was a good bet. I don’t expect to see Molson Coors buying another small, two-year-old brewery founded by a bunch of surfers anytime soon.
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Media in general has gone through a massive transition in the past decade with the rise of social media, the death of magazines, the arrival of podcasting, and, lately, a sort-of return to blogging in the form of email newsletters. But if you think blogs have no place in today’s media, you couldn’t be more wrong.
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Prague’s U Fleků makes the iconic Czech dark lager, so much so they eschew terms like tmavý and cerne. Their’s is a “Flekovský ležák.” In my latest collaboration, this time with Zoiglhaus, we shoot for an homage. It’s a dead-on banger (no bias), but we didn’t dare name it Flekovský.
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A new brewery in Scotland specializes in vat-aged beers that draw on traditions of previous centuries (as well as this one). Founder Gareth Young, a former university philosopher, has discovered an important style once brewed in his home town: Glasgow porter. He explains herein.
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I have an annual tradition of posting some of my favorite photos from the preceding year. It’s my way of documenting the places I’ve been and the experiences I’ve had. Here’s this year’s batch.
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