Celebrating the breweries owned and operated by underrepresented groups in no way diminishes the accomplishment of White, male brewers. Our celebration of Tonya Cornett does not come at Ken Grossman’s expense.
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The past year has been so tough because it forced us into bubbles of stasis. We are creative, social beings who crave the way new experiences rewire our brains. We hunger to mix our minds with others. Few places are as good as breweries in delivering that charge of electricity we need to live.
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Introducing the embryonic version of a resource for finding breweries owned or led by underrepresented groups. (Please help it grow!)
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Hazy IPAs are the style that launched a thousand breweries. Yet their fusty old predecessors haven’t been banished entirely, and Fremont’s new release, Ollie, shows why.
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Breweries managed to survive the pandemic far more ably than anyone expected a year ago. They did it by retrenching and focusing on core fans rather than chasing those tantalizing customer just beyond reach. The “fan service” approach may be Covid’s greatest legacy.
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A chance encounter with Fort George co-founder Chris Nemlowill at the pub led to a tour of their new production space. It’s quite a thing, and here’s a photographic tour.
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What can we learn from Hopworks’ new beer, Beestly? It’s a porter, it’s organic, and it’s made with honey in an effort to help save the bees. In all ways, it seems like a project out of step with current trends—or maybe that makes it ahead of its time? Plus, look how Germans are appealing to the Yanks.
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A new documentary looks at craft brewing through a familiar lens—scrappy, unorthodox risk-takers setting out to make their mark. The movie brings in founding figures and places their story in a familiar narrative. It’s a fun movie and well-told. But what if the story is all wrong?
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Hammer and Stitch has been open seven months, but debuted in October, just as the pandemic entered its most debilitating phase. For most people venturing out with the spring sunshine, it is a brand new brewery. Here’s a first look.
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Reinheitsgebot is one of the most famous laws in the world—and surely the most famous in beer—but also the most misunderstood. On the occasion of its 505th anniversary, here’s a full account of its history and impact.
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Today I offer three beers that really impressed me. But they also made me aware of the trajectory their breweries are traveling. With Squeezy Rider, Neon Lights, and Bird-Day #1, we have liquid metaphors for where Deschutes, Ommegang, and Pelican are heading.
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