Although it only survived six years, New Albion Brewing earned its place in American history by ushering in the era of craft brewing. One of the founders, Jack McAuliffe, has been celebrated for his groundbreaking venture. But it wouldn’t have been possible with his brewing and business partner, Suzy Denison. Here’s her story.
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Communities thrive when members trust one another and the group as a whole. Trust begins with specific rules about inclusion and behavior, and here’s a note to make those explicit.
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An update on the recently-launched Beervana Community project.
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A specialty of Halle, Belgium in the Zenne Valley, “devil’s beer” exists only liminally in the 21st century. Once, this dark, diabolical beer had the capacity to render drinkers entranced. Struck by the story, Corvallis, Oregon’s Block 15 has revived it to impressive effect.
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Since 2006, Deschutes has packaged their Reserve Series line of beers in 22-ounce bombers. This week, they changed course, releasing The Abyss in a four-pack of 12-ounce bottles. Here’s what they were thinking.
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Today I’m launching a new experiment at the site: the Beervana Community. As with any community, it will be guided by the interests and serve the needs of members. Come have a look.
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In today’s diary, Nat West of Reverend Nat’s encourages breweries, cideries, and drinkers to remember other crises unfolding in 2020.
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A follow-up on the GABF, pumpkin ales, and exciting website updates—what more could you want for your Friday?
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The long, dark winter has arrived. The next few months will feature little on-site dining and a much larger dip in winter beer sales. For many breweries, that may be fatal. Here’s what you can do to help.
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Craft breweries are rapidly turning kveik into yet another juice-delivery system, which is fine as far as it goes, but risks slamming the door on far richer, more interesting possibilities. Let’s all be aware of what we’re dismantling before we dismantle it completely.
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The iron law of press releases holds that they must contain a quote from someone involved in the news being announced. Almost always these are fake and it must stop! Also, a choice cut of corporatese to relish.
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I am a savvy, experienced (read: old) election-watcher and alcohol-drinker and I’ve been to many an election-night rodeo. Here are some tips to drinking as the results trickle in.
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This is going to be a rough week in the United States, and we’ll need grace and goodwill to survive it. And beer. Lots of beer.
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