Saturation
I recently posed the following question: At over 1550 brewers currently operating in a professional capacity in a continually growing industry, at what point do we reach industry saturation? Jumping into the conversation were Matt Simpson, owner of the Beer Sommelier in Atlanta, GA; Nate Dizo, better known as Brewmaster Nate of the Brewmaster Store [...]
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‘Twas the Night Before Christmas: Craft Brew Version
It’s a little rough, but here’s a little Christmas Cheer for my readers…
‘Twas the night before Christmas and through the Brew Haus
Not a creature was stirring, except brewmaster Claus
For the month before while it rained snow and ice
Local brewers were busy making beers filled with spice
During the month beer fans searched their liquor stores with [...]
Full Pints
The Craft Beer Conundrum – marketing without the big boy budget
Most craft beer fans have a brewery that they are particular to. Often it's to their local brewery, a or ...
2000-2009: A decade of good beers
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Scotland: Nuclear Super Power
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AA’s Holiday Buying Guide: Part II
As I noted n the last installment of the Holiday Buyer's Guide, I don't own any of these products, so ...
The First Ever Amber Age Holiday Gift Guide, Part 1
Okay, so here's the deal - I went on-line, and had my wife go on-line to find the funky and ...
Half Pints
Feeling spacey and other ephemera from here and there Sapporo brewers in Japan have perfected zero gravity beer. Currently, multiple reports note that Sapporo is introducing SAPPORO Space Barley, a 5.5 percent ABV beer made with barley completely cultivated in the zero gravity environment of space. According to a press release from Sapporo, the barley used in the beer is;
the fourth generation descendant of [...]
Beer Reviews
A Hippo and a Dog with Wings walk into a bar in Brooklyn Being neither a proponent of East Coast, nor West Coast craft beer, I pretty much put my reviews up here in the order in which my notes were taken. It just happens that this week’s three are all East Coast brews – Maryland, New Jersey, and New York. While I am a proponent of good [...]
Brew Ha Ha
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas: Craft Brew Version It’s a little rough, but here’s a little Christmas Cheer for my readers…
‘Twas the night before Christmas and through the Brew Haus
Not a creature was stirring, except brewmaster Claus
For the month before while it rained snow and ice
Local brewers were busy making beers filled with spice
During the month beer fans searched their liquor stores with [...]
Events
Events calendar across the US Here’s a general events calendar for the next couple of weeks encompassing most of the United States. Watch this space for more events. Coming soon a variety of New Years events.
North East:
Maine
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December 17: Grand Opening of the Shipyard White Cap Lodge Brewhaus at Sunday River Ski Resort in Newry – Skiing and beer! What better [...]
