Category: Beers
Jim Koch’s bonus structure makes no sense
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Jim Koch (of Sam Adams fame) is truly wealthy these days, but his bonus reflects a more humble business approach. BusinessWeek has the full break-down. But the bonus formula devised by the company’s board rewards Ko...
America’s First Trappist
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According to the International Trappist Association (who gets to decide such things), Spencer Brewing operating out of St. Joseph's Abbey in Spencer, MA has an official Trappist product. The beer is blond with 6.5% a...
Stout vs. Porter
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You may have heard some definitive distinction that seperates these two styles but whoever told you that was probably just passing along nonsense. Roasted barley. That’s the usual explanation of what separates porter...
Stone coming to Alabama
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Pardon the interruption for a little local self-indulgence. Stone is finally coming to Alabama, just 5 short LONG years after the first Free The Hops bill reformed the beer laws in the state. A team of Sto...
Pliny brewer Russian River maxes out production
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In the world's most predictable story, Russian River ran out of beer due to excess demand recently. Workers hustled over to the main brewery off Santa Rosa Avenue and snagged a few cases of the flagship Pliny the Eld...
The Grand Lore (and Lure) of KBS
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Ever wondered why you had to pay so much for a bottle, or have never even been able to find one? MLive.com (Michigan's statewide news portal) has a great piece on the background of the hypebomb that is Founders Ken...
Surly to hit the skies!
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Surly is going to be offering their beers on some flights out of Minnesota. A million times yes. Minneapolis-based Sun Country Airlines may have just become America’s most attractive air carrier for beer geeks, as...
Stone moving forward with more revamped recipes
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Ruination isn't the only thing getting a do-over at Stone. While hoppier than most beers of its kind, the original Stone Pale Ale possessed the type of copper-toned, caramely malt body associated with traditional Bri...
Bells announces participants for 30th anniversary fest
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Bells is inviting breweries from all of the country to celebrate their 30th anniversary. Full list is here. Most of the usual suspects are here but there's some very distant and relatively small breweries on the l...
Beer Reviewing Pros and Cons
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All About Beer has a very thoughtful (and thorough) piece on the ups and downs that go along with the avalanche of beer feedback available nowadays. “The beer websites, in particular the forum community on BeerAdvoca...