Craft beer news that actually matters, filtered through a snob’s eye and a sense of humor.
Brewers Association has the straight dope. First, the prices for hops are pretty much in line with the US crop sector generally (prices to growers,…
The Game of Thrones beers from Brewery Ommegang keep rolling out. Up next is possibly the best. Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown, New York has had…
This is the probably the best primer I’ve seen so far about “crafty” beer distorting consumer understanding. Small breweries are transforming into big ones, while…
Refusing to be overwhelmed by changing market forces, the monks have decided to label every beer as an IPA. (Relax, it’s satire.) “Though we are…
You can get a free glass of Jing-A’s “Airpocalypse” beer, but only if the air quality is really, really crappy. For once, though, he was…
When you think of the German beer market, words like “decline” , “slump”, or “collapse” would probably seem bizarre. But Reuters published an interesting piece…
Holy crap: that’s a lot of Bud Light. [Bold added for emphasis:] If you add up every case of imported beer, craft beer, hard cider, and…
It’s a clever marketing strategy. It seems AB distributors in parts of Oregon and Washington (the reach of the campaign is uncertain) have issued updated…
For any novices out there, or even those that just want to learn a little bit more about what they’re tasting or how to taste–this…
I’m always a fan of the “Ask a Cicerone” segments at SeriousEats, but this one is especially great. It simplifies a topic that is often…
