Dogfish Head piles on the low-alcohol year-round release trend
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Yep, Namaste is going year-round. Dogfish will transition Namaste, the company’s 4.8 percent, Belgian-style white beer — previously available only in 750 mL champagne-style bottles on a limited basis — into regularly...
Thanksgiving: Pairing Beers with Pure, Wonderful Gluttony
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There is an exhaustive list of recommendation over at Serious Eats. Everything from Belgian sours to nutty browns is on the table if you will (I crack me up), but the closest thing to a consensus seems to be the cu...
How to brew a better brick
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Apparently spent grains make excellent insulators in brick production. Research engineers found that bricks made with 5% spent brewing grains were nearly 30% better insulators, and just as strong as traditional brick...
Repeal Day!
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It's the 80th anniversary of the repealing of prohibition. Pop a cork, a cap, or a can! Here's an appropriately timed list of the top breweries of the year according to one outlet. The absence of Three Floyds i...
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...
The Economic Impact of Craft
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The brewers association has compiled some interesting stats for 2012. Top Five States in Age 21+ Output per Capita (2012) Rank State 2012 Output/Capita 1. Oregon $448.56 2. Colorado $436.50 3. Vermont $41...
The Kids Are Alright (Not drunk, at least…)
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Underage drinking has hit an historic low. MTF discovered that the 30-day prevalence of alcohol use declined in all three grades in 2013, dropping 0.8, 1.9 and 2.3 percentage points in grades 8, 10 and 12. All three ...
‘Tis The Season (for stouts & porters)
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Brewbound has a great write-up on the underappreciated dark beer styles, just in time for your a contrasted white Christmas. The rub is pretty obvious to anyone that's ever talked about beer with a novice: “When i...
No, YOU Cease & Desist!
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Exit 6 (a small brewery in Missouri) got a cease & desist letter from Starbucks. Blah blah blah, you used our trademark "Frappuccino" to sell a couple of beers and we'll sue your underoos straight off if you don'...
365 Days of Craft Beer
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Can you imagine going to 365 breweries in 365 days? Could you handle the travel, and beer every single day for a year? These guys think they can. My friend, Brandon Wurtz (Haggis), and myself, Michael Roberts (Ca...