SAVOR, Beer Writing and Ethics, Totally Unrelated Topics In This Post…
Things have been pretty quiet here lately, with some traveling, legal work, and more recently, work on the new book project. And I expect it’ll be quiet here, a bit of a summer hiatus perhaps. I’m...
View ArticleBrewers Association Cancels Flawed Beer Journalism Awards Program…
Just in from my beer writing buddy Don Russell (aka Joe Sixpack) that the Brewers Association has decided to end its five year run of the Beer Journalism Awards, recently renamed in honor of the late...
View ArticleDiscussing the Discussion Over the Brewers Association’s Recent Craft Beer...
As I trudge my way through the book (and a pile of legal work frankly), I occasionally lift my head to read what others are writing about beer-related topics. As a testament to my limited world view,...
View ArticleA 2009 Great American Beer Festival Preview…
The 28th annual Great American Beer Festival is right around the corner and it has sold out earlier than ever, quite an achievement for the Brewers Association and the craft brewers whose unpaid...
View ArticleRay Daniels, The Beer Professor…
In the beer industry there are brewers that every beer geek consumer knows and then there are a select group of individuals that every brewer knows. Author, educator, and cicerone-in-chief Ray Daniels...
View ArticleThe Black IPA Problem…
I’ve been loathe to get involved in the growing dispute over what to call dark beers that display bountiful hop characters without the bite and flavor of roasted malts. Their recent appearances have...
View ArticleThe Good, the Bad, and the Drunk at the 2010 Great American Beer Festival…
This year’s trip to the Great American Beer Festival was a whirlwind tour, one in which it often felt like I was somewhere other than Denver. From my arrival on Thursday through leaving this morning,...
View ArticleNew Poll: What Should The Brewers Association Do About The GABF?
After the incredible response to today’s article, The Good, the Bad, and the Drunk at the Great American Beer Festival, I’ve set up a poll so that visitors, attendees, and brewers can vote and give...
View ArticleIs It About Beer Or Beer Politics: The Brewers Association’s Baby Step…
The Brewers Association today released news that it had once again changed its definition of the term ‘craft brewer.’ The change relates to the association’s use of the word small to refer to its...
View ArticleThe GABF That Was And Wasn’t…
I’ve just returned from my 15th annual trip to the Great American Beer Festival in Denver. That number still boggles my mind and I’ve seen the fest (from its days at Currigan Hall), the City of Denver,...
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