Not all beer conferences are fun and games. Some are actually serious events where serious issues, problems, and potential solutions are discussed. One such serious issue affecting the brewing industry is WATER CONSERVATION. Just last month, I had the honor and opportunity of attending the Great Lakes Craft Brewer’s and Water Conservation Workshop in Rochester, [...]
GLUNZ BEER’S GLOBAL BEER EXPO XVI KICKS-OFF WEEK-LONG ROSTER OF SPECIAL EVENTS AROUND 2010 CRAFT BREWERS CONFERENCE – April 7-10 Featured Appearance by Fritz Maytag, “Grandfather of Microbrewing” Thursday, April 8 – 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. – Whole Foods Lincoln Park Chicago, March 29, 2010 – April 5th starts a banner week for Chicago [...]
Back in November I had the opportunity and honor to attend as well as give a presentation at the Great Lakes and Craft Brewers Water Conservation Conference in Milwaukee, WI. The conference has resulted in a tremendous momentum towards water conservation and sustainability in the craft beer industry. I’m very pleased and excited to announce [...]
Although the two previous days in Chicago were spectacular, from the perspective of The Beer Wench – the third evening was “la piece de resistance.” (For those of you who did not grow up spewing out French sayings, I’ve attached the definition …) pièce de ré·sis·tance n. pl. 1. An outstanding accomplishment: “The bison is [...]
As I’m sure you can imagine, we were quite exhausted after the first evening in Chicago. Luckily, I was able to sleep in a little before hitting the floor at the NRA show. The show was held at McCormick Place — which consists of approximately 2.7 million sq. ft. of exhibit halls. The show was [...]
Now, usually I only write about food when it has relevance to beer. However, I cannot resist writing about my experience at the National Restaurant Association Show this past weekend in Chicago. (Disclaimer: there will be much blogging about beer experiences as well. I had the honor of meeting and drinking with what I would [...]