The Brewers Association, the not-for-profit trade association dedicated to small and independentAmerican craft brewers, issued the following statement regarding the increase in production and promotion of craft-like beers by large, non-craft breweries: An American craft brewer is defined as small and independent. Their annual production is 6 million barrels of beer or less and no […]
There are several reasons I wish I lived in Colorado and, having access to Odell’s liquid of the gods definitely tops the list. Cool, quirky, imaginative and sustainability-minded, Odell Brewing is everything I look for in a craft brewery. And their beer is good, damn good. Usually, when I hear about an awesome beer release […]
Since I wrote the press release, I might as well as post the content on my blog…. right? Super stoked to announce that Bison Organic Beer, my lovely employer, has teamed up with Logsdon Farmhouse Ales to release what can only be referred to as an awesome collaboration beer. But, a calling it a mere […]
Beer lovers rejoice! Beachwood BBQ & Brewing has announced that it will (finally!) start bottling its amazing craft beer. Barely two years old and brewing on a mere 10 bbl system, Beachwood BBQ has already won several awards — including gold and bronze at the 2012 Great American Beer Festival. First bottled brew will be […]
Created by the masterminds at Victory and Dogfish Head brewing companies, Amber Waves is a juried art exhibit with an interesting and beeralicious twist. The unique art & beer pairing show premieres Spring 2013.
Just this week, collaboration beer gurus Stone, Stillwater, and Evil Twin unveiled its latest creation — a black smoked saison aptly named The Perfect Crime. Seeing as how the saison is one of my all-time favorite styles to both drink and to brew, I am particularly intrigued by this collaboration. Brian Strumke (Stillwater) Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø […]
A little over a year ago, fellow social media addict maven and friend, Jacob McKean, left one of the most envy-worthy jobs in the craft beer industry to do what many of us dream about doing, but few can actually do — open his own brewery. Quite possibly the biggest challenge in starting a brewery, […]
Are you currently a head brewer looking for a new and fun opportunity? Well, if you are willing to relocate to Sunny Southern California, I have got the dream job for you! My friends over at Modern Times Beer in San Diego, CA are looking to hire a skilled, experienced, process-oriented Head Brewer! Modern Times Beer […]
Although the city of LA is mostly associated with Hollywood, fake boobs and horrible traffic, Los Angeles is slowly but surely emerging as one of California’s best beer cities. More and more buzz-worthy breweries, beer bars, and gastropubs are popping up in The City of Angels. What was once a beer desert, LA is slowing […]
Three years ago, I had the honor of attending the release party for Sierra Nevada‘s first-ever collaboration beer, Life & Limb, in San Francisco. For the its first collaboration project, Sierra chose good friend Dogfish Head, a collaboration beer veteran. Technically speaking, they released two beers that day; Life & Limb and Limb & Life […]
