Articles Posted in the BEER TOPICS Category
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Top 10 Social Media Breweries: VOTING ROUND is LIVE
The voting round for the Top 10 Social Media Breweries is now live. Please visit the –> SURVEY MONKEY <– link to participate in the poll. Each voter must give a score from 1 to 5 on 3 separate measures for each brewery. The top three winners of each measure will be aggregated and the [...]
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Results are In: Top 20 Social Media Brewery Nominees Announced
The results for the nomination round are in! But before we get into the nitty gritty analysis and the next steps… there are a few things that I need to make clear. First, I have a degree in psychology as well as a degree in criminology. As a result, I am experienced in qualitative and [...]
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Featured Beer Pairing: Barleywine + Prosciutto Wrapped Figs Stuffed W/ Bleu Cheese
DRINK WITH THE WENCH PRESENTS THE FEATURED BEER PAIRING SERIES Back in the day, it used to be my job to pair wine with food. Now, after several years in the beer industry, my palate has been trained to understand food and beer pairings. And so, I have decided to take a stab at developing [...]
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Jester King Craft Brewery Opens in Austin: A Field Report From Lil’ Routson
This post is a little late, so I apologize to both my sister and Jester King Craft Brewery. But regardless, better late than never. Right? I’m really excited to have a “guest” writer on my site for this post. And I am particularly excited because this writer is also my younger (only) sister. The most [...]
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Ryedentity Crisis Collaboration Beer Release Announced for San Francisco Beer Week 2011
(photo credit above: David Jensen of Beer 47) Riddle: What do you get when you brew a traditional beer style with unconventional ingredients? Answer: An identity crisis. And what happens when one of those ingredients contains rye? Answer: A Ryedentity Crisis. Knee Deep Brewing Company and Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company in conjunction with The Beer [...]
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The Napa Homebrew Project: Brewday #1 Recap
It is about freaking time, eh? For over a year now, I have been guest brewing at various breweries around the country. I have helped collaborate on two different recipes and brewed beer commercially for events — but oddly enough, I’ve never actually homebrewed. What can I say? I’m an overachiever. People have always questioned [...]
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Black Star Barter Teams Up With The Beer Wench
Last time I mentioned Black Star’s Beer Barter, I had offered up my unborn child. Unfortunately, Black Star was a little smarter than I thought they would be and declined my “IOU” offer of Lil’ Wench Numero Uno. Considering my current anti-reproduction stance and the fact and my awkward fear of babies and small children, [...]
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High Water Brewing Launches with Production of “Innovative and Exciting” Beers from Award-Winning Brewmaster Steve Altimari
Not all news is good news in the craft beer industry. For example, last year I received the very sad news that one of my favorite craft brewers, Steve Altimari, was leaving Valley Brewing Company, the brewery he had helped to establish and run for over a decade. This made me sad for several reasons: [...]
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Cooking With Beer: [Leftover] Christmas Beer Chili
The holidays have come and gone. The leftover Christmas-style beers are still lingering on some store shelves — super discounted (yeah, I found Delirium Noel on sale at Costco for $1.97 FTW!). And although you might be a bit bored with the roasted, toasted, spiced holiday ales — do not completely give up on them. [...]
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My First Born Child: What Would You Do or Trade for a Years Supply of Black Star Beer?
It’s not every day that a craft brewery challenges you to answer the question: “what would you trade or do for a year supply of beer?” — and is actually willing to deliver such a reward to the best answer. However, the brilliant marketing minds behind Black Star beer are doing just that. This morning, [...]
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