Welcome to the GABF Beer Radar: The Wench’s top picks for events during the Great American Beer Festival. Okay, so I haven’t been going to the Great American Beer Festival for nearly as long as most of my colleagues in the beer industry — but, this doesn’t mean that I don’t have the scoop on […]
In dog years, 19 years is like forever. Same with craft beer. Back in 1993, when Avery Brewing Co. first started its operations, there were barely 500 craft breweries in the U.S. Nineteen years later, there are nearly 2000 — a number which is growing at an exponential rate. For those unfamiliar, Avery Brewing Co. […]
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the main event. Last year, I teamed up with some kickass women from all corners of the country and various facets of the craft beer industry to present the first ever “20 Most Eligible Bachelors of Craft Beer”. After reviewing last’s year process, we made some tiny adjustments to this […]
I am 99.9% certain that I was in rare form when I met Adam Avery during the 2010 Craft Brewers Conference. And by rare form, I mean that I had been drinking (moderately but consistently) for about 10 hours straight. Which essentially means, The Wench was happy. After taking the Goose Island party by storm […]
