Whereas I don’t always believe that women need to segregate themselves from the men in the craft beer industry through the creation of gender-based organizations and groups, I do believe that the women in the industry do deserve to be celebrated. While there are so many more women in the industry that I would have […]
If I had a dollar for every person that asked me to re-post an infographic or post a link to an article on my site, let’s just say I’d have a lot of dollars. But, from time to time, I find that some of the infographics are worth sharing. When done right, info graphics can […]
Coincidentally, Internet week is happening in New York City at the same time as American Craft Beer Week (May 14-20, 2012). Essentially, Internet Week is a large, crowd-sourced festival with events taking place all throughout New York City. Most events are individually run by third parties. Internet Week NY runs a program called Make the […]
What’s in a name? Apparently a lot, as evidenced by the seemingly endless debate over the name of one of the newest style categories of beer. Black India Pale Ale India Black Ale American-style India Black Ale American-style Black Ale Cascadian Dark Ale All names for what is, at its most basic, a really hoppy […]
Judging by the title of this blog post, one can correctly assume that The Wench is about to start a, somewhat alcohol induced, rant of the, always expected, very bitchy nature. A few people in my close personal circle have heard my incessant complaints about this subject for years, but I have held my tongue […]
Crowds of enthusiasts don’t visit salsa factories, and no one geeks out over the chance to meet a soda maker. There isn’t a Great American Wine Festival, and people don’t line up for the chance to buy special release potato chips. Craft beer fans differentiate this industry from all others. From introducing craft beer to […]
2010 World Beer Cup® is Largest Commercial Competition Ever BOULDER, CO • April 10, 2010—Brewers from six continents earned awards from an elite international panel of judges this week in the 2010 Brewers Association World Beer Cup—the world’s largest-ever commercial beer competition. The eighth bi-annual competition announced awards to brewers from 19 countries ranging from […]
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 […]