Stop the madness by joe mcphee Craft beer has seen an amazing level of growth over the last five years. With that growth has come a whole lot of good. The quality of craft beer around the world continues to improve and the homebrewer’s penchant for experimentation is now firmly ensconced in the commercial craft beer industry. We see evidence of [...]
SF Beer Week 2010: Anchor Brewing Luncheon at Hopmonk by mario rubio The Hopmonk Tavern in Sebastopol is known for having wonderful beer dinners. In the past they’ve had visits from Brian Hunt of Moonlight, Greg Koch of Stone, and Dominique Friart of Brasserie St. Feuillien among others. This Sunday, beer fans were treated to a visit from the owner of Anchor Brewing, Fritz Maytag.
The menu [...]
SF Beer Week 2010: Bistro’s DIPA Festival, Alesmith at City Beer by ken weaver With Pliny the Younger prematurely kaput and the Opening Gala merely a memory, San Francisco Beer Week kicked into full swing this weekend with high-profile events at The Bistro, City Beer Store, and Toronado. Highlights inside. [...]
Minnesota Brewers Show Off At Winterfest 2010 by michael agnew
You had to act fast if you wanted to attend this year’s Winterfest in St. Paul, Minnesota. The event’s seven hundred tickets sold out in just eight minutes. Winterfest is an annual beer festival sponsored by the Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild, a trade organization representing Minnesota breweries and brewpubs. It is a showcase for all [...]
SF Beer Week 2010: Opening Gala by mario rubio Friday was the official kick-off of SF Beer Week 2010. While many headed to Russian River Brewing for the release of Pliny the Younger, the big party was at Yerba Buena Center in the City at the Opening Gala.
The gala was held in a large room with breweries and food vendors lining the wall [...]
Super Bowl: Perfect for Beer/Food Match-ups by steve koenemann Like many, I plan to take in pro football’s finale, which is on tap for later this weekend. Neither of the teams involved this year fall into the list of favorite teams that I follow regularly (those would be the Patriots and the Steelers), but I do plan to watch anyway and it should [...]
What to drink for the Super Bowl? by jon abernathy Shocking as it may be for a beer-drinking male in America, I'm not a huge fan of professional football, and the only time I really watch is when the Super Bowl is on---and even then, it's because we're usually at a friend's house for their Super Bowl party. So while I'm not the first person you should go to for football advice, I always jump on the opportunity to make a beer list. And with the Super Bowl tomorrow, you still have time to follow my game plan here and stock up on the beer.
SF Beer Week 2010: Pliny the Younger Release at Russian River Brewing by ken weaver Russian River Brewing Company has gotten San Francisco Beer Week off to a fast start. While past years of the Pliny the Younger release have tended towards quiet, nonchalant affairs, this annual event seems to have grown in a similar fashion to events like 3 Floyds’s Dark Lord Day and Lost Abbey releases.
The good news?: [...]
Blends by pj hoberman Last November, I had the privilege of attending San Diego Beer Week with some great friends. I won’t get into the details, but it was amazing. The Beer Wench has a nice write up on her blog all about our time there (all three posts can be found here).
My second night in town, we went to Stone [...]
Interview with Brian O’Reilly – Sly Fox brewmaster by steph weber Last Friday, I got the chance to meet with Brian O’Reilly, brewmaster of Sly Fox Brewery, a brewery staple in the southeast Pennsylvania craft beer scene.
Sly Fox, which currently packages four of their beers in cans and several more in 750 mL and 22 oz bottles, has two locations. The Royersford location houses their main [...]
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