Way back when we mentioned the arrival of Fat Tire in Chicago.
The Daily Southtown has a feature on how sales are booming.
“The 22-ounce bottles definitely make a statement,” said Michelle Wilham, New Belgium’s Chicago market manager.
We can attest to that. We saw the bottles in almost every quality beer retailer we looked in.
The Corvallis Gazette-Times gives some well-deserved attention to the hometown Oregon Trail Brewery.
Oregon Trail produces 1% the amount of beer that Rogue Ales ships, but will soon celebrate its 20th anniversary.
“I just want to supply beer to the local market,” said (Dave) Wills, the president, largest shareholder and self-described “managing instigator” of Corvallis’ only brewery.
Corvallis […]
Why, given that we’re out here in the Mountain time zone, keep mentioning beer events on the East Coast? Because they look like such fun. So the latest:
Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant in North Wales, Pa., will host a special Brewer’s Reserve Tasting June 24 from noon to 4 p.m., showcasing beer from its five […]
At Yards Brewing Co. in Philadelphia “revolutionary ales” are those that tip their hat to the past: Poor Richard’s Tavern Spruce, Thomas Jefferson Tavern Ale and General Washington Tavern Porter.
Although it’s best seller in draft is the Philadelphia Pale Ale, and in bottles the IPA, Yards has been surprised by the staying power of […]
We’re “in the field” and will have no posts until early in April.
Getting ready for the World Cup soccer championships, the German Spiegel Online dives into the country’s national drink, titling the piece “An Obsession Explained.”
Is this really how Germans look at what Spiegel calls “beer types” (also known as styles)?
Consider this description:
Kölsch, confined to Cologne and the surrounding area. Only 24 breweries have permission to […]
How to pour a Guinness, with as much detail as you’ve probably seen anywhere anytime.
With the Los Angeles Times looking on, Fergal Murray, brewmaster at the Guinness Brewery in Dublin, pours a perfect pint and offers an interesting bit of drinking advice as well.
“Drink through the head,” urges Murray, “so you can taste the sweetness […]
