Time for Beer

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There’s a generally accepted adage that beautiful, warm places have shitty beer. I can think of a few exceptions to this rule (San Diego, mostly) and I can also think …

HaandBryggeriet is a small Norwegian craft brewery that along with the fine gentlemen at Mikkeller, Nogne, and…well, that’s about all I know actually, are revolutionizing Scandanavian beer making. I had …

New Belgium is an absolute powerhouse in the Craft Brewing scene — the kind where you know what they stand for even if you’ve never had their beer. The only …

Reaching back a bit in my archive of notes to write up two beers in one of my all time favorite “non-styles,” the Saison. One is a very authentic modern …

When I started to ferment hard cider in my basement, I knew that I had to get deeper into the world of hard ciders. Since I grew up in New …

Victory Brewing Company is another reason why I need to go to Pennsylvania on a beer trip immediately. I haven’t paid much attention to their beers critically yet, but a …

That’s right, it’s been a long time, and it’s a two-for-one deal. Three Floyd’s brewery from Munster, Indiana doesn’t get as much attention on this blog as it should, and …

I should make it clear, as if it’s not clear enough from the posts on this blog alone, that I am a severe nerd in need of help when it …

A lot can happen to a brewery in 12 years, especially if they’re in the business of producing a dying style, in a dying beer region which is slowly being …