Black is Beautiful

There were two big stories in 2020 for Craft Beer, COVID-19 and the Black is Beautiful beer project.  This post may seem untimely since  Black is Beautiful beers started releasing in July, but we kept putting it off. The delay gave us time to reflect on the impact of the movement and the beers it … Read more

Drink Resilience and Support the Camp Fire Victims

Craft beer people are the best. One thing you realize about the craft beer community after being a part of it for a while is that it is full of outstanding people. Sure, there are a few jerks, but by and large, the craft beer world is full of some of the kindest, most helpful … Read more

My money’s on Tree House

I rarely write opinion pieces, but I just had a Tree House Green and GABF kicks off this week. So I’ve got an idea. The Great American Beer Festival in Denver is the biggest beer contest in the country. Thousands of beers sourced from every state will go up against each other to see who … Read more

That time I met Frank Boon at Beer Bloggers & Writers Conference

One of the best parts of the Beer Bloggers & Writers Conference is meeting so many great brewers and industry folks. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting industry bigwigs like Garrett Oliver, Ken & Brian Grossman, Randy Mosher, Mitch Steele and Jim Koch at the conference. But none of those guys got me as excited … Read more

Schlemiel. Schlimazel. Hasenfeffer Incorporated.

We’ve been a little late on getting our Beer Bloggers & Writers Conference updates, we promise Kendall’s interview with Frank Boon will be out soon. But we did get together with Julieanna & Dave from Sips, Suds & Smokes to record our Milwaukee wrap-up. We’ll follow up with later with even more pics! Listen to … Read more