You & Me & Beer Makes Three
Last week’s post looked at a recent comparison of IPAs and some of it’s “surprising” results. In it, I made the point that beer is subjective. When it comes down to it, beer is art. I heard Garrett Oliver speak at a conference and the point that stuck with me is the artful nature of beer. … Read more
No style post this week. After 14 straight weeks, I need a break. Check back next week. We have dozens left to cover. Recently, this article about a blind tasting of 116 of America’s best IPAs got my attention. What made me do a double take at the results was that Good People IPA rated … Read more
Last week while drafting my post about Gose, I realized it was the first time the two featured beers were both canned. There is no doubt canned beer has grown. Stop in any beer retailer and you’ll see more cans than ever before. Many give credit to Oskar Blues for kicking off craft beer in … Read more
About two months ago, an article on the state of beer writing blew up on several Facebook groups I follow. The gist of the article is there are not enough knowledgeable beer writers out there educating the uninitiated. Is that true? Yes and no. Good beer writing is not often seen in traditional media, and … Read more
Recently our good friends at Yazoo Brewing got called on the carpet for not bringing enough beer to a festival. (Names have been redacted to protect the innocent.) The problem is, Yazoo had nothing to do with the festival. The festival organizers bought Yazoo beer from the distributor, just as any special event, bar or … Read more
