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Along with Light Struck beer, oxidized beer is a common off flavor beer drinkers experience. Brewers can improve their quality control for problems like acetaldehyde and diacetyl, but it’s hard to fight oxidation because time is a significant contributor. Trans-2-nonenal is the chemical name, but everyone calls it oxidized beer. Beer drinkers vary in their perceptions, … Read more

American Beer. It’s never been better.

It’s never been a better time to be a beer lover in America. We’re experiencing a beer renaissance across our great land and beer choice and variety has never been better. However, this isn’t the first time there were broad consumer beer choices. The American beer industry flourished until prohibition. Thousands of small local breweries … Read more

American Craft Beer Week is almost gone!

Hey Nashville, are you enjoying craft beer week? We hope so. We didn’t post anything before the week kicked off because we spent all last week in Portland, OR (aka Beervana) and Spokane, WA. There is SO MUCH good beer there. I don’t think we had the same beer twice. Look for lots of new … Read more

7 days. 7 long days to wait. Nashville Craft Beer Week starts next Monday

Hey Nashville, are you getting excited? You should be! Nashville Craft Beer Week 2013 kicks off next Monday, March 18. Festivities, tastings, dinners and all kinds of awesome events run through Sunday the 24th. Matt Leff’s Rhizome Productions has planned an amazing week of beer-themed fun. Make sure to check the schedule on the Craft … Read more

An update from the TN Fix the Beer Tax campaign.

Hey Tennessee beer lovers, it’s time to get involved. Please call your House Rep & State Senator and let them know how you feel about the beer tax issue. FYI… here’s the latest news from the TN Craft Brewers Guild & Malt Beverage Association. Beer lovers, distributors, wholesalers, brewers and tax reform enthusiasts: Thank you for … Read more