Don Younger is going to stop by. Will you? Granted, Younger – the venerable Portland, Oregon, publican who founded the Horse Brass Pub in 1976 – has his own stool at Falling Rock Tap House in Denver, but he seldom uses it in June. He’ll be in Denver this week because Falling Rock celebrates its [...]

Snekse wraps up the fourth round of The Session, this one focusing on local beers. Hitting the road this summer? Might want to check out Local Brews: A Field Guide before traveling. Many of the contributors did more than offer a single tasting note on a beer that was available locally. You’ll find lots of [...]

When we started The Session in March I was hoping each monthly host would not feel constrained to make the theme a particular beer style, so kudos to Snekse for making the June theme Drink Local. If New Mexico has a state beer adjective it is hoppy, and the state beer style would be India [...]

Here’s a multiple choice question: a) Beer is an industrial product. b) Beer is an artisanal product. c) Wine is a pastoral/agricultural product. d) Wine is an industrial product. Which if these choices do you think Field Maloney chose in a story that appeared the web magazine Slate? I’ll give you a hint. The headline [...]