The May/June issue of DRAFT magazine has hit newsstands, though none I’ve seen. So now you can read the rest of the story from when I reported on beer in Italy back in October and December. Since I haven’t seen the print edition I don’t know what photos appeared with my words. Perhaps the one [...]

Today’s Wall Street Journal reports on a topic that’s been simmering in the wine blog and wine discussion board world for a while: the ethics of wine writing, centering on Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate. Read it, and check out blog entries from Dr. Vino and Wine Enthusiast columnist Steve Heimoff. Now to beer (and a [...]

Think you know where in the beer world this photo was taken? Please leave you answer as a comment. This is what happens when you have two guys with cameras in a place that serves beer. Yes, the photographer is using the glass as a tripod. I figure there’s a good chance somebody can name [...]

Joe Stange at the Thirsty Pilgrim posts troubling news from Armand Debelder at Drie Fonteinen. Because of a busted thermostat, excessive heat ruined about 100,000 bottles of lambic and gueuze in storage last weekend. He said that represented about a third of his annual revenue, so it is a serious blow to his business. It [...]

One year to the day after we left home on this rather pleasant family journey I found myself wandering about Firestone Walker Brewing in Paso Robles, Calif. And checking out the brewery’s patented union system up close and personal. That probably makes it hard for you to believe it when I keep saying “This really [...]

Given that more than 300 people have signed up as members of the Facebook group Pete Brown created to support his book, “Hops and Glory,” I might be a little late telling you it exists. But if you didn’t know you should. Or at least that the book is (sort of) available. I briefly forgot [...]

Think you know where in the beer world this photo was taken? Please leave you answer as a comment. I know I mentioned last week that I should quit posting photos with barrels. But in this case I wasn’t taking the picture of the barrels, but of the brewery at night.  

This photo is from the top of Vernal Falls in Yosemite National Park. Or I could show you hundreds of shots of waterfalls — May is definitely the time to visit if you want to see roaring waterfalls — giant trees, the valley from above, Dogwoods up close . . . you get the idea. [...]

American Craft Beer Week begins today. There have been times during the last 12 months we’ve not been able to find craft beer nearby, but those have been rare. Local craft beer can be more of a challenge. So I pass along this photo stolen from the Cigar City blog. I you read some of [...]

Think you know where in the beer world this photo was taken? Please leave your answer as a comment. The hint: This photo will be five years old in July.