This is my contribution to The Session #29 hosted by Gail and Steve from Beer by BART. The theme is “Will Travel for Beer.” Visit them for the recap of what others have to write on this topic.
Our family loves travel — even in the years we don’t visit 49 states, 9 Canadian provinces and [...]

It’s hard to spend much time drinking local beer in Oregon and not get excited about what’s in the glass.
Not only in Portland — which was at the center of the recent “best beer city” silliness — but in Pacific City, Enterprise, Eugene, Hood River, Newport, Bend, Parkdale and, gee, the list never seems to [...]

Working on a post about Stone 13th Anniversary Ale, that it measures 100 IBU and why that’s a story. Meanwhile I noticed this reading the text written for the back label on the bottle:
“No matter where you are, we are thankful and hugely flattered when you choose Stone. However, if you’re outside our region and [...]

People who are predisposed to spend $95 to attend a beer and food festival say “high quality” is their main priority when purchasing beer, as opposed to low price or brand recognition.
Is this news?
Here are excerpts from the Brewers Association press release:

On Saturday, May 30, over 1,900 attendees enjoyed craft beer and food pairings from [...]

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 couple more [...]

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 [...]

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 the [...]

As I type this nearly 5,000 Facebook members have signed up as fans of American Craft Beer Week.
I’m not sure that’s a lot but the number surely will go higher. And the “Declaration of Beer Independence” is bound to get more attention. (I’ve already written I’m delighted to focus on where a beer is brewed [...]

I’m only about seven months behind on this, but here’s a great quote from Doug Odell of Odell Brewing in Fort Collins, Colo., that appeared last October in Modern Brewery Age:
“I like the idea of regionalism in consumer products. I like the idea of independent coffee shops, hamburger stands and ice cream that’s made in [...]

Apologies, but I have to point something else out that bugged me watching Beer Wars. When you left the theater did you think that Moonshot was the only beer laced with caffeine? (Excepting the 849 coffee beers out there; mmmm, Meantime Coffee.)
Not true. There’s also MateVeza Yerba Mate gold, and now Yerba Mate IPA. The [...]