– Ten reasons you should be drinking Goose Island right now. No punches pulled: “I’ll tell you that there are plenty of bad and not-great bottles and kegs out there from new brewers, but, regardless, the hype for small new breweries doesn’t seem to ebb.” I will use it as an example of advocacy at the Draft Writing symposium next February in Kentucky. [Via @jalaffler]
– Session #82 topic revealed: “Beery yarns.”
– Specialty hops are taking over the world. Lots of replanting in Australia to meet demand for what Peter Darby in England has dubbed as “impact hops.”
– Harpoon Lays Claim to ‘New England-Style’ IPA. Of course the founders note they also make a “West Coast-style.”
– Malting barley varieties compared in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
– Craft beer in Minnesota. Graphic illustration of beer production from 2006 to 2012.
– Old Olympia beer brewhouse remains object of fascination. The rice cooker is the only piece of equipment remaining from 1906.
Thanks for the links!
The Goose Island one was a good read.