Lest your think, based on last week’s links, that the Craft Brewers Conference had no redeeming qualities read what Stephanie Grant wrote in her newsletter. She witnessed shining moments as well as the less pleasant ones. She’s not about to overlook the latter, writing, “But before we look at growth, we must fix the problems … Read more
Before getting to posts mostly from the past week, a link from earlier in April, followed by a story from 2020. The timing for “Have We Hunted the Beer Whale to Extinction?” could have been better, since Russian River Brewing is one of the breweries mentioned at the outset. The story April 17, not long … Read more
It’s Memorial Day in America Everybody’s on the road Let’s remember our fallen heroes Y’all be sure and drive slow — James McMurtry (listen here) The wild flowers are blooming and it has been a fine weekend for hiking in western Colorado. So just the basics . . . – Black Brewers Trade Group Sets … Read more
The Craft Brewers Conference happened last week in Nashville, with the not so shocking revelation that “To appeal to the younger generation—and female and BIPOC drinkers, in particular—breweries will need to take a hard look at what they’re doing.” To appeal to female and BIPOC drinkers are words that will haunt the Brewers Association until … Read more
Lager Doug Veliky writes that it has been a running joke since 2014 that the upcoming year would be “The Year of the Craft Lager.” More like since 1994. But were this to come true, it would be a welcome change. “It may never be the ‘The Year of the Lager’ because you simply don’t … Read more