I do like the sound of bottle of beer being uncorked, the pop followed by the lively sound of carbonation, or perhaps . . . “Oh, bleep, we’ve got a gusher.” Not to harp on the beer versus wine thing but that’s one thing beer has over wine (Champagne excepted). I thought about this a … Read more
The things you learn reading the Wine Enthusiast Online: Sommelier Marnie Old and Dogfish Head Brewery founder Sam Calagione are writing a book called He Said Beer, She Said Wine. It’s due in the spring of 2008. Calagione (pictured here in plaid; that’s Vinnie Cilurzo of Russian River Brewing with him, not Old – and … Read more
This is the way it is supposed to work, but when you interrupt your beer culture for about 100 years then some things – like ongoing addition of “new blood” and thus innovation – start to fall through the cracks. Food and wine magazines are constantly featuring the hot new chefs, new winemakers and even … Read more