Since most of you read this blog through a feed reader or perhaps only the most recent post I direct you to the comments that followed the one last week about Molson “microcarbonated” lager. Most particularly because a representative of Molson M stopped by with more information (then even more). By chance — and this … Read more
Can beer be a luxury and a blue collar product? The rather lengthy discussion — and you thought I wasn’t capable of understatement — Alan provoked by arguing craft beer prices are not too low goes to one of the reasons this blog exists. That’s explained in the mission statement, one of the regularly appearing … Read more
Ah, yes, the Dark Side. Hugh Sisson of Clipper City writes in his blog about positive parallels between the craft beer and small winery industries, but also suggests “there are some developments that have taken place in the boutique wine industry that do not, in my opinion, bode well long term for craft beer. Should … Read more
Jay Brooks has made his pick for our third round of Friday beer blogging. The theme is “Mysterious Misunderstood Mild.” He picked it to coincide with CAMRA’s May promotion, Mild Month, writing: “Saturday the 5th will also be National Mild Day on the other side of the pond. For those of us here in the … Read more
Missed this story for about a month: Young adults key to wine growth (and breweries are figuring that out). The articles reports the surge in wine consumption by the so-called millennial generation – defined generally as teens to late 20s – is one of the key reasons the U.S. wine industry has experienced robust growth … Read more