1) Fresh Fest so much more than a beer fest.<\/a> 5) Brewers Association Report Shows Lack of Diversity in Hires, Offers Path Forward.<\/a> 6) Slaves and Indentured Servants Were Vital to Virginia\u2019s Colonial Beer-Making.<\/a> 7) How Breweries Are Making Space for Adults With Disabilities.<\/a> 8) Hop Harvest 2019: Coleman Hop Terroir.<\/a> 10) The Rise of Regular Beer.<\/a> 11) Achaeologists Unearth Rare Renaissance-Baroque Brew House in ‘Czech Paradise’<\/a> 13) Pale Ales in Flux.<\/a> 14) Where the Wild Things Are \u2014 The Joy of Harvey\u2019s Sussex Best.<\/a> 16) The 10 Best Cities for Beer Lovers in the U.S.<\/a> As we wrap up our #TwoHearted<\/a> celebrations, we have something to share. <\/p>\n Light Hearted, a lo-cal IPA with many of the characteristics of its namesake, but without all the calories, will debut in early 2020,<\/p>\n All malt, balanced, flavorful, hoppy and only 3.7% ABV. More to come. pic.twitter.com\/0qBMIzQtzc<\/a><\/p>\n — Bell's Brewery (@BellsBrewery) August 16, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n2) Fresh Fest 2019: The Ultimate Family Reunion.<\/a>
\n3) Drinking Partners Podcast| Garrett Oliver | Live from Fresh Fest<\/a>
\n4) Drinking Partners Podcast #220 – FRESH FEST.<\/a>
\nAfter the festival, Garrett Oliver tweeted:<\/a> “A beer festival that actually LOOKED LIKE AMERICA. Black folks, white folks, all kindsa folks, queer folks, straight folks, womenfolk, menfolk. Folk folk.” He repeated the thought and added plenty more during a podcast that was recorded live during the festival, and thus immediately became part of what looks like history in the making. When somebody gets around to writing the next big history of craft beer<\/em> they should not overlook that Dames + Dregs<\/a> and Beers With(out) Beards<\/a> also attracted enthusiastic drinkers on Aug. 10, 2019.<\/p>\n
\nIt’s going to take more than one festival, or three.
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\nBrewers like to make history part of their story (see #11 and #12), but that means owning up to it as well. For further beer history reading, see “The (Incomplete) Story of Thomas Jefferson\u2019s Unsung Brewer”<\/a> and “The Brewers of Monticello.”<\/a> And for context consider “How slavery became America\u2019s first big business.”<\/a><\/p>\n
\nInclusive isn’t only about skin color or sexual orientation. Some breweries are doing some things right.<\/p>\n
\n9) Study finds growing hops may be influenced by terroir.<\/a>
\nI already commented on this on Twitter.<\/a> I will write more in the next Hop Queries newsletter<\/a> and address this reply from How\u2019s it going Beelzebub?<\/strong>: “Slight chemical differences in laboratory test results is one thing. Differences in double blind taste tests would be far more impressive.”<\/p>\n
\nThe Session is gone, but the archives live on. This was the topic for #49, so more than 8 years ago. The announcement<\/a>, and the roundup<\/a> (if the turnout for The Session had remained as robust the monthly gathering would still be around).<\/p>\n
\n12) 5,000-Year-Old Beer Recipe Brewed at British Museum Was \u2018Absolutely Delicious\u2019<\/a>
\nI will suggest one more bit of reading: “A pint of the past: assessing authenticity in modern version of ancient and historic ales”<\/a> in Brewery History<\/em> Number 154. George Schwartz writes, \u201cRecreation beers, whether authentic or not, illuminate our understanding of beer and culture, and show us that we are actually very similar to our ancestors; beer is still a ubiquitous influence in our lives today. What unifies these projects \u2014 whether they are derived from archaeological artifacts, scientific research, or archival documents \u2014 is a strong desire to connect with the past.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nPale ale no longer strictly* means Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.<\/em> But Sierra Nevada Pale Ale<\/em> still means pale ale.
\n* Granted, strictly<\/em> sounds a bit strict, but you understand, right?<\/p>\n
\n15) An Act of Modern Imagination \u2014 Boulevard Brewing Company\u2019s Saison Brett.<\/a>
\nI wrote the second of these stories. It is shorter<\/del> longer that 14). Editor’s note:<\/strong> Feel free to question the reporting here. Matthew Curtis did a quick check and his story is shorter. “Tight and bright,” as they used to say when people still read newspapers.<\/p>\nLISTS<\/h5>\n
\n17) 50 Thoughts After 500 Breweries.<\/a>
\nThere are plenty of best beer city lists, but I pass #16 along because it appeared in Apartment Guide.<\/em> <\/p>\nFROM TWITTER<\/h5>\n
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