ESSENTIAL READ OF THE WEEK<\/strong><\/p>\n Of course, you should not follow only one of these links, but if you do then make it Jamie Bogner’s interview with Kevin Asato<\/a>, executive director of the National Black Brewers Association (which I overlooked the week before while we were traveling).<\/p>\n “We can identify that racism and access to capital have been a standard miss—that\u2019s consistent, not just with beer, but with several other industries—but as I\u2019m digging down into it, this capital-intensive brewery model is [a barrier itself]. Most of my brewers—92 percent—are contract brewers. Contract brewing is yet another barrier to ownership because essentially, you\u2019re cooking up a recipe in someone else\u2019s kitchen. We need to get that kitchen for our own brewers. That\u2019s my biggest hurdle right now.”<\/p>\n QUOTE OF THE WEEK<\/strong><\/p>\n “I average out at fewer than four pints a day, and cask beer generally has a lower alcohol percentage, about 3.5% to 5%. I did once try one that was 23%. It was so strong that I forgot to mark it down in my notebook.”<\/p>\n — Andy Morton, who has ticked more than 50,000 beers<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n YOU MIGHT ALSO ENJOY<\/strong><\/p>\n – Mixing it up.<\/a><\/strong> “Guinness, in fact, is a beer that some experts say has an unfounded reputation as a novelty cocktail ingredient, and when added to the right drink \u2014 and in the right way \u2014 can garner a lot of likes without stoking controversy.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n – Here come the pilsners.<\/strong><\/a> “Pilsners have really become standard, at least in pubs in Portland. However, the corollary is that the (or my) reports of pale ales\u2019 extinction appear to be in error.”<\/p>\n – Not just another “essential” guide.<\/strong><\/a> “The architecture of a good beer and crisp pairing lies in the primal subconsciousness that growls within us. It is not about facts, but about feeling.”<\/p>\n – Medals and math.<\/strong><\/a> Wouldn’t it be interesting if there were a publicly shared list of every beer entered in the Great American Beer Festival?<\/p>\n – The Augustiner beer ritual.<\/a><\/strong> Rinse. Drink. Repeat.<\/p>\n – Hipsterism redux.<\/a> <\/strong>Following up on chatter from last week<\/a>. “I\u2019ve been rediscovering the quiet power of standard-issue lager. 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