0100Passion Fruit IPA By Deschutes Brewery The IPA is the most popular style of craft beer because it is so versatile. Brewers and drinkers both love seeing this style pushed into new flavors. One of the most popular ways to change an IPA is to add fruit to it. I’m a […]
Monthly Archives: July 2018
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6107What is a taproom? The simple answer is the area where breweries serve their beer. But it’s not that easy to define as many breweries use them in very different ways. Furthermore, customers often have their own impression of what they should be. It isn’t a bar but it is […]
10113Zombie Dust By 3 Floyds Brewing The West Coast has Pliny The Elder and the East Coast has Heady Topper but does the Midwest have a Pale Ale that is equally loved? While it is not nearly as hard to find, Zombie Dust is one of the most praised beers with […]
1002Adding fruit to beer isn’t anything new but there’s a quickly moving trend of adding more fruit than ever before. And it is being added in ways it wasn’t in the past. As the limits get pushed, we are getting some amazing beer but there are often negative consequences. One […]
0211Sam ’76 By Samuel Adams I often wonder what it is like to be on the leadership team of a company like Samuel Adams. They have a lot of influence and power in the industry but they also face real issues as the craft beer movement has become so localized. Innovation […]
0010Now that July has begun, I am already missing the “cooler” days of June. The heat of summer is here but there’s also lots of great beer to help deal with the high temperatures. And just like the cooler weather, I’ll also miss the beer that I had in June; […]
0002Dale’s Pale Ale By Oskar Blues Brewery My craft beer journey took a very odd path. When it comes to IPAs and Pale Ales, I didn’t care for them much at first. However, I really loved Double IPAs. The added ABV helped “sweeten” up the beer considerably which makes the bitterness […]