By: Pato Thornycroft Working in all three factions of the craft-brewing scene in the Chicagoland area (bartending, managing, and occasionally working as assistant brewer) is a not so secret avenue for networking through the craft beer industry. Sometimes you are...
Guest Blogger: Brigid Kane-Smith I remember doing a brewery tour with a very entertaining and enigmatic tour guide named Ian at Cigar City Brewing in Tampa, FL last July. One of the facts that was mind blowing to me was that at the time, if Cigar City Brewing had...
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — In a nondescript industrial park, beer geeks line up several times a week outside Bissell Brothers to get the latest batch of fresh beer — much like foodies seeking the freshest baguettes, pomegranates or kale. Jeremy Ritz didn't get the beer he...
By George Horning Westmalle monastery, which is located in the town of Westmalle, Belgium, became a Trappist abbey in 1836. That same year, abbot Martinus Dom started construction of a small brewery. Later that year, the first Westmalle Trappist beer was served! Not...
Ever wondered what hops are, or where they come from, or what they do in a beer? Well wonder no more! Jonny tells you all from a Saaz hop farm in the Czech Republic. This is the first in our new mini series Beer School - teaching you the ins and outs of beer. If...
March 24, 2015, Millersburg OH Today wraps up our first French Ridge IPA canning session. What began yesterday around noon and carried through the night and again through this morning, turned out nearly 400 cases of IPA. French Ridge is our most popular IPA, with over...
February 24, 2015 Millersburg, OH - Back by popular demand, Doc’s Scotch Ale will be on tap this Friday, the 27th along with Lady Justice, a local favorite. The second release in Millersburg Brewing Company's Imperial Series, Doc's pours a light copper color with a...
Erie Better Beer - Blind Review Here is another installment from Mark Pyle and the boys at the Erie Better Beer Bureau. Check out their review of Three Floyds Portuguese Brandy Dark Lord, a 15% Imperial Stout aged in Brandy Barrels from Three Floyds out of Munster,...
By Brigid Kane-Smith, Instagram Hopwench Every year around the last week of September Tequesta Brewing Company celebrates the hop harvest with a wonderful week called Hop Week! During this week you will find several of the breweries staple hoppy beers with added dry...
By Max Madler, The Craftavore The Craftavore “Tastes” – A Review of Sierra Nevada’s Beer Camp Across America Variety Pack Part I Ever since the debut of “The Craftavore Tales” on Pints, Forks & Friends this past May, I’ve wanted to add a second column that focuses...
