I’ll not sugar-coat this. After all, is it not the season for cold hearted, hardnosed introspection? The kind of introspection you do when you realize that your social media has gone dark, 75% of your photos are selfies taken from the same three bathrooms, your bank...
By George Horning This is an interview conducted with Homebrewer Eric Nocerino, of Goleta, CA. Hi Eric. Thanks for taking the time to talk with me. So, how did you start brewing? I had a few friends that started brewing in high school and that was my first...
Beer and meat make the ultimate pairing. Not only do well-crafted brews bring great flavor to the table (literally), they also make a wonderful, tenderizing marinade. Beer has enzymes that help break down the tough fibers found in most red meat, which makes beer even...
By John Tisevich The Brew Kettle. Sounds innocent enough right? Well yes and no. The Brew Kettle in Strongsville, Ohio is the first BOP or Brew On Premises in Ohio. Begun in 1995 the brewery is not only a BOP but also a top notch smoke house. And it has grown to...
By John Tisevich Back in the day Cooperstown New York was famous for the hallowed Baseball Hall of Fame. It still is, but before that the area was known as a big time producer of Hops in the area. The area in which Brewery Ommegang is built at one time in the 1800’s...
Homebrew Recipes By: Alex Marsh With fair season coming into full swing for most of the country, I thought I’d write about my homebrew entries from last year’s Great Frederick Fair. Like most of my local competitions, the fair judging takes the BJCP categories and...
Craft Beer Review: EddyLineBrewing’s 14ER Imperial Java Stout I got super lucky and landed a can of EddyLineBrewing’s 14ER Imperial Java Stout. This beer comes in at a healthy 8.2 ABV. brewed with three pounds of Buena Vista Roastery coffee per barrel, and lots of...
This article first appeared on Pour ManBy Kevin Bastian Over the past year, I have met and chatted with Against the Grain Brewery & Smokehouse (AtG) co-owner Sam Cruz a couple of times in my hometown of Chicago, and each time he left me all worked up over checking...
Craft Beer Review By: Alex Marsh Situated in what looks like an unassuming office park is Corcoran Brewing Company of Purcellville, VA. Corcoran does not have any particularly off the wall brews; instead specializing in producing more traditional styles well. Many of...
By: George Horning This past weekend, the brand new Santa Barbara Public Market opened it doors on the corner of Victoria and Chapala Streets, just a block off of State Street. I didn't make it there until Tuesday, but I couldn't believe how big the crowd was inside...
