The Craft Beer Channel Jonny heads to the Craft Brewers Conference in Philadelphia to meet Bob Pease, CEO of the Brewer's Association, the organization that helps promote craft brewing and protects brewers from detrimental legislation. He had some really interesting...
The Russian Imperial Stout, by far one of my favorite styles of beers not only to drink but to brew as well. I have been a home brewer for 10 years now. What I love about the Russian Imperial Stout is its Coffee like aroma with its slight hint of chocolate. Russian...
Through a Twitter/Linkedin conversation we were introduced to the Cedar Falls Snack Co., which is a family owned farm in Southern Virginia that grows, harvests, cooks, and packages quality snacks (PEANUTS!) specifically made to compliment the craft beer we all love....
It’s the artwork of a nearly naked Bob Sylvester and Khris Johnson atop a majestically galloping, sunglass-laden horse that has to catch your attention first. It’s a bit on the … creative side, shall we say. And it’s an interesting way to announce this collaboration...
Cleveland Style BBQ CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Michael Symon's newest restaurant is about to open and he's hoping 'Mabel's BBQ' will make Cleveland-style BBQ a culinary destination. Fox 8's Kenny Crumpton spent some time at the brand new dining spot and learned how the...
We enjoyed watching the movie “Chef” the other night. Long story short, it’s about a chef who loses his upscale restaurant job and then starts up a food truck in an effort to reclaim his creative swagger. In one of the more epic scenes, a food critic claims that he...
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...
Jonny and his fellow Buskerteer John Quilter AKA the food busker cook up some serious smoked pork tacos at Beavertown Brewery using, of course, Beavertown's Smoked Porter. After all the coughing fits they take the tacos to the streets to find out what people would pay...
June is already here and before long, summer will be upon us along with a smattering of summer seasonals. Summer craft beers aren’t a genre per se, but they tend to have similar characteristics: light, crisp, refreshing, mild to moderate hop profile, and many use...
