As all the major networks have reported, California is starting on its 4th consecutive year of drought, the effects of which have been devastating on the economy and like us, small manufacturers. Even though the two wells that Bear Republic funded for the city are in...
I’m very excited to talk to all you fellow beer lovers out there about Cycle Brewing’s RareR DOS and Rare DOS! Cycle Brewing is the brainchild of Doug Dozark, who started brewing at Peg’s Cantina and eventually started Cycle Brewing in downtown St. Petersburg, FL....
The Stout Matrix Featured by: Draft Magazine November/December 2014 Practically black and forever brooding, stout’s claim to fame is its swirls of cocoa, coffee, char and cola notes extracted from roasted malt. But the style’s ever-expanding with fruit, barrels and...
Voodoo Blood Worms - Add a little wickedness to your Halloween bash with our creepy Beer Jell-O Blood Worms. They’re stark red, slimy, and devilishly boozy. You’ll be sure to terrorize your guests with these little suckers. Materials 100 flexible straws (bigger is...
Pope's Imperial Pumpkin Ale is coming out on October 26th. This is it's second anniversary as last year, we couldn't keep enough of it! Here are the details for our pumpkin ale: POPE IMPERIAL PUMPKIN ALE 9.0 ABV || 13 IBU's Pope Imperial Pumpkin seasonal beer is...
Pumking Ale is one of our all time favorite autumn brews. It’s like drinking the most delicious boozy pumpkin pie ever known to man. Although it is not from a Pittsburgh brewery, it still feels very homey to us. For the past couple of years, we have gone up to Lake...
I love the fall and everything that goes along with it…including the beer selection. And I will be the first one to admit that I count the seconds until brewers release their fall offerings, especially the pumpkin ones. But it turns out that those so called pumpkin...
Profiles in Brewing: A Conversation with Eric Nocerino By George Horning Behind every great homebrewer is a great origin story. For Eric Nocerino of Goleta, California, that story involves a "dry" college campus, a helpful local shop owner, and a lifelong appreciation...
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...
Pato Thornycroft (Courtesy of Pato Thornycroft) We have been very lucky at Pints, Forks & Friends to have found some tremendous bloggers who are great people and love craft beer. Some of our bloggers work in the craft beer industry. Others just love to drink craft...
