5 Stories Over Beer – a weekly article that presents 5 recent, thought-provoking stories about beer and the brewing industry. Sit down, grab a beer, and take a few minutes to read 5 thirst-quenching stories. Cheers!
Embracing Diversity in the Beer Biz & More – 5 Stories Over Beer
1. Embracing Diversity in the Beer Biz: Every day there are conversations about race, ethnicity, and gender happening all over the country. This topic also applies to the community of beer. Read about what the Brewers Association is doing to promote diversity in the craft brewing community by clicking here.
Embracing Diversity – It’s fair to want beer to represent our diverse population in an equal manner.
2. Jim Koch’s Fight for Freshness: In 1988, Jim Koch (founder of Boston Beer Company) became the first American brewer to include a legible freshness date on every bottle of beer his brewery produced. “If you allow your beer to go stale, you’re not taking pride in your product,” he explains. “[Taking pride] means that you’re going to do everything possible to allow the consumer to experience all these great, wonderful flavors that we took so much time and care putting in… If you allow the beer to get old, why did you even bother with that?” Get the full story by clicking here.
Koch would merely print twelve months on each label, and notch an “enjoy by” date on the appropriately corresponding month.
3. 13 Beer Off-flavors to Know and Avoid: Read about things that are a sign of bad beer and will make you go “ew!” by clicking here.
Ew!
4. From An Unknown to A Power Player: Rodenbach Beer: Until a few years ago, Rodenbach beer was relatively unknown in the United States. After all, tart beer was not a consumer favorite at the time. But following nearly two centuries of relative obscurity, one of the world’s oldest continuously operating breweries is now – fairly suddenly – popular in the United States. Read the full story by clicking here.
Tart, Tangy, and Slightly Fruity
5. Alan Kelly has a Crafty Plan to Help Irish Brewers: Ireland’s craft beer industry could be in for a boost if Labour’s new bill gets cross-party support. Alan Kelly, the former Environment Minister, has proposed removing regulatory barriers for breweries, microbreweries, cider makers and distilleries which prevent them from selling their products on their own premises. Get the full story by clicking here.
