A Grassroots Movement to Produce Craft Malt is Rapidly Expanding Craft Malt For years, the use of new hop varieties drove one of the hottest trends in the craft beer industry. And although that trend is unlikely to change, a new trend is emerging. Small-batch, independent farmers and maltsters are coming together to produce malts…
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Desperate for a last minute Christmas gift for the beer lover in your life? Here a 3 awesome gifts you can buy online for any serious beer lover that don’t require delivery. Last Minute Christmas Gifts Tickets to the Atlanta Cask Ale Tasting Festival The Atlanta Cast Ale Tasting (ACAT) festival delivers a unique and…
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The 5th Annual CA Craft Beer Summit began last Thursday (9/12) featuring California’s Craft Beer Industry pioneers. Ken Grossman (Sierra Nevada), John Martin (Triple Rock Brewing and later Drake’s), Chris Cramer (Karl Strauss), and Tom McCormick (California Craft Brewers Association) took the stage to tell their stories about the birth of craft beer in California….
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Remodel Your Kitchen into Your Personal Beer Heaven Now, a full-scale remodel isn’t something most people can pull off on their own, but I know you’re not most people. You don’t just want to buy beer, you want to make your own. You like getting your hands dirty and getting down to the nitty-gritty so…
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If you’ve ever enjoyed a Stone Xocoveza then there’s a pretty good chance you have heard the name Chris Banker. Chris was the creator of the beer that won Stone Brewery’s 2014 American Hombrewers Association-sanctioned homebrew competition. As the competition winner, the beer was commercially produced (with minor collaborative adaptations by Stone Brewing and Cervecería…
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2017 Beer Bloggers & Writers Conference About a month ago 150 bloggers and writers (including myself) descended upon Milwaukee for the 2017 Beer Bloggers & Writers Conference. I’m happy to report that Milwaukee and its beer supply survived! What is the Beer Bloggers and Writers Conference? Founded in 2010, the Beer Bloggers & Writers Conference…
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