In the latest Sightglass post, I look at the modern era of American brewing, born around 2012, as hoppy ales became the ascendant craft style in America. What do a selection of breweries founded that year tell us about where we were and how far we've come?
Read Morein my Sightglass posts, I typically write about a subject of mutual interest with Reuben’s. Today I'm pivoting the spotlight on my partner in the series. Reuben's has become a leader in Northwest brewing, and today I take a closer look to see what makes them tick.
Read MoreOne of the more remarkable stories in the beer world is the incredibly long process of developing a viable commercial hop variety, and the long odds any single seed has of becoming a winner. In this piece, I examine HBC 1019 to see how it all works.
Read MoreAs a response to the strife of 2020, Reuben’s and Metier created an immersive, stipended mentorship program called the Mosaic State Brewers Collective. Here’s the story behind the program, which is now taking applications for year two.
Read MoreAfter 29 years, Alan Sprints is shutting down Hair of the Dog and settling into a well-deserved retirement. For the first Sightglass post of 2022, I met with Alan to discuss his life, his legacy, and what what comes next.
Read MoreIn the latest Sightglass post, we hear from biochemistry professor Colleen Doherty about research she’s been conducting on plants and the changes warmer nights are having on them.
Read MoreIn the latest Sightglass article, I explore the remarkable ways barley varieties affect the flavor of beer and how craft malthouses, producing malt in small batches, are transforming American brewing.
Read MoreAfter revolutions in hop breeding and product development and micromalting, yeast is getting its moment in the sun. A proliferating number of yeast labs offer organic and genetically-modified strains that do things like ferment without diacetyl or finish in half the time.
Read MoreOne of the more remarkable stories in the beer world is the incredibly long process of developing a viable commercial hop variety, and the long odds any single seed has of becoming a winner. In the first of the Sightglass articles, we examine HBC 1019 to see how it all works.
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