For a long time, the beer industry has been focused on newness, on finding the next big thing. But a big part of beer’s attraction has always been its stability and continuity. Maybe we’re do for a reset in which we honor tradition as well as innovation.
Read MoreSmall breweries inhabit an entirely different business reality, one this is largely incompatible with the manufacturing model of an ABI. The latest news tells the story: the divorce is final, and all that remains is dividing the assets.
Read MoreI’m not really sure how to characterize today’s post—you just have to click through and read it for yourself.
Read MoreThe beer world is full of characters, including many who lived long ago. Imagine being able to sit down with ten of them for a few hours over a beer. Whom from among these vivid characters would you select?
Read MoreElections have consequences, but a surprising one is the realignment that appears to be underway on various social media platforms. Here’s what’s happening.
Read MoreOn this week in which the United States had a very historic election, it’s a good opportunity to reflect on how inextricable beer is from politics. In today’s post, an example from one of the most historic regions, Czechia.
Read MoreI am a savvy, experienced (read: old) election-watcher and alcohol-drinker and I’ve been to many an election-night rodeo. Here are some tips for a night of successful drinking as the results trickle in.
Read MoreForest Grove is a beautiful little town resting amid the rolling hills of wine country about 25 miles from downtown Portland. It is also the site of Oregon’s newest brewery, Pelagic, which I wrote about in yesterday’s newsletter.
Read MoreI was recently sipping a cask Bachelor Bitter at Deschutes Brewery and I started reflecting on its excellence and influence. I hope it becomes one of those grand old breweries future generations enjoy and celebrate.
Read MoreThe phrase “beer-flavored beer” has sparked discussion. Is it a harmless reference to more traditional beer-making, or a casual slight to those who like beers outside the mainstream?
Read MoreThe North American Guild of Beer Writers announced the winners of its annual awards competition, and there were some standouts. In this post, I look at the people doing the best work right now, as well as what the awards tell us about beer journalism.
Read MoreTomorrow the North American Guild of Beer Writers will announce the winners of their annual writing awards. Given how evanescent writing on the internet has become, I like to take the opportunity to mention what I considered my best work.
Read MoreDid you know that there’s an American Oktoberfest, distinct from the kinds of beers you find at Munich’s famous fest? Did you further know that it’s a more characterful and interesting beer? Well, it is, and here’s why.
Read MoreCelebrate Oregon Beer has a website. We'd love you to have a look and help us get the word out!
Read MoreThe Great American Beer Fest announced their 2024 winners today, and Oregon had quite a year. That news, plus some notes on the competition and the winners state by state.
Read MoreWe have an election in a little less than a month and it has the potential to have a major effect on the economy, and by extension, the beer industry. While no one is talking about it, the election will easily have the biggest impact on the beer industry over the next four years.
Read MoreThe Oregon Beer Awards convened their annual judging of fresh hop beers over the weekend and announced the winners today. Combined with about six weeks of sampling, I have a fairly good sense of where the state of the craft has landed.
Read MoreGoogle has a new AI-augmented organizational tool available called NotebookLM that functions as a project manager, collaborator, and research assistant rolled up into one. It may be the first really helpful AI application I've found.
Read MoreFive years ago I was in Krakow, Poland doing research for a book, when my health turned south. Thanks to the help of several wonderful people, I managed to get help.
Read MoreThe story of Bass Pale Ale charts the course of English brewing over the past two centuries. To tell Bass’ story is to describe the rise of the most important brewing nation at the most important time in brewing history.
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