The Brewers Association 2018 Beer Style Guidelines includes a new trio of beer styles. (CraftBeer.com) March 20, 2018 As a Vermonter and brewer at a… Read More »Brewers Association Adds New England IPA to Beer Style Guidelines
January 19, 2018 As of January 20, 2018 the federal government is shut down. What is a government shutdown? A government shutdown happens when Congress… Read More »Government Shutdown: How it Could Impact Small and Independent Breweries
In every hobby, there is always a group of overzealous enthusiasts. In the case of the fanatical beer enthusiast, there’s plenty of hyperbole whether they… Read More »The Biggest Craft Beer Disses • thefullpint.com
New news in the craft beer world. The Brewers Association records more than 6,000 operating breweries by Dec. 2017. (Credit: Brewers Association) December 13, 2017… Read More »Brewers Association Releases 2017 Year End Report on U.S. Breweries
Interesting insight in the craft beer world. Atlanta’s Winter Beer Festival is held in late January 2018. (Credit: Winter Beer Festival/RSVP Atlanta) December 8, 2017… Read More »Winter Beer Festivals in the U.S.
New post in the craft beer world. October 26, 2017 With the introduction of the U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), there has been increased… Read More »Quality Subcommittee Develops Food Safety Plan for Craft Brewers
Interesting post in the craft beer world. As you’re probably aware, Take Craft Back has launched the largest crowdfunding campaign of all time, aiming to… Read More »An Economist’s Take on Take Craft Back
Some insight in the craft beer world. October 16, 2017 Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) in partnership with the Brewers Association (BA) has released a music licensing discount program… Read More »Music Licensing Discount Program – Brewers Association
Interesting post in the craft beer world. LolliHops are hop-infused beer lollipops by a company in Yakima, Washington. (Credit: LolliHops) October 20, 2017 Shopping for… Read More »LolliHops, the Hops-Infused Lollipops, Might Make Your Holiday Shopping List
Interesting insight in the craft beer world. “Take Craft Back” is a new crowdfunding campaign with the goal of buying beer giant Anheuser-Busch InBev. (Credit:… Read More »Craft Beer Community Wants to Buy AB InBev
Interesting news in the craft beer world. Annual Sales & Marketing Issue For the September/October 2017 The New Brewer, we present our annual Sales &… Read More »Current Issue of The New Brewer Magazine®
Some insight in the craft beer world. Homebrewers Association April 3, 2017 You wake up Saturday morning, browse your social feeds on your phone, seeing… Read More »10 Brewery Pranks That May Have Fooled You on April Fool’s Day 2017
Headed to the Fort Lauderdale / Miami Florida area to do some craft beer exploring? Here’s our picks on great places to stay that… Read More »Where to Stay near Good Craft Beer in the Fort Lauderdale Florida Area
1) Bell’s Brewery – Started back in the early 1980’s as the Kalamazoo Brewing Company, Larry Bell has turned his once small craft brew operation… Read More »5 Popular Craft Breweries Located in and Around Kalamazoo Michigan
The town of Brattleboro Vermont, seen here from above. A simple and rewarding hike up Wantastiquet Mountain, which has a great reveal at the top… Read More »Mount Wantastiquet, Brattleboro Vermont
Our first stop in Austin Texas was the Draught House Pub and Brewery. Funny side note, I found them on Yelp and thought this place… Read More »Hops and Grain Brewing Austin Texas
I first tried Freetail Brewing Co. at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo and decided that their brewpub would be the place to spend… Read More »Freetail Brewing Co. in San Antonio
A great day around LA can only end with equally great beer. The Bruery has long been one of my favorites. Creative and interesting beers… Read More »The Bruery
Lagunitas Brewing Co Made the pilgrimage to Lagunitas while in the Napa area. I’ve always been a fan of Lagunitas beers, in particular their Lil… Read More »Lagunitas
No beer geeks time spent on the west coast of Florida would be complete without a stop at Cigar City brewing. One of the few… Read More »Cigar City Brewery in Tampa Florida
In NoLa for New Years eve, taking Thor for a walk, came across the brand new Courtyard Brewery over in the Magazine street area. Courtyard… Read More »Courtyard Brewery in New Orleans Louisiana
If it is a combination of variety and quality you want from your craft beer adventure, you wont go wrong with a visit to Cooperstown… Read More »3 Great Places for a Craft Beer in Cooperstown, NY
Our trip back from Toronto dropped us in Buffalo, New York for a few days. Luckily we got out just before the massive snowstorm, but… Read More »4 Great Places for a Craft Beer in Buffalo, NY
After an extremely disappointing experience at “Boyds Key West Campground”, we headed back north to the beautiful Point of View RV Resort in Key Largo.… Read More »Islamorada Beer Company
With beers like Sweet Potato Casserole, there’s certainly no shortage of funky in the Funky Buddha brewery in Oakland Park Florida. We recently visited both… Read More »Funky Buddha Brewery
I was doing some beer-research prior to a recent business trip to Halifax and stumbled upon Bridge Brewing Company. I was quite intrigued by their… Read More »Brewery Spotlight: Bridge Brewing Company
It was announced last week that Dogfish Head would be returning to the 4 markets they pulled out of in 2011: Wisconsin, Tennessee, Rhode Island,… Read More »Wisconsin Welcomes Back Dogfish Head, along with TN, RI and IN
So after 7 years of talking about it, and… shall we say, research… We have finally opened our very own Restaurant and Brewery! Located on… Read More »Whetstone Station Restaurant and Brewery
It’s been a great year for Vermont beer. Since January of 2010 Vermont has welcomed three new breweries including Northshire Brewery in Bennington, VT; The… Read More »Northshire Brewery in Bennington, VT
A few weeks months ago we took a trip to Portland Maine and were lucky enough to get to peep into Maine Beer Company. Co-Founder… Read More »Maine Beer Company
VIDEO – Our trip to Portland had to include a visit to the legendary Shipyard Brewing Company. What we didn’t expect was to be offered… Read More »Shipyard Brewing
During our recent trip to Portland, we stopped in at D.L. Geary Brewery and got to talk to David Geary about his beers and Geary’s… Read More »Geary’s Brewing Company – Portland Maine
VIDEO – During a recent trip up to American Flatbread in Burlington Vermont we got to meet Allagash Brewery owner and brewmaster Rob Tod. Rob… Read More »Allagash – Interview with Rob Tod
VIDEO – On the night before the night before Christmas in 2009, we attended a beer dinner at the Sierra Grill in Northampton Massachusetts. The… Read More »Dogfish Head – The Story Behind the Name and the Brewery
VIDEO – Victory Brewing Company has recently been doing some expanding at the brewery. One of the reasons for the expansion is that as of… Read More »Victory In Vermont
This is a quick video with Otter Creek brewmaster Mike Gerhart sharing their 2 new brews. First a new “Imperial Series” beer from Otter Creek,… Read More »Otter Creek Quercus Vitis Humulus and Wolavers Alta Gracia Coffee Porter
In this follow up video from our trip to Downingtown PA and our visit at our beloved Victory Brewing company we take a tour of the brewery… Read More »Victory Brewing Company – Brewery Tour
This episode features Victory Brewing Company in Downingtown, PA. I talk with co-founder and brewer Ron Barchet about there newly renovated pub and brewery. Ron… Read More »Victory Brewing Company
In this episode I get the chance to sit down with Dick Yuengling, CEO of Yuengling Brewing Company, America’s Oldest Brewery. The Yuengling family has… Read More »Yuengling
Winner! 2009 AHA Big Brew Day video contest! 1st Place – Most Viewed Video (8,700 and counting) 1st Place – Spirit of Big Brew Thank… Read More »National Home Brew Day 2009
In this episode, we head to the Craft Brewers Conference and Trade Show in Boston, Massachusetts. This amazing conference with over 2000 attendees is run… Read More »Craft Brewers Conference – Boston, MA
In this episode, we head to Terrapin Beer Company in Athens, GA. We meet with owners and co-founders John Cochran and Brian “Spike” Buckowski, who… Read More »Terrapin Beer Company – Athens, Georgia
In this episode we speak to Jeremy Krusas, Head Brewer at the People’s Pint in Greenfield, Massachusetts. Jeremy explains his inspiring story of how he… Read More »People’s Pint – Greenfield Massachusetts
The Northampton Brewery in Northampton, Massachusetts opened its doors in 1987, making them one of if not the first microbrewery in New England. Now over… Read More »Northampton Brewery Grand Re-Opening – Northampton, MA
We attended the Dogfish Head 75 Minute Simul-Cask aka Johnny Cask at The Sierra Grille in Northampton, MA. At precisely 7:50pm the beer began pouring. … Read More »Dogfish Head 75 Minute IPA Simul-Cask at the Sierra Grille Northampton MA
In this episode, Mike Gerhart, Brewmaster for Otter Creek Brewery and Wolaver’s Organic Ales takes us on a “Beer Geek’s Brewery Tour”. This is not… Read More »A Beer Geek’s Brewery Tour
In this episode we are invited up to Harpoon Brewery’s Windsor, Vermont location to see the bottling the forth beer in their new Leviathan series,… Read More »Leviathan Quad Harpoon Brewery
In this episode Tim and I head up to Middlebury, Vermont to Otter Creek Brewery and meet with their new Brewmaster, Mike Gerhart. Mike just… Read More »Otter Creek Brewery – Interview with New Brewmaster Mike Gerhart
Amherst Brewing Company also know as ABC, is located in downtown Amherst, Massachusetts. In this college town where cheap beer and dollar shots would be… Read More »Amherst Brewing Company – Amherst, Massachusetts