by John Holl | Aug 31, 2018 | Beer Trends, Brewing, Drinking Beer
On any given day, you can scroll through Instagram and find brewers adding all manner of odd, yet flavorful, ingredients to the mash. These processed foods, from marshmallows to Fruity Pebbles breakfast cereal to fried chicken to dozens of donuts, are gimmicky, yes,...
by John Holl | Aug 30, 2018 | Drinking Beer
Rough Draft Bar & Books Kingston, New York A comfortable place to not only find your next new favorite book but a locally made pint as well. What it is: Rough Draft is an independent bookstore in a historic building in New York’s original capital city that...
by John Holl | Aug 25, 2018 | Barrel-Aged, Beer Trends, Brewing, Drinking Beer, Drinking Professionally, Uncategorized
Just when you think there isn’t any new ground to break when it comes to making beer, someone comes along, such as the guys at Motorworks Brewing in Bradenton, Florida, and spontaneously ferment a beer in the back of a 1984 El Camino Conquista. The idea, as you can...
by John Holl | Aug 10, 2018 | Barrel-Aged, Beer Trends, Brewing, Canning, Drinking Beer, Imperial Stout
In the beginning, the mere fact that a stout had been aged for a spell in bourbon barrels was enough to send customers into fits of delight. The excitement is still there, of course, as people line up for annual releases of dark ale aged in whisky containers. They...
