by John Holl | Dec 18, 2018 | Barrel-Aged, Drinking Beer, Drinking Professionally
Peter Bouckaert is looking for some barrels. Can you help a brewmaster out? Of course, the longtime brewer at New Belgium Brewing Company and now owner of his own place, Purpose Brewing & Cellars (Fort Collins, Colorado), isn’t looking for just any old barrels....
by John Holl | Oct 11, 2018 | Beer Trends, Boston, Brewing, Drinking Beer, Harpoon Brewery
When the Harpoon Brewery announced it was releasing a coffee porter with Dunkin’ (the coffee shop formerly known as Dunkin’ Donuts), there were the typical jokes you’d expect, such as how you could drink the coffee in the morning and the beer at night, quite a few ISO...
by John Holl | Sep 9, 2018 | Brewing, Drinking Beer
When you think of a lager, there are certain descriptors that immediately come to mind. Crisp. Refreshing. Bready. Spicy. Beers in the lager family are pillars—solid, reliable, hearty, and historic. Made for steins and drinking sessions, lager styles are the liquid...
by John Holl | Sep 8, 2018 | Beer Trends, Drinking Beer, Drinking Professionally, Homebrewing, Uncategorized
The story of a homebrewer going pro isn’t anything new, but it’s rare when a brewer makes the jump outside of his/her home country. The U.S.-born Christopher Sidwa moved to Australia in 2008 and took his hobby to the professional level when he cofounded Batch Brewing...
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...
