Show of hands of every one who has heard of Phyllis Schlafly. OK, so none of you? Well, apparently Phyllis is a conservative activist, mostly known for opposing the Equal… Read More

Texas doesn’t have the most restrictive brewery rules but maybe the most arbitrary. Specifically, the rules concerning beer sales on-premise for off-premise consumption (the entire South seems to really hate… Read More

New Belgium Brewing sent over some details on the its four new releases coming out this fall. There is a little bit of pumpkin, but New Belgium is turning fall… Read More

Go East, brave craft brewers. Stone, New Belgium, Sierra Nevada, Deschutes, Ballast Point — nearly all the top craft brands by volume or prestige are setting up shop, brewhouses, restaurants… Read More

Early detection of bacteria is the best method to avoid beer and beverage spoilage. Detecting these bacteria in yeast stocks or in brewing equipment is the fastest and easiest way… Read More

We believe beer has the ability to heal — maybe not medically (we are still running extensive tests on that) but in how it is used. Pints for Prostates, for… Read More

While the Craft Brew Alliance, a rollup consisting of Widmer Brothers, Redhook, Kona and Omission, has been all hot for its Kona Plus strategy (a brand that increased shipments by… Read More

Maybe you haven’t noticed, but Brooklyn Brewery has been exploring northern Europe and creating “sister breweries” with its beer buddies at Carlsberg (which ranks as about the fifth largest brewery… Read More

Maintaining quality while expanding capacity and production is probably the toughest task ahead of today’s established craft brewers. MadTree Brewing knows this well. The fast growing Cincinnati craft brewer is… Read More

Humulus lupulus isn’t the easiest crop to commercially farm. Hops are a vigorous, climbing, herbaceous perennial trained to grow up strings in a field (see above), and just building the… Read More