A few months back, Bloomberg Businessweek published an article entitled “The Plot to Destroy America’s Beer” which outlined the drastic cost (and as a result, quality) cutting measures enacted by CEO Carlos Brito for many products under the AB InBev banner. It isn’t any news to craft beer lovers that their beer is sub par, […]
That was my reaction on a recent trip to Tampa with Herr Hordeum to visit his progenitors. The “what” was a Cigar City brewpub. The “where” was Airside Terminal C of the Tampa International Airport. Regular Aleheads may recognize Cigar City from coverage of previous Tampa adventures, or, if you’re lucky, from drinking a Jai […]
Revolution Brewing is opening a brand new location on Chicago’s northwest-ish side at 3340 N. Kedzie Avenue. Tickets to the grand opening event, May 25, are sold out. If you have one, I’m jealous.
The newest Alehead weighs in on the bottle vs. can debate and how Woodchuck is joining the game. Also a little blip about CCBW…
Kid Carboy Jr. tracks down most of Chicago’s brewers to see what they all think of the announcement of Lagunitas’ huge new Chicago brewery.
Slouch and Barley catch you up on all the week’s news in the world of craft beer, including:
➮ Lagunitas looking to decommoditize malted barley by working directly with Canadian farmers
➮ AB Marketing VP suggests sticking craft beer with wine. The Aleheads have another idea where he can stick it.
➮ Just a man and his barrels- a look at Goose Island’s John Laffler.
➮ Freetail’s Scott Metzger issues a call for chefs to reform their beer lists.
➮ Grow hops for your local brewery.
➮ Gene Simmons invites Aleheads to Lick It Up at his new craft beer joint.
Drink a beer…save a fish!
Yuengling surpasses the Boston Beer Company as the largest American brewer.
Kid Carboy Jr. explains why the pending sale of St. Louis’ Schlafly Brewing is actually a good sign for craft beer.
Brother Barley, Slouch, and Hordeum take on New Belgium expansion, how to grow a hop, best practices for special bottle releases, and much more. Join us, won’t you?
Slouch stands up for St Arnold Brewing and Santo, their new “Black Kölsch” beer.
Slouch is befuddled by the latest Weihenstephan announcement.
In a shocking twist, it appears that garden slugs don’t have the highly educated palates that we’ve all assumed that they possess. http://bangordailynews.com/2011/07/21/living/garden-slugs-prefer-budweiser-over-foreign-brands/ After a great deal of experimentation (in fact, and odd and obsessive amount of experimentation), Bangor Daily News columnist Kathryn Olmstead has scientifically proven that slugs prefer Budweiser to any other form […]
What, you thought we didn’t have anything to say about Brewdog’s Ghost Deer? Pshaw. As if!
Burglaries bedevil Birmingham brewers!
Beerford chats about a new biodigester technology using brewery waste.
Brother Barley weighs in on yesterday’s Clown Shoes/Beer Advocate brouhaha.
Dan Roberts of Free the Hops discusses the challenges of changing Alabama’s restrictive beer laws.
Brother Barley examines Pierre Celis’s legacy and what AB InBev is doing to destroy it. Good times!
Kid Carboy gets to the bottom of the Illinois distribution legislation. It’s kind of a big deal.
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