Last year I was so excited to find an unexpected gift on my doorstep – a festive bagful of craft beer and other assorted treats!  I got BOO-zed! It was a totally new concept to me and one that I instantly wanted to share with as many folks as possible.  Problem was that I caught […]

  Im still in L.A., and look what I found behind the concierge desk of my hotel – it looks like this edition of Where magazine is all about craft beer in Los Angeles. Looks like L.A. has a new star! Unfortunately, I didn’t have a chance to visit any of the places featured inside. […]

  I’m hanging out in Hollywood today, in the green room of the TV show The Doctors with supermodel Nikki Taylor. Rough, I know! I’m here for work (my boss is taping a segment today) but that doesn’t mean I’m not thinking about beer. I’m ALWAYS thinking about beer! Unfortunately, there none in the green […]

It might be that I’m writing this from the back of a moving vehicle, but the news that Dogfish Head and Google have brewed a beer together is making me a bit queasy.  The whole thing seems so forced that it’s easy to see there is no love here, just the chance for mutual self-promotion. […]

So you’re new to the world of craft beer, and you’ve discovered that it’s actually a little complicated – some people really take this beer thing seriously! There are different types of glassware for different types of beer, different serving temperatures for different styles of beer, and words like “nose” and “mouthfeel” are thrown around […]

Last week I puffed out my chest and crowed about how I received a box of free beer from Schalfly.  Among those bottles was one of my favorites: their amazing Reserve 2008 Imperial Stout.  I can get the 2010 around here, but the 2008 is all gone.  Or so I thought.

Thanks to the “miracle” of social media, we are constantly pumping information into the datasphere, much of it personal in nature.  One clever fella, Scott Golder, a graduate student from the Social Dynamics Lab at Cornell, has taken some of that information and put it to interesting use. 

I posted a couple a week ago about how there’s really only one pumpkin ale that I love – Southern Tier’s Pumking.  We can now officially make that two, as after finally getting to taste it, I am head-over-heels in love with Schlafly Pumpkin Ale. 

Look what was waiting for me when I got home last night – a fine selection of Schlafly beers, all courtesy of my new best friend Troika Brodsky, Communications Director at Schlafly. 

The past year has seen a proliferation of excellent beers available in cans, which offer many benefits to the consumer and to the environment.  But one thing cans don’t offer is the elegance of a bottle, and that’s at the heart of why Dogfish Head has no plans to can their beers. 

Don and I spoke with Dogfish Head’s big fish Sam Calagione today, and we asked about the TV show Brew Masters and what comes next for Dogfish Head and mass media.  Sam’s answer was pretty exciting. Sam told us that he’s still working with Zero Point Zero, the production company that filmed Brew Masters, but […]

Don and I have been looking forward to returning to the Great American Beer Festival in Denver for the past 11 months.  Last year we were GABF noobs and learned several lessons we were eager to apply to this year’s trip. Unfortunately, our plans were dashed, but that doesn’t mean others can’t benefit from our […]

I’ll be honest – I have beers in my house that I don’t even know about.  My brother sends me stuff, people give me samples, and I buy beers impulsively, not wanting to miss my chance to get my hands on something that might not be there next time. These days Dale’s Pale Ale is […]

I posted earlier this week about the eight big-brand beers that have seen their sales decline the most over the past five years.  I attributed at least part of the decline of these brands to consumers switching to craft beers, which some astute readers pointed out is just part of the story.  Here’s the other […]

I was digging around for some beer sales data this morning, when one bit of information struck me.  Now this is mostly speculation on my part, but I thought it was interesting enough to share. According to the Beverage Information Group sales of domestic beers were down around 2.3% last year, and most analysts chalk […]