The Brewers Association (BA) announced the beers and ciders taking home medals at this year’s Great American Beer Festival (GABF) competition. New this year, the competition added categories including rice lager, hop water, and a one-time craft malt category, along with two new specialty beer subcategories and three new standalone gluten-free style categories. A total…
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Podcast Episode 15: Beer Is For Everyone (Especially Em Sauter)
Latest episode features beer expert & writer Em Sauter (Pints & Panels, “Beer is For Everyone’)
Bon Beer Voyage scores major award from World Food Travel Association
My friend, Ruth Berman, just sent me this press release about her company Bon Beer Voyage. Major congratulations on winning a FoodTrekking Award from the World Food Travel Association!
Beer My Valentine!
VinePair.com included my book, “Beer FAQ,” in its roundup of “6 Gifts for Your Beer Lovin’ Valentine.” I’m thrilled and honored to be included! Read it here.
Diageo to build Guinness brewery in Maryland
Diageo announced that it’s planning to open a U.S. version of Dublin’s Guinness Open Gate Brewery near Baltimore. Here are some details from the company’s press release: As currently planned, the company would build a mid-sized Guinness brewery and a Guinness visitor experience with an innovation microbrewery at the company’s existing Relay, Maryland site. This…
GABF 2016: Germany and Bohemia By Way of Denver
And, we’re back! Took a bit of an extended hiatus from the videos while I was finishing up my third book, titled “The Drinkable Globe” (I know, how original). The book, from Turner Publishing, is scheduled to drop September 2017. I’ve also changed the name of the video series from The Drinkable Week to The…
