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  • Serious Decisions

    Someone thought long and hard about their priorities over the next couple of days!

  • There Are Almost No Black People Brewing Craft Beer. Here’s Why.

    A deep dive into the unbearable whiteness of brewing. Source: There Are Almost No Black People Brewing Craft Beer. Here’s Why. An interesting read on an aspect of craft beer that I hadn’t thought much about previously. I hadn’t read about the racial undertones of Prohibition before either. h/t Derek Springer for sending over the…

  • Thanksgiving Dinner

    The “Picture of the Week” for this week is the Thanksgiving spread at my in-laws house.

  • Asheville!

    Asheville!

    I had heard whispers and mutterings here and there about this mythical city. Rumors said that wort rains down from the sky, collected in gilded basins, brewed in copper kettles, then bottle-conditioned at 60°F, day and night without the need for climate control. In this city, the tap lines are always clean, a brew is…

  • Sierra Nevada Mills River

    Sierra Nevada’s new operations in Mill River, NC is a basilica of brewing. A must-visit if you’re anywhere near the area. Last weekend, I was in Asheville, NC for the Beer Bloggers and Writers Conference. The weekend was a great time of talking shop, networking, developing skills, and tasting beer. A particular highlight of the…

  • Live from the Beer Bloggers & Writers Conference

    Live from the Beer Bloggers & Writers Conference

    I’m at the Beer Bloggers & Writers Conference this weekend, and one of the fun times of the weekend is a live beerblogging session. Various breweries bring their wares, tell us about them, and we blog about them. Each beer has about five minutes, so it is a fast-paced fun event. Joining me in the…