A Craft Beer Tour Through Rome and Florence
I’d been wandering through the Travestere neighborhood of Rome for maybe 30 minutes when I found my first Italian craft beer bar. Yep, my instincts are good! Bir & Fud […]
European Craft Brews: Is a New Style Emerging?
As I’ve spent the last week traveling in Italy and Malta (and will continue in Italy and France over the next two weeks), I’ve noticed an interesting potential trend emerging […]
The Ultimate Boulder Happy Hour Tour
Is it possible to find a happy hour at a Boulder County craft brewery every day of the week?
Book Review: The Audacity of Hops by Tom AcitelliEverything You Wanted to Know About Craft Beer (But We’re Afraid to Ask)
Tom Acitelli’s The Audacity of Hops is, forgive me, a truly audacious book. To capture the whole history of the American craft beer movement, with its dizzying array of names, […]
A Northern Front Range Brewery Tour (or How to Add 67 New Beers to Your List in 10 Days) – Part II – Denver
Denver Beer Company Our first brewpub in Denver encompassed what I came to think of as the classic Colorado beer experience: an inviting patio that, with its communal tables, felt […]
A Northern Front Range Brewery Tour (or How to Add 67 New Beers to Your Beer List in 10 Days) – PART 1
I’m just back from 10 days of crawling through brewpubs enjoying the natural wonders of Colorado. Seriously, every day we did a combination of hiking, biking, walking, running, and/or swimming […]
Hyper-Local Brew Fest Was Hyper Awesome!
Last night’s Hyper-Local Craft Brew Tasting at the Armory in Somerville reminded me how lucky I am to live in a place with an amazing and growing local beer and […]
Saturday Beer Review: Black Marlin Porter (Ballast Point)
Appearance: Creamy, tan, sustained head, extremely dark brown, verging on black with ruby highlights visible only in strong light. The perfect appearance for a black porter, in other words. Aroma: […]
Saturday Beer Review: Racer 5 India Pale Ale (Bear Republic)
I tend to focus on local breweries, partly to promote local favorites and partly because there are so many of them, but I decided to cast my eye (or, rather, […]
Saturday Beer Review: Two Imperials in Clown Shoes
Clown Shoes (the brand name for Mercury Brewing of Ipswich, Mass.) is one of the more interesting breweries out there right now. I’ve really enjoyed most of their beers. I […]