An Interview with a San Diego Craft Beer Renaissance Man
By Brandon Hernández Scot Blair is one of the most notorious characters in San Diego’s vibrant craft beer scene. Since opening Hamilton’s Tavern in 2007, he’s devoted his life to raising the bar—the...
View ArticleHops and Props 2012
An Aerial View From The Museum of Flight’s 10th Annual Fundraiser By Colin McElroy Hops & Props alone would be an amazing beer festival, with more than 50 breweries serving local and international...
View ArticleThe Hop Shop: Chuck’s 85th Street Market
A North Seattle Entrepreneur Revitalizes a Corner Market into a Craft Beer Haven By Keith Lockwood Tucked away in the sleepy borough of North Seattle, at the corner of 85th and 8th, lies an unassuming...
View ArticleOne Night In Bangkok
Congratulations to Cory Mimms who won our travel story contest with this tale of navigating the streets of Bangkok in search of his brother and an ice cold beer. Sounds like that beer was well...
View ArticleFantastically Fruity
by Colin McElroy Fruit beers have never been my thing. I don’t have an innate aversion to fruit and most certainly not to beer, but I have had some past experiences with fruit beers which I might...
View ArticleWidmer Brothers’ Omission Gluten-Free Beer
By Rebecca K. Clark As the gluten-free movement heats up in the Northwest, Widmer Brothers cools things down with the introduction of its new line of gluten-free beers, aptly named Omission to...
View Article5 Beers to drink this Earth Day
Based on the results of our recent green beer survey, more than 90 percent of our readers know of a brewery in their city crafting organic beers. Not too shabby. This Earth Day, post up at your local...
View ArticleBrewers Association releases Top 50 Breweries in 2011
Because we have a crush on craft beer, we’re just going to focus on that list. For a full list of overall top breweries in 2011, check here. PS-This list is based on 2011 beer sales volume. The Brewers...
View ArticleWest Coast Breweries Clean up at World Beer Cup
OK, so maybe this is old news to some of you, but for those of you who didn’t have the pleasure of attending the 2o12 World Beer Cup in sunny San Diego last weekend, here’s a recap of the West Coast...
View ArticleInterview with “Teachings From the Tap” Author Merideth Canham-Nelson
I chatted with northern California writer Merideth, about her new book Teachings From the Tap: Life Lessons From Our Year in Beer (Beer Trekker Press, 2012), as well as her thoughts on West Coast...
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