Beer Soup

33,000 Breweries?

Posted June 30, 2011 by brianyaeger 0 Comments | Post a Comment

The Brewers Association’s fact sheet tells us a lot, such as that there are presently 1,753 breweries operating in the US (give or take, since they also report that new breweries seem to bloom daily). Read More…

NHC Redux

Posted June 29, 2011 by brianyaeger 0 Comments | Post a Comment

One night there was Rhubarb Blonde Ale, Peanut Butter Chocolate Porter and Lavender Orange-blossom Mead. Another night there was Chocolate Cherry Stout, Curry Export Stout, and Vanilla Storm Imperial Porter. Read More…

Inspiration

Posted June 28, 2011 by Greg Barbera 0 Comments | Post a Comment

Where does your inspiration come from? Read More…

Nips Pt. 3: It’s The Economy, Genius

Posted June 24, 2011 by Greg Barbera 0 Comments | Post a Comment

Nip and other small bottles do more than just enable more people to get their hands on more of the beers they desire and make big beers available in lower calorie and less alcoholic packages. Read More…

Nips Pt. 2: Does This Beer Make Me Look Fat?

Posted June 22, 2011 by brianyaeger 0 Comments | Post a Comment

Nip bottles do more than just enable more people to get their hands on more of the beers they desire. Prudently, craft breweries aren’t in the habit of advertising how caloric their beers are. Read More…

Nips Pt. 1: Everybody Wants Some

Posted June 20, 2011 by brianyaeger 2 Comments | Post a Comment

Nips. Cuartitos. Pocket torpedoes. It’s time to bring back wee bottles. Don’t let the fact that they’re damn cute turn you off to these diminutive packages of old. Read More…

Co-opting our Thunder?

Posted June 15, 2011 by brianyaeger 1 Comment | Post a Comment

Am I the only one perturbed that at least one automaker is taking a page from the craft beer marketing playbook by brewing up commercials aimed at the very demographic that supports indie breweries? Read More…

Heroic Homebrewers

Posted June 13, 2011 by brianyaeger 1 Comment | Post a Comment

As Captain America prepares to protect the red, white and blue this summer, it’s important to remember that behind that mask and shield stands Steve Rogers, an average American, hardly recognized as a hero. Read More…

What To Pair With Carrot Cake?

Posted June 10, 2011 by brianyaeger 0 Comments | Post a Comment

There’s food porn. And that begat beer porn. Read More…

Vegetable Beers

Posted June 8, 2011 by brianyaeger 1 Comment | Post a Comment

If I said vegetable beers are coming hot on the heels of fruit beers, that statement would have to be cropped. Read More…