Friday, March 29, 2024

Hip Hops: Tailspin Ale Fest is back; also, what about craft beer’s “growth”?

This Saturday (5 March; temperatures expected in the low 70s) Tailspin Ale Fest is back to its regularly scheduled program and location at historic Bowman Field, but if you've snoozed on VIP tickets, that...

Hip Hops: Let’s remember Matt Gould as Hometown revives Cumberland Red

On Tuesday evening a Red Reunion took place at Hometown Brewing Company. It was a release party for the revival of Cumberland Red Ale, as appropriately described in a Louisville Ale Trail social media...

Hip Hops: Hair of the Dog fades away, and Gravity Head gears up

 Alan has never sold a lot of beer, but his influence has been unmistakable.  He's like the Velvet Underground of the brewing world--only 30,000 people tasted his beer in those early years, but they...

Hip Hops: It’s a potpourri Wednesday, and I’ve got the blues so bad

 Love is a many splendored thing. Love bites. Love can be too much, or not enough; it can seem endless, tender, blind, crazy and forbidden, often all at once. As Paul Mauriat might attest,...

Hip Hops: Bock, in NULU or elsewhere

"The term 'NULU' is a portmanteau meaning 'New Louisville'. As home to the greenest commercial building in Kentucky, many historic restoration projects, as well as several restaurants offering organic and locally sourced ingredients, NULU...

Hip Hops: On artificial beer intelligence, BrewDog’s groper-in-chief, and a hop fest delayed

According to Britannica, artificial intelligence (AI) is "the ability of a digital computer or computer-controlled robot to perform tasks commonly associated with intelligent beings. Writing as a sentient blogger at Beervana, the wonderful Jeff...

Hip Hops: Make Mine Mild, and then keep ’em coming

My first immersive experience with British cask-conditioned ale came in 1998 while visiting the cities of London, Brighton and Cambridge. One morning in the latter municipality my friends and I began exploring the lovely...

Hip Hops: Random news & notes, and why reading glasses are very important

Glancing down at my phone, I saw the daily in-box teaser from Louisville Business First, and just for a split second, I thought wow, it's yet another new brewery: "New juice, smoothie bar opening...

Hip Hops: A deeper understanding, Dry January, and sustainable careers in beer

Moravec (the tailor) put down his needle and thread, his big scissors, and the other tools of his trade, cleared the baize-colored table, spread a double sheet of newspaper on it, and laid out...

Hip Hops: Hrabal, Urquell, and the Golden Tiger’s beer cellar

“Because when I read, I don't really read; I pop a beautiful sentence into my mouth and suck it like a fruit drop, or I sip it like a liqueur until the thought dissolves...