Tuesday, May 7, 2024

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...

The Shippingport Brewing Co. project shines a light on women in brewing

It's about time. If the words 'craft beer' conjure up images of bearded dudes with nautical tattoos poking out of their flannel shirts, you're not alone. 'Hipster' men have managed to position themselves as the...

Hip Hops: Louisville Beer Week and Philadelphia beer days, both greatly rewarding

Mozart didn't need a little hack to chart Warhol didn't need to ask De Kooning about art Frank Lloyd Wright always ate à la carte Wish I had been that smart Wish I had been that smart Naturally collaborations...

Hip Hops: On good beer books, an old novel, Papa’s lager judgment and timeless...

Portions of the following have been deployed previously in this space. Last evening I promised a colleague that quite soon I'd recall the name and author of a must-read book about beer in America—and before...