Exploring Craft Beer and Homebrew in Peru (Country Code 51) and the USA (Country Code 1)
In the predawn hours of Tuesday, the union representing the workers of Peru’s Backus & Johnston S.A. brewing corporation, the Sindicato Nacional de Obreros de Unión de CervercerÃas Peruanas de Backus y Johnston S.A., reached an agreement with the company after seventeen hours of negotiations. The agreement came about a mere hour or so from…
Buck Wild is one of a number of breweries that have opened in recent years in Oakland’s Jack London Square district. I had been interested in trying it since I met the owner, Mike Bernstein, a few years ago at a beer festival. That was well before they opened, but the beer he was pouring…
After a COVID shut down-imposed delay, Wondrous Brewing Co. finally opened its doors to the public on May 12th. To say that it’s been a much-anticipated event may be a bit of an understatement. Wondrous is the brainchild of an acquaintance of mine, Wynn Whisenhunt -at one time we were both part of the same…
On Oct. 16th-17th, the Brewers Association celebrated the 39th edition of the Great American Beer Festival (GABF), the largest and most important beer event in the US. Due to the pandemic, this year’s event was held entirely online. However, although there was no pro-am component this year, the commercial beers competition was indeed held, and…