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…
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Illinois Brewery in Hot Water Over Owners’ Insensitive Posts
An small brewery in Illinois finds itself in the midst of a shitstorm thanks to its owners online postings. The story was first caught by A Good Beer Blog, who preserved and tweeted the screenshots, and followed-up on by PorchDrinking.com. Following the story, one finds oneself bearing witness one big WTF? moment in a year…
Memories of NYC: Heartland Brewery
This morning one of those “Your Memories” things popped up on my Facebook feed. It was from five years ago, when I joined my wife in New York City for a few days while she was there on a more extended stay. The specific “memory” was of our visit to the Heartland Brewery and Rotisserie…
Fullsteam Brewery
On my recent visit to Durham, North Carolina, Fullsteam Brewery was one of my obligatory stops. The brewery is located in a slightly decayed area near downtown Durham, that likely due to the availability of empty real estate, has found new life as a hub of the local food and drink scene. It’s hard not…