It’s Monday, so what the heck . . . – Last week, Jeff Alworth endeavored to shame 10 beer myths. He chose “noble hops” as one of them. I certainly prefer the term landrace hops and I agree that marketers amplified “noble” to sell their hops. However, the origins go back to the 19th century. ... Read more| Appellation Beer
Last week, the upper left coast (a couple of photos); this week, the right coast (might collect some photos). But first, a couple of links. – David Jesudason rounds up The Session #149. As co…| Appellation Beer
Okay, I lied. Here it is Monday and I have a few links for you before heading off to find some music, finishing with Piano Night here in New Orleans (lineup at the end). One reason for the unplanne…| Appellation Beer
Greetings from Minneapolis, where the World Brewing Congress will continue through Tuesday. The photo above was taken during a smoky hop preparedness workshop. Today there will be three presentatio…| Appellation Beer
There were many words spilled over beer last week, including some from Jeff Alworth related to one of my favorite topics: authenticity. He even headlines a phrase, “authenticity trap,” that I almos…| Appellation Beer
This photo was taken during a 2009 visit to Golden, Colorado. The sign has changed, but the message is the same today at Golden Liquors. The Coors brewery is located across the street from the stor…| Appellation Beer
This past week, Katie Mather asked, “I love leading tasting sessions, but do people actually want to know about cryo hops and malt varieties?” The short answer is, “Some do, most …| Appellation Beer
Remember Mikkeller 1000 IBU? (circa 2010)? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ QUOTE OF THE WEEK “This is the formula. Mix activity with alcohol, and the people will come.” — From At …| Appellation Beer
1) Is there a craft beer bubble? Minnesota brewers say there’s room for everyone, but some taprooms face uncertainty 2) How Fair State Brewing Hit Bankruptcy, and How It Plans to Fight Throug…| Appellation Beer
When blogs die: Before getting to some good reading, this. I just counted. I am subscribed to 198 rss feeds, most of them blogs. Most of them out of service. Some now gone for 10 years or so. But y…| Appellation Beer
