Rosé (Beer) All Day
Summer is finally here, and for the past few years with increasing popularity the drink of the season is rosé. Drinking the delicate pink wine conjures images of warm summer afternoons, outdoor lunches in sidewalk bistros, beach-side bonfires and naturally, brunch. Bottle shops and wine stores can’t seem to stock enough of it. The hashtag […]
Can Releases: A Social Beer Phenomenon
It’s early, very early, in the morning, and you’re driving through town to pick up some groceries. Suddenly, there are cars backed up down the street—hundreds of them. They’re parked on curbs and piling into businesses’ lots. The license plates are from a panoply of states. All the owners of these cars are already lined […]
Beer Notes: Visits to Breweries INCREASE consumption of craft beer outside the brewery.
Many bar and restaurant owners feel that the increase in breweries across the United States is negatively impacting their businesses. A Nielson study released in 2018 shows that visits to breweries actually increases the purchase of that craft beer outside the brewery AND that craft beer drinkers do not view their visits to breweries as […]
Beer Notes: Craft Beer Going Light While Remaining Flavorful
This script is from the second season of Beer Notes, which you can listen to at beernotes.org. Bud Light, Coors Light and Miller Lite are three of the four best selling beers in the country on an annual basis. Why, you ask, is Beer Notes, a program dedicated to craft beer, mentioning these statistics? Because craft […]
Beer Notes: Cask Ales vs. Kegged
This script is from the second season of Beer Notes, which you can listen to at beernotes.org. If you’ve ever been to a pub or a brewery and scratched your head at the “cask ale” on tap, you’re not alone — cask ales are a little bit different from the highly carbonated, cold and filtered keg […]
9 Essential Shore Beers to Enjoy This Summer
What makes a good summertime beer? For us, it’s one with a low ABV — something sessionable to sip throughout the day — one that’s cold (obviously) and refreshing, to keep you hot when the sun beats down on a typical Delmarva beach day — and, maybe as an added bonus, one that comes in […]
Beer Notes: The Growing Popularity of Culinary Beer
This script is from the second season of Beer Notes, which you can listen to at beernotes.org. One brewing trend that’s been steadily gaining traction over the past few years has brewers turning away from some traditional and highly-specific beer styles and towards experimentation. This week on Beer Notes, we’re discussing the growing popularity of culinary […]
Beer Notes: Diversity in Craft Brewers
This script is from the second season of Beer Notes, which you can listen to at beernotes.org. Shaun Harris, one of three owners of Harris Family Brewery in Philadelphia, represents the first black-owned brewery in Pennsylvania. The brewery opened in 2014. He told Philly.com, “We want to make sure we take care of the beer culture […]
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Brewers Association Releases 2019 Beer Style Guidelines
Earlier this month, the Brewers Association released its 2019 edition of the Beer Style Guidelines, which features over 1,000 edits, revisions, formatting changes and general housekeeping updates, as well as the addition, deletion and combination of several beer style guidelines. The Beer Style Guidelines serve as a resource for brewers, beer judges, and competition organizers […]
Beer Notes: The Health Benefits of Drinking Craft Beer
This script is from the second season of Beer Notes, which you can listen to at beernotes.org. An Ohio Army Veteran lost 44 lbs in 46 days — by drinking craft beer. He modeled his liquid diet on the diet of monks in the 17th century. Hall said the weight loss was simply a side effect, and […]
Dogfish Head to merge with Boston Beer Company, maker of Sam Adams beer
The Boston Beer Company, Inc (NYSE: SAM) and Dogfish Head Brewery today announced that the companies have signed a definitive merger agreement, bringing together two pioneering independent craft breweries and two illustrious founders and brewers, Jim Koch and Sam Calagione. Together, Boston Beer and Dogfish Head will create a powerful American-owned platform for craft beer […]
