Beer Notes: Low Calorie Sours to Try This Summer
This script is from the second season of Beer Notes, which you can listen to at beernotes.org. Summer is a great time to try one of the relatively new, only slightly sour local craft beers by brewers looking for a lower-calorie, thirst-quenching beer. This week on Beer Notes, we’re exploring popular beers here on the Eastern […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Beer Notes: Shifting Demographics in Craft Beer Drinkers
This script is from the second season of Beer Notes, which you can listen to at beernotes.org. When we define craft beer drinkers as people who drink craft beer “at least several times per year,” then 40% of those 21 and over were craft beer drinkers in 2018. In 2015, it was only 35%. This week on […]
Beer Notes: Where craft beer gets its color
This script is from the second season of Beer Notes, which you can listen to at beernotes.org. As you learned in a previous Beer Notes, the appearance of your beer, including its color, affects how you perceive that beer. This week on Beer Notes, we’re exploring the color of beer, what creates it and why it […]
Beer Notes: What even is craft beer?
This script is from the second season of Beer Notes, which you can listen to at beernotes.org. Innovative and creative craft brewers in the U.S. alter the landscape of craft beer every day, and many of us follow the introduction of new beers with interest and the eagerness to sample. Innovation is the hallmark of U.S. […]
Beer Notes: Glitter beer sparks controversy (it’s still pretty, though)
This script is from the second season of Beer Notes, which you can listen to at beernotes.org. The Brewers Association announced in early April a new addition to their Beer Style Guidelines for 2019: The Glitter Beer. Typically an addition like this would not be made in such haste but, their spokesperson Lisa Frank said, they […]
Beer Notes: What’s in a (craft beer’s) name?
This script is from the second season of Beer Notes, which you can listen to at beernotes.org. With more craft breweries and craft beers popping up in the U.S. every day, the world of craft beer marketing is a competitive one. There are so many good beers on the shelves fighting for the consumer’s attention that […]
