Quite often, reviewers of craft beer, rate a beer a particular way with extreme prejudice. That is, they read the reviews before drinking and formulate their approval of a particular beer based (subconsciously) on presuppositions. A five rated beer is destined for another high review and vice versa. I try not to do this. Which [...]
Distinction, a necessary quality for the successful brewery, is certainly possessed by the quirky Schmaltz Brewery, creators of the fine line of He’brew beers. With the uncontested market space of Kosher beer, the brewery is able to run with their imagination in both brewing and marketing, which is being taken to an admirable level as [...]
At the fault of one momentarily delinquent city (Detroit) Michigan, unfortunately catches the brunt end of way too many jokes, when it in fact has a lot to offer, especially when it comes to beer. There is rich and vibrant German heritage that speckles mid and northern Michigan. In fact instead of serving Chicken Cordon [...]
It is no secret to those who have drunk the kool-aid (code for beer) and joined the clandestine community of beer lovers that this week (May 11th – 17th) is officially American Craft Beer Week. “Aaaaagggghhhh.” That was me breathing a sigh of relief of not being guilted into heading down to the Hallmark shop [...]
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There are moments in life when you see the best in people. Sometimes it’s something simple like when someone waves you into traffic. Other times it’s stopping to help if you are stranded on the road. But then there’s Dark Lord Day at Three Floyds brewery in Munster. Nate and I went this weekend not [...]
Do the Japanese have to one-up us on everything? The automotive industry, general exportation, flat screen tv technology, and now non-alcoholic beer. I suppose in the grand scheme of things I can relinquish non-alcoholic beer to The Land of the Rising Sun for “best in category” since a) non-alcoholic beer is absolutely irrelevant to me [...]
New Brewery Good news is certainly cherished in these seemingly perilous times, particularly when it comes to the beer industry. Thus I broke out in song and dance the other day as I read some encouraging news from Orange County, California at the relative success of a neophyte brewery (11month old), The Bruery, named after [...]
While the proposed Oregon beer tax is somewhat old news by now, it has been burning on the tips of my fingertips just waiting to find its way to the screen of this blog. I can resist no longer. With gaps in the state budget, Oregon came up with a plan to create instant revenue. [...]
People author different blogs for different reasons. Some folks want to make money, some want to build a business base, and some just love the sound of their own voice. I hope none of these reasons have served as the catalyst behind Thank Heaven for Beer. To be honest, writing about beer is just fun [...]
