Author: Lew Bryson
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BrysonWhy Beer Writing?
May 23, 2018 - Lew Bryson Every worthwhile human endeavor has a genre of written criticism attached to it: music, theater and film, sports, painting and sculpture, dance, certainly food, and writing itself. Why do we want to write about these things, and why do people eagerly read about them? Why do we write about beer? Why do you read about... View Article -
BrysonChoice is the Drug
July 1, 2017 - Lew Bryson “We drink our fill, then sell the rest.” “We only brew what we want to drink.” “We brew for our tastes; we don’t care if anyone else drinks it.” Anyone else remember bold statements like that? I’m pretty sure I still have some promotional materials from the early 1990s with this kind of stuff on them.... View Article -
ReviewsSonoma County Cherrywood Rye
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ReviewsStandout Spirits: Firestone & Robertson TX Straight Bourbon Whiskey
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May 1, 2017 - Lew Bryson Lew Bryson has been writing about beer for more than 25 years and is the author of Tasting Whiskey. On Twitter @LewBryson. -
BrysonThe Fruited and the Plain
May 1, 2017 - Lew Bryson Fruit beers divide us, on whether they’re legitimate or a gimmick. One drinker’s gorgeous classic is another person’s candy in a glass. But I don’t think the divide is real. I had an argument—no, I had a discussion—with a guy about fruit beers when I was in British Columbia for the Victoria Whisky Festival in... View Article -
BrysonWhen One Beer Is Enough
March 2, 2017 - Lew Bryson Sitting in a warm, cozy taproom, drinking amber beer. The tables are smooth-sanded wood, light and broad-grained, with a stack of coasters and a mustard pot in the middle. There’s a homey smell of roasting pork and fresh-spilled beer, and a constantly engaging show as the waiters swivel and dip, deftly placing glasses on tables.... View Article -
BrysonBeer Criticism: Are You Doing it Wrong?
March 1, 2017 - Lew Bryson Pour a beer. Take a sip. How does it taste? Would you tell me? This beer sucks. It may be a muddled pilsner, or a timid saison, or a bitter IPA with no aroma, but it sucks, and the world needs to know. Dismissive words hit cyberspace, Twitter spreads the splash. The brewers snarl, then... View Article