Author: Bo McMillan
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Web OnlyElection Beers Tap Into Chaotic Campaign Season
October 31, 2016 - Bo McMillan There’s fermentation in beer, and there’s fermentation in politics. Over the course of history, the two often cross. This year’s contentious and omnipresent election is a case study of that cross-over: During the primaries, candidates from Ted Cruz to Hillary Clinton and John Kasich took time to visit local breweries, even pouring up pints in... View Article -
Coming SoonComing Soon: November 2016
October 31, 2016 - Bo McMillan EVENTS Nov. 4-13 San Diego Beer Week and Guild Fest San Diego The two-day San Diego Brewers Guild Fest on Nov. 4 and 5 opens a week of celebrating San Diego County’s massive beer scene. The kickoff event, which takes place on San Diego’s Broadway Pier, features food trucks, live music and unlimited samples of... View Article -
Coming SoonComing Soon: October 2016
September 30, 2016 - Bo McMillan EVENTS Oct. 1 Cape Cod Brew Fest East Falmouth, Massachusetts Over 250 beers and more than 75 breweries will be represented at this event, including Cambridge Brewing Co., Forbidden Root, Revival Brewing Co. and more. Each guest will receive a custom glass, and a portion of the proceeds will go to the Barnstable County Agricultural... View Article -
Web OnlyFinding Culinary Uses for Hops
September 2, 2016 - Bo McMillan Beer, as a culinary product of its own sort, naturally inspires chefs to integrate its ingredients into their cooking. Sometimes this idea works: Water, after all, is integral to cooking. Spent grain can be used for various breads. And yeast—well, those breads couldn’t exist without it. Hops, though, are pretty much only good for brewing.... View Article -
Web OnlyStillwater Recalls Kanye-inspired Beer Over Legal Trouble
August 26, 2016 - Bo McMillan The classic adage claims that all press is good press, and in the case of rapper Kanye West, it’s a point of frequent debate. But for Stillwater Artisanal Ales’ Brian Strumke and his recently released I Miss the Old Kanye, an imperial Brettanomyces porter—which is labeled with the words “I Miss the Old Kanye” patterned... View Article -
Brewing FeaturesBrew U: Educational Institutions Strive to Keep Up with Demand
August 23, 2016 - Bo McMillan Dave Gardell has owned the Ruck, a beer bar in Troy, New York, for the last 11 and a half years. He’s worked there for the past 18. At his job, he says, he makes special effort to “have a deeper understanding and appreciation of the product I’m serving,” even “pounding the pavement” himself to... View Article -
FlightsFLIGHTS: Trim Tab Brewing Co. in Birmingham, Alabama
August 1, 2016 - Bo McMillan BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—The logo for Trim Tab Brewing Co. is “gravitational nectar.” And when visiting Birmingham, Alabama, in summer, one wonders if that statement is meant more to describe the melting customers for whom the beer is a blissful salvo than the drinks themselves. That heat will turn you to a puddle. Thankfully, each beer at... View Article -
Web OnlyPokémon Go to Breweries
July 14, 2016 - Bo McMillan Given the thunderous rise of Pokémon Go this month, it was only natural that “trainers” and PokéFever would find their way to tap rooms and brewhouses. Especially those lucky enough to be designated PokéStops or gyms. For those unfamiliar with the game that now draws more active daily users than Twitter: Pokémon Go is an... View Article