Author: Brian Yaeger
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Beer TravelersCaverns and Taverns: Exploring Subterranean Tasting Rooms
March 1, 2018 - Brian Yaeger When I found out that the theme for this issue was “underground,” my only thought was: why wouldn’t I create a compendium of some of the finest underground breweries? And we’re not talking in the hipster sense of a brewery being off the radar and before it’s cool, but one that’s physically subterranean. Surprisingly, I... View Article -
FlightsFlights: Telegraph Brewing Co. in Santa Barbara, California
March 1, 2018 - Brian Yaeger Nicknamed the American Riviera, Santa Barbara is nestled along California’s Central Coast and is, first and foremost, a wine town. When Brian Thompson launched Telegraph Brewing Co. (418 N. Salsipuedes St.) in 2006, it became the quiet city’s first packaging brewery and has consistently brewed delicate, Belgian-leaning ales ever since. This isn’t to say Telegraph’s... View Article -
Beer TravelersBeer Baron Burgs
January 1, 2018 - Brian Yaeger There’s no doubt we are living in the golden age of American beer. The quality of beers available to today’s consumers, coupled with diversity in styles and flavors, is unparalleled. But I feel like we’re missing something: bona fide beer barons. Oh sure, a few names have risen to beer nerd celebrity status. Dogfish Head’s... View Article -
Beer TravelersTotal Eclipse of the Hops
August 14, 2017 - Brian Yaeger On August 21, astral geeks will outshine beer geeks. Beer we theoretically get to enjoy everyday, but a total eclipse of the sun is, for most people, a once in a lifetime opportunity. For those who find themselves along the path of totality that will stretch from Oregon to South Carolina, a portion of 14... View Article -
Beer TravelersCalifornia Cruising
July 1, 2017 - Brian Yaeger Eight hundred and counting. That’s how many breweries are currently operating in California. If you’re itching to tackle a beer trip to the Golden State, San Diego is the most obvious starting point, with several dozen breweries in the city and more than 100 sprawled out across San Diego County. Then there’s the San Francisco... View Article -
Beer TravelersUniquely American
May 1, 2017 - Brian Yaeger Politics aside, America is a nation bursting at the seams with people and places—and beers—that make it great. It’s a nation founded on big ideas, big endeavors and big cities (and bigger open prairies, woods and mountain ranges). From the giant redwoods to the Grand Canyon to, uh, the Super Bowl, this is the land... View Article -
Travel - Travel FeaturesNew Suds Under the Sun
March 1, 2017 - Brian Yaeger I live in a part of Portland, Oregon, so riddled with breweries that three opened mere blocks apart within a span of eight days—Scout Beer, Mt Tabor Brewing and Wayfinder Beer—bringing the brewery population in a one-mile radius to 13. But la-di-da, Portland’s gotta lotta breweries. With the Brewers Association’s year-end announcement that just before... View Article -
CultureUltra Rare Unless You’re There
January 1, 2017 - Brian Yaeger Beer educator and Beer Judge Certification Program master judge Bill Schneller isn’t at Widmer Brothers Brewing for the Soursop Hefeweizen or Wit Noir IPA. Those are sexy yet ephemeral one-offs from Widmer’s 10-barrel innovation brewery. He’s here for a pint of Widmer Alt, the altbier that launched this Portland, Oregon, brewery in 1984. “As Doug... View Article