Author: Chris Rice
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Visiting the PubThe Rise of the Beer Cities
July 30, 2015 - Chris Rice This year at the Craft Brewers Conference (CBC), we learned that craft beer, as defined by the Brewers Association (BA), has 11 percent market share of U.S. beer volume, up from just 6.5% in 2012. That’s spectacular growth. The annual conference was held in Portland, Oregon, where the craft share is closer to 60 percent.... View Article -
Staff ReviewsThe Brew Kettle All For One
June 4, 2015 - Chris Rice The Brew Kettle All For One The Brew Kettle Cleveland 4.7% | Session IPA We are All For One, and so is The Brew Kettle Production Works, which has been making championship-level IPAs for a long time. It’s no surprise that this Session IPA, made in conjunction with the Cleveland Cavaliers, is a perfect sports... View Article -
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Beyond Numbers
June 1, 2015 - Chris Rice Here at the magazine we’ve been thinking a lot about numbers and how they relate to what we drink. Walk the aisles of a liquor store and you’ll see tags hanging from shelves, advertising numerical scores for corresponding bottles. While more prominent in the wine section, it’s becoming increasingly more commonplace with beer. But what causes... View Article -
Web OnlyPull Up A Stool With Matt Cole
May 27, 2015 - Chris Rice Fat Head’s Saloon began in Pittsburgh in 1992. It was also then that college student Matt Cole learned to homebrew and started sales work for Pennsylvania Brewing Co. Fast-forward to now, Fat Head’s founders are partners with Cole, who has delivered his now-famous hop-forward beers to the hopheads of Ohio. All About Beer: When did... View Article -
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The Best in Beer Experiences
April 8, 2015 - Chris Rice More than 43,000 new and re-released beers were produced and imported professionally last year in the United States. OK, I made that up, but think it’s within range of the actual number. With more than 3,200 breweries operating across the country and more than double that number interested in exporting here (and with each releasing... View Article -
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To New Beginnings
April 8, 2015 - Chris Rice Twenty-two years ago, I tasted the Karl Strauss amber lager for the first time while sitting at the brewery. It was the first American example of the great German style I had ever tried, and it was where a good friend and I wondered: Can we do this in North Carolina? We launched Carolina Brewery... View Article -
Web OnlyPull Up A Stool with Mark Doble of Aviator Brewing Co.
March 13, 2015 - Chris Rice Brewing has been a central part of the Doble family since the family’s days living in Europe in the 1980s. After teaching his older brother, Johnny, to brew, Mark Doble helped him open the BrewShack in Tampa, FL, in 1993. Johnny Doble and his parents would open Tampa Bay Brewing in 1996, where Mark and... View Article -
Staff ReviewsMr. Pineapple
January 30, 2015 - Chris Rice Mr. Pineapple SanTan Brewing Co Chandler, AZ Type of Beer: Pineapple wheat beer ABV: 5% This filtered, slightly hazy beer has a drier finish than one might expect from a beer with such a sweet aroma. Cut a fresh pineapple, let the chunks sit on a chopping block, and a general tropical sweetness fills the... View Article