Author: Jeff Cioletti
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Brewing FeaturesSeasonal Disorder: The Disappearance of Spring Beer Styles
May 1, 2017 - Jeff Cioletti At some point, when no one was really looking, an entire season just fell off the calendar. Think about it. Each year drinkers look forward to summer ales and autumn’s Oktoberfests and pumpkin beers. Then, as the air gets crisp and cold, the brews get spicy and boozy, with the arrival of winter warmers and... View Article -
CultureBars of Tomorrow
March 1, 2017 - Jeff Cioletti As uncertain as the future seems to be these days, at least we can look forward to our bars getting smarter. The days of flagging down a bartender or server when you’re ready for your next pint may one day come to an end if Smart Cube technology ever catches on. The Smart Cube is... View Article -
Beer Weekend48 Hours in Alexandria, Virginia
November 1, 2016 - Jeff Cioletti Many are quick to dismiss Northern Virginia as, simply, the suburbs of the nation’s capital, but those who do are robbing themselves of a chance to experience one of the beer world’s great hidden gems: the city of Alexandria, just a few metro stops removed from the District of Columbia. From the Colonial-era architecture (and... View Article -
Brewing FeaturesKindred Spirits
January 1, 2016 - Jeff Cioletti This article appeared in the January 2016 issue of All About Beer Magazine. Click here to subscribe. Beer-and-a-shot specials have long been a staple of dive bars across the country, designed more as a buzz delivery system than a sip-and-savor experience. And often what was in the pint glass or bottle had been little more... View Article -
CulturePutting the Geek in ‘Beer Geek’
October 1, 2015 - Jeff Cioletti It’s become an annual Denver ritual and one that the folks at Breckenridge Brewing Co. look forward to a bit more each year: Tens of thousands cram the halls of the Colorado Convention Center over the course of three days, many of them in cleverly crafted costumes and some lucky enough to get a taste... View Article -
Web OnlyBeyond Beer: Mezcal—A Mexican Spirit Worth Savoring
May 5, 2015 - Jeff Cioletti World War II ended 70 years ago and we’re still dealing with the havoc the global conflict wreaked on American drinking habits. That’s especially prevalent every Cinco de Mayo. No, this isn’t another Corona-bashing diatribe; it’s not about beer. This is about Mexican spirits. After the second World War, all of the returning soldiers created... View Article -
Web OnlyBeyond Beer: Respecting Irish Whiskey
March 17, 2015 - Jeff Cioletti In the United States, St. Patrick’s Day has become, sadly, more of a disrespectful parody of Irish heritage than a reverent celebration of one of the world’s great and most-enduring cultures. Some of the beverages traditionally consumed to mark the observance have done the holiday no favors. Where a pint of Guinness is a perfectly... View Article -
Web OnlyBeyond Beer: Toast the Goat with Baijiu
February 17, 2015 - Jeff Cioletti As China welcomes the Year of the Goat on Feb. 19, there’s a pretty good chance much of the adult population will be toasting the Lunar New Year with the national spirit, baijiu. The beverage (pronounced bye-joe) is actually the largest spirits category by volume in the world, given the fact that the drink’s home... View Article