Author: Julie Johnson
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SidebarsState Guidebooks to Beer
July 12, 2013 - Julie Johnson Alaska Beer on the Last Frontier—Vol 1: Kenai Peninsula and Kodiak Island Breweries By Bill Howell, photos by Elaine Howell Self-published (2012), Soft cover, $5.99, 93 pages California The Northern California Craft Beer Guide By Ken Weaver, photos by Anneliese Schmidt Cameron+Company (2012), Soft cover, $21.95, 306 pages Colorado Beer Lover’s Colorado By Lee Williams... View Article -
Full Pints - Pull Up A StoolPull Up A Stool with Tyson Arp
May 28, 2013 - Julie Johnson Tyson Arp has been with the brewpub since it first opened just over five years ago. Originally a carpenter, he studied brewing at the Siebel Institute. His lucky break came when he won Best in Show at his first homebrewing competition. One of the judges, Paul Kavulak, was poised to open Nebraska Brewing Co., and... View Article -
Full Pints - Pull Up A StoolPull Up A Stool with Jim Wagner
January 1, 2013 - Julie Johnson All About Beer: When was DuClaw founded? Jim Wagner: DuClaw was founded in 1996 by Dave Benfield, who is still the owner. -
Full Pints - Pull Up A StoolPull Up A Stool with Pat Conway
September 1, 2012 - Julie Johnson All About Beer: The words “environmentally and socially-conscious” appear first in a list of attributes that describe your company. Where did that commitment start? Pat Conway: It’s been an evolution. My brother Dan and I almost immediately had a recycling effort at the brewery back 24 years ago. Now we have the three waves in... View Article -
Full Pints - Pull Up A StoolPull Up A Stool With Brad Wynn
July 1, 2012 - Julie Johnson Big Boss has been through a lot of incarnations, hasn’t it? It was Tom Cat, which became Pale Ale (it was really owned by the same people), then it became Rock Creek, and that’s when I became involved. Rock Creek became Chesapeake Bay for a very short time and nearly went under. We came back... View Article -
Full Pints - Pull Up A StoolPull Up a Stool with Wayne Wambles
November 1, 2011 - Julie Johnson I recently gave a presentation at the National Homebrewers Conference in San Diego on aging beer on exotic wood, which covered Spanish cedar—they use it to construct the humidor boxes to age cigars and they also use it in the construction of cigar inserts. I also discussed lemon and grapefruit wood aging in the Dos... View Article -
Full Pints - Staff Reviews
Post Road Pumpkin Ale
October 24, 2011 - Julie Johnson Post Road Pumpkin Ale is very attractive in the glass. It’s yellow-gold in color with an off-white head. -
Full Pints - Staff Reviews
Oak Jacked Imperial Pumpkin Ale
October 6, 2011 - Julie Johnson At the state fair, Oak Jacked Imperial Pumpkin Ale is the humungous pumpkin that takes home the 4H ribbon.