Author: Julie Johnson Bradford
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When Fine Dining Calls For Fine Beer
September 1, 2005 - Julie Johnson Bradford A fervent beer lover I know was sitting in a multi-starred restaurant. He’d made his food selection, and was studying the drinks menu. After glancing at the beer list, he scanned the wine pages before calling the sommelier. “I was looking for something in a jug red,” he said. “I beg your pardon?” asked the... View Article -
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Going Against the Grain: Audacious American Beers
July 1, 2005 - Julie Johnson Bradford Only in Castro’s Cuba has a state of permanent revolution lasted longer than it has in the minds of beer writers. We remember the bad old days—before the revolution—when beer variety was non-existent, when bars and stores offered us the choice between Mainstream Lager A and Mainstream Lager B (and C and D, in more... View Article -
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Brewing Up a Business: Adventures in Entrepreneurship
July 1, 2005 - Julie Johnson Bradford The first time I ever saw Sam Calagione was in a Philadelphia hotel ballroom crowded with tuxedo-clad well-wishers gathered to “roast” Michael Jackson. As part of the evening’s program, Sam presented a monologue portraying Jackson in an alternate world, faithfully written in the style of short story writer Raymond Carver, whom both men admire. Even... View Article -
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A Year of Beer
January 1, 2005 - Julie Johnson Bradford For nine out of ten people, beer is mainstream lager—a single, pale yellow beverage. It is pleasantly thirst-quenching, predictable, universally available, and a very safe choice if you’re traveling in countries with dodgy water supplies. But, in all honesty, it’s not very exciting. -
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Let’s Hear from the Brewers
September 1, 2004 - Julie Johnson Bradford Dan Carey, New Glarus Brewing Co., WI. “In my experience, brewers are pragmatic, even pessimistic people, and they’re not big risk-takers. They’re detail people, not entrepreneurs. I would never, ever, ever in a million years start a brewery.” -
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Heavy Medals: The Brewers Behind The Awards
September 1, 2004 - Julie Johnson Bradford In his scant nine years as a professional brewer, Matt Brynildson has worked for one award-winning brewery after another: Goose Island in Chicago, SLO Brewing in California, Firestone Walker in California. -
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The Medal Works—for number junkies
September 1, 2004 - Julie Johnson Bradford Records from four beer competitions were the starting point for this feature. BIIA (Brewing Industry International Awards), founded in 1886, is held biannually in Burton on Trent, England (this year also in London). Criteria: “the commercial worth of the beer quality” In 2004—23 categories, 69 medals awarded 822 entries from 299 breweries in 48 countries -
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What 3,515 Beer Medals Can Tell You
September 1, 2004 - Julie Johnson Bradford The Big Three really can brew, dominating the categories where they compete. Anheuser-Busch led all brewing companies with 60 medals; Miller claims 41; and Coors, 35. The Sandlot Brewery at Coors Field earned the Golden company another 15 medals in styles where micros usually dominate. The only companies to win medals in all four competitions,... View Article