As the American brewing industry surges forth, university archivists are hoping to record brewing history from pre-Prohibition to the modern age—and they want brewers’ and drinkers’ help. At Oregon State University in Corvallis, OR, the Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives (OHBA) has been seeking operational or administrative records from breweries, beer recipes, oral histories, photographs... View Article
A homebrew competition held in Hillsboro, OR, required brewers to use a unique ingredient in all of the beer: river water. In June, 1,000 gallons of water from the Tualatin River was purified for use as an ingredient in the Pure Water Brew competition, sponsored by the Oregon Brew Crew (a Portland, OR, homebrewing club),... View Article
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has relaxed packaging and disposal requirements of spent grains, allowing smaller brewers to continue donating or selling spent grain to farmers for animal feed. The previously proposed rule under the Food Safety Modernization Act required brewers to dry and package their spent grain, a byproduct of the brewing... View Article
A brewery in Bruges, Belgium, has proposed a creative solution to shipping its beer: moving it underground. The city of Bruges has approved plans by De Halve Maan Brewery to build an underground beer pipeline that can move 6,000 liters (about 1,500 gallons) of beer per hour in a pipeline spanning three kilometers (1.8 miles), De... View Article
Rush’s “Tom Sawyer” blares through the bar. TV screens feature episodes of “American Gladiator” or old (and, in many cases, dead) wrestlers such as Jake “The Snake” Roberts, Ravishing Rick Rude and “Macho Man” Randy Savage. The menus are made from ’90s comic books. Some people play old-school arcade games such as Burger Time, Dig... View Article
A draft of the updated 2014 Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) Style Guidelines, the beer style guidelines used for beer judging exams and certification, competitions and education, has been released for public comment. The revisions are a reflection of new and evolving styles, a renewed interest in historical styles, changing ingredients and expanded international use... View Article
American craft beer production volume grew 18 percent in the first half of 2014, according to the Brewers Association (BA). About 10.6 million barrels of beer were sold by craft brewers from Jan. 1 to June 30, up from 9.0 million barrels over the first half of 2013. The 18 percent growth rate is based... View Article
In an effort to further the growth of the New York state craft beer industry, New York has created a Craft Brewer Workgroup, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced late this summer. The work group was organized as a result of the Second Wine, Beer, Spirits and Cider Summit in April. It plans to improve communication between... View Article
In a move that harkens to the brewery’s roots, Pilsner Urquell is rolling out its iconic Czech pilsner in brown bottles for the U.S. market. While the beer was originally packaged in brown bottles, in the 1980s the brewery made the switch to green bottles, which offer less protection from UV rays that can damage... View Article
