Apparently my website was lost. Working diligently to recover as much of it as I can. My apologies.

Update. I was able to recover most of the text content from the beginning through February 2024. Unfortunately, it appears all images are gone, and all content from February through today (August 3) is lost, including the email subscriber list. I’m bummed and and am going to take some time to determine my next steps.

I’d appreciate it if you were to resubscribe to my newsletter, but completely understand if you don’t want to.

In the meantime, you can peruse the archives below.


EEB: Opening Doors to a More Inclusive Brewing Community

At a community center in the industrial city of Orange, N.J., Joe Mettle and Roger Apollon, Jr. proudly stand in front of an arched stained-glass window before class starts. The two former New Jersey charter school teachers and craft beer connoisseurs are the founders of EEB, which stands for Entrepreneurship and Equity in Brewing, a …


WISEACRE Brewing Expands Distribution to Texas

(Memphis, TN) — WISEACRE Brewing Company today announces its plans to launch statewide distribution throughout Texas in August 2022. Thanks to a new distribution partnership with Austin-based Dynamo Distributing, three of WISEACRE’s year-round beers, Bow Echo Hazy IPA, Gotta Get Up to Get Down Coffee Milk Stout, and the Great American Beer Festival Bronze Medal-winning …


Wherever You Go, There You Are — Brewery Silvaticus in Amesbury, Massachusetts

Details matter. The way the westward-facing walls in a home allow the perfect amount of sunlight in. The angle of the grain on a red cedar bar. The placement of a frame. All rely on specificity and intent. Many details go unnoticed, but that’s part of the intention. We shouldn’t notice them right away. They …


IPA no longer king of craft beer? Colorado breweries seeing new trends

The craft beer industry first formed partly in opposition to lagers but times have started to change, and Colorado craft … Read More


Craft Beer Experts Name The Light Beers That Actually Don’t Suck

The term “light” doesn’t mean dull and flavorless, there are myriad great options available. We asked craft experts for their … Read More


Michigan’s Summer Beer Festival is back for 2022: Here are 10 breweries worth trying

More than 100 Michigan breweries will sling hundreds of locally made brews at the Michigan Brewers Guild’s annual festival in Ypsilanti. Read More


Do you have enough beer for this wine harvest?

In a blind tasting of five Sonoma County IPAs — considered the flagship of their breweries — the first place winner was the … Read More


Trillium Brewing launches new IPA beer series, “Coexistent Creatures,” honoring local wildlife; “Raucous Racoon IPA” available now

New England-based Trillium Brewing Co. has launched a new beer series in honor of local wildlife. “Coexistent Creatures” is an IPA series named for the animals found on the company’s North Stonington, … Read More


Weekend Beer: Tart Wheat Ales And Vienna Lagers

July will soon be a memory and American craft brewers are addressing things with a full slate of new beers you’re gonna want … Read More


How One Brooklyn Distiller Uses Craft Beer to Create a More Sustainable Whiskey

Arcane got up and running in 2017, making fernet and a little bit of whiskey in Brooklyn’s Industry City neighborhood. It has … Read More