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.


A Toast to Summer: Festivals, Patios, and Benefits

Spring had just sprung the weekend I spent in Boise, Idaho for the Treefort Music Festival. Surrounded by the snowcapped Boise Mountains, I was told that spring had arrived super early this year. The bounty of craft beer flowed freely within the festival’s ale fort, inspiring me to search out some of the nation’s other festival …


July/August 2022 Zymurgy Magazine Now Available

The July/August 2022 Zymurgy magazine is now available! Check out featured stories including Foamation, Mushrooms: Foraging and Brewing Tips, Color Calculations and Measurements Pt. 3, Skeptical Brewing 4, and Kava: The Calming Pacific Elixir. The post July/August 2022 Zymurgy Magazine Now Available appeared first on American Homebrewers Association. Read More


July/August 2022 Zymurgy Magazine Links

Find links to all the web pages mentioned in the July/August 2022 issue of Zymurgy magazine. About Zymurgy Magazine Zymurgy is the bi-monthly journal for members of the American Homebrewers Association (AHA). All issues of Zymurgy magazine through the year 2000 can be accessed digitally online or with your smartphone device. Join the AHA for a Zymurgy magazine subscription and to enjoy other member benefits! Table of …


Longtime Firestone Walker Employee Jim Crooks Parts Ways With Company

(Paso Robles, CA) – After 22 years with the company, Jim Crooks, known as Sour Jim has parted ways with Firestone Walker Brewing and by extension, Firestone Walker BarrelWorks. In the folk lore… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Read More


18 best Father’s Day beer gifts you can buy in 2022

Overall, you get around seven or eight hours to learn all about brewing and enjoy some good food before taking home a certificate of completion and a 5 litre mini-keg of craft beer as a memento of … Read More


Podcast EP 230 – Firestone Walker Invitational Debrief

Danny and Andy are reuinited to dicuss all the latest in the craft beer world, including: – Andy debriefs us on the 2022 Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Festival. – What behind the… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Read More


Lead Us Not Into Temptation — Omnipollo Brewing in Stockholm, Sweden

It still felt wrong. Even as I told myself that thousands of people had supped stale communion wine here. Even as I took in the brewhouse and steel fermenters that have replaced the altar and pews. Even as an atheist, it felt heretical to be drinking in church. Omnipollo’s co-founder Henok Fentie and I are …


Tasting Room Gripes That Grind Our Gears

Hot, black, empty stool of a crowded brewery, what is your wisdom? Photo by Greg Nagel If you’re reading this, there’s no doubt you’ve been to a brewery tasting room, walked past a… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Read More


World Beer Cup Award-Winning Lagers And More

June is on! And craft brewers are keeping things interesting with new beers you’re gonna want to chase down this weekend. Read More


RECIPES: ‘The Craft Brewery Cookbook’ reflects changes in world of beer

For his latest cookbook, beer writer John Holl gathered recipes organized by styles and flavor profiles, along with glimpses of each of the breweries and beers featured in the book. Read More