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.


The Only Mission Is To Follow Your Own Senses — Tracing the Journey of Italian Pilsner

An Italian brewer named Agostino Arioli wants to start a brewpub in northern Italy, at a time when no other such businesses exist there. It’s 1996, and he decides he’ll call his brewery Birrificio Italiano, or the Italian Beer Factory. It’s a grandiose name for a 200-liter brewhouse, but something about it feels right. Among …


Stable Craft Brewing’s 2020 Holiday Gift Guide For You And Your Four-Legged BFF

Solve all of yours (and your dog’s) holiday shopping needs with Stable Craft’s Holiday Gift Cards Central Virginia’s Stable Craft Brewing at Hermitage Hill, an authentic working farm brewery and winery, is making holiday shopping safer and more seamless this season, with the offering of its Stable Craft Holiday Gift cards.  In addition to being the perfect …


Member Presale for Brewing with Cannabis: Using THC and CBD in Beer

With homebrewers continuing to push the envelope on ingredient innovation, Brewing with Cannabis: Using THC and CBD in Beer, the latest release from Brewers Publications®, is essential reading for those seeking information on the responsible and legal use of cannabis in brewing. From Monday, July 12 – July 19, American Homebrewers Association members receive an …


257. Read. Look. Drink.

These are the words, images, and beers that inspired the GBH Collective this week. Drinking alone just got better, because now you’re drinking with all of us. JAMAAL LEMON READ.// “The human body is built the way it is so that we could slowly but surely run down prey for miles and miles in the heat …


12 Beers of Christmas

The Christmas lights are strung up (they’re still in a tangle in the garage, actually), the stockings are hung (nope), and the presents are all wrapped and under the tree (they haven’t even been ordered yet—that’s what two-day shipping is for). You’ve completed none of your holiday to-do list, and you deserve a beer. Leave …


5 Belgian-style Blond Ale Recipes

Find your next beer recipe among these 5 Belgian-style blond ales, including a National Homebrew Competition winner and sour apricot interpretation. Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) style description: a moderate-strength golden ale that has a subtle fruity-spicy Belgian yeast complexity, slightly malty-sweet flavor, and dry finish. Brilliant Blond Belgian Ale Brilliant Blond ABV: 7.20% IBU: …


One Leads to Another — Tributary Brewing Company in Kittery, Maine

There is an urgent beauty to certain New England mornings. It dazzles then disappears. The sky seems to awaken before the sun appears, like a child rustling in their bedroom before coming downstairs for the day. Brilliant pinks, blues, and oranges lighten, then linger and astound, but in their own way suggest, yes, now is …


Creating Safe Spaces for Women in the Beer Industry

When the Brewers Association released the results of their Brewery Operations Benchmarking Survey last year, the data confirmed that there’s still work to do when it comes to diversifying the industry. Based on the responses, 77 percent of breweries were owned by men and only 9 percent of breweries owned by people of color. More …


Tarty Passions Berliner Weisse

Single infusion mash at 150° F for 60 minutes. Target 5.3 pH. Lauter then boil for 15 minutes.  Chill to 90° F and lower wort PH to 4.3 via Lactic Acid additions. Pitch Omega Lactobacillus blend, OYL-605. Once soured to 3.5PH, return wort back to kettle and boil for another 15 minutes. Chill to 65° …


Whiskey and the Mile High City — The Distillery Making Single Malt in the Rocky Mountains

On a given Friday in Denver—especially in neighborhoods like Baker, RiNo, or the historic LoDo—you’re likely to find a mix of students and young professionals, road-tripping tourists and outdoorsy locals, all mingling among the city’s mix of dives, brewery taprooms, and cocktail lounges. But as compelling as the people-watching can be, it’s got nothing on …