Chad

This almost feels like it should be a national holiday. People here LOVE IPAs. You can tell that by going to most any place … Read More

It’s Friday and International Beer Day. What better excuse could there be for celebratory beersies this weekend? As comforting as it can be to crack a cold one on the couch after a tough week … Read More

“Champion Brewery” has a nice ring to it, and that’s just what Beer52 — a United Kingdom based craft beer cultivation and subscription organization that serves thousands of international brews annually throughout the UK — has named The Virginia Beer Company. There is no secret that Williamsburg’s Virginia Beer Co. loves sharing beers & cheers … Read more

Everyone remembers the first time they rushed to the homebrew store in a panic to buy a blow-off tube. A hot coat closet fermentation combined with the cylinder lock from your first homebrew kit, and a few hours later, ALL of your formerly nice shirts smelled strongly of simcoe hop pellets and half fermented pale … Read more

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. SAMER KHUDAIRI READ.// “I’ve got a saying: I don’t like you until I like you. With some people, the shift happens fairly quickly. With others, it never happens. With … Read more

Wild Leap Alpha Abstraction #17 is now available, as the Alpha line continues on. This edition marks the beginning of a new collaboration with Brewers Supply Group’s (BSG) hop program. A new hop blend called Citiva, was used for #17.  According to Norther Brewer, this hop is “designed to have consistent results (flavor profile) year … Read more

Pizza maker Curtis Corbin from Short’s Brewing Company tosses a dough in the kitchen. Pizza and beer — they are perfect together. While no one would deny the inherently complementary nature of the two fermented wonders, some brewpubs are taking the pairing a step further. They are adding pours of their prized craft beers to … Read more

Here is a summary of the June meeting of your American Homebrewers Association Governing Committee (GC). We are near the end of the thirty-day period for member comments on the revised bylaws. If you have comments or corrections, please forward them to Roxanne Westendorf or Goose Steingass. We were updated on homebrewing legislation that is … Read more

It’s just before 4 a.m., and we’re nearing the full point of the lunar eclipse on the lush, mystical Pacific Northwest atoll of Orcas Island. The night before, my friend and I had prepared our altar, adorning it with protective talismans and offerings to the spirits of the land. We also prepared, under the advisement … Read more

You may have heard of Glühwein, aka Mulled Wine, before. Christkindlmarkts & Weihnachtsmarkts serve it up steaming in boot-shaped mugs (except in Chicago, we no longer have boot mugs – womp womp). But have you ever heard of Glübier?   Glühwein is typically prepared from red wine, and spiced with warming spices like cinnamon sticks, … Read more