Inspired by the classic Dickens tale, our beer reporters set off on separate journeys through time to learn about their favorite beverage. Read about Pete’s trip through time and space to learn about beer here: motifri.com/beerfuturepete Read about a colorful trio of barflys who taught Chris about breweries old and new here: motifri.com/beerfuturechris
I remember it like it was yesterday. The sun had nearly passed below the horizon, lighting the sky with a thousand shades of gold and copper. There were a few stars in the sky that twinkled in the crisp winter air. Buildings in the distance appeared as monsters; black shadows on the winter sky. I […]
Once again, as I sat in my favorite beer bar perusing the long list of drafts available to me, I heard the familiar rattling chains, felt the eerie cold spot and sensed the room become a little darker. A low, tortured wail echoed from the woodwork. “Goddamnit,” I muttered as the spectral anomaly slapped my […]
Alt holiday gift ideas for the beer nerd in your life The leaves are still on the trees, candy wrappers are still on the floor, the nights are just getting cold and there are Christmas commercials on TV. Yep, the retail Christmas season has jumped the gun again and pre-empted our regularly scheduled program of […]
Even more gifts for the beer nerd in your life Christmas decorations went up in stores a month ago, so I suppose that means it’s time to think about the gift buying season. I’m tempted to go on a rant about our mindless consumer culture, or how Walmart is laughing at you for lining up […]
Newport Storm Angel’s Envy – Our Coastal Extremists are continuing to evolve and create new unique brews, experimenting with a good deal of success, I might add. A dark, semi-translucent porter with strong vanilla notes from the rum barrel and malt interaction. It’s surprisingly light and drinkable for a porter. One of the brewers mentioned […]
What international festival takes place every autumn, has lots of beer, good food, strong men and beautiful women? If you answered Oktoberfest, you’d be a couple thousand miles off … and in another country. No my friends, the festival I refer to is the Great International Beer Festival (GIBF) and competition. The GIBF comes to […]
Rob Tod fell into brewing shortly after college, and has since risen to great heights within the fermented fluid manufacturing field. As founder and head beer scientist of Allagash, he’s helped advance craft beer and in particular, brought Belgian styles to the forefront of the craft beer world, everything from White Ales to Trappists, Lambics […]
Craft beer has become a leviathan in our time, undergoing a renaissance of sorts in the last 20 years. After decades of nothing but watered-down, factory-produced pilsners, having such an exploding variety of beer has spawned an epicurean culture that both echoes the wine culture, and yet maintains a distinct identity of its own. Beer […]
What fall beers are you drinking? Narragansett Bohemian Pilsner – While the main selling point for Narragansett, besides the historical cans, has been the surprisingly decent quality of their cheap pilsner, this is also a company that knows how to satisfy the craft beer crowd. Once again, they turned to local Brew Maestro Sean Larkin, […]