A couple of weeks ago the Brewer’s Association released their annual Top 50 list that ranks craft breweries by sales volume. Each year the craft brewing community takes a look at the list to see where they fall in the ranks of craft beer’s elite breweries. With 2,403 breweries currently up and running it takes a [...]
Travel Inspired Beers
With the temperatures warming up it’s only natural that our minds drift to outdoor endeavors. After enduring a long winter we long to get out and embrace the adventurous spirit that only travel can satisfy. The craft beer community is no different and over the last couple of weeks I have noticed the launch of [...]
Florida Brew Fest Double Dip
We didn’t give ourselves a whole lot of time, but with two of Florida’s more prestigious craft beer events taking place on back to back days we were motivated to move. It was all going down in the Ybor City section of Tampa. Saturday was the Florida Brewer’s Beerfest and a couple blocks down was the Florida’s [...]
The Road Brewing Project pt2
They say that it’s most basic, brewing beer is simply a matter of 1) making sugary liquid (wort) and 2) providing a good environment for it to ferment. The yeast that you add to wort needs to stay within a consistent temperature range to stay active to do their job of eating the sugars and kicking out [...]
The Road Brewing Project pt 1
The one thing I’ve always wanted to do since we’ve hit the road is to make some home brew…nomadic style. When people hear we are on a nationwide brewery tour they always ask if I brew on the road. I used to give excuses why I don’t, such as we don’t have room for the [...]
Home Sweet Brewery
Due to his size Stanley, our RV, doesn’t always make it to the actual brewery on our visits but we try to get him as close as possible. It is nice to have him nearby when imbibing, whether it be to retrieve a growler when we find an amazing draft beer or to grab the dogs and enjoy a pet friendly patio. [...]
Putting in WORK
As Maria and I were walking to Work Labs we didn’t really know what to expect. I had found out about them when our friend Harvey from OhBeautifulBeer featured their Work Beer pint glasses. The brand was visually engaging and unique from anything I had seen in the craft beer industry. I looked into them further [...]
2012 Year in Review
2012 was a busy year for Maria and I. We traveled from one side of the country to the other via the south and were exposed to parts of the country we had never had time time to explore before. A good three quarters of the year was spent traveling up and down the East coast discovering [...]
What’s in a name?
A couple weeks ago the Brewer’s Association made a point of reaffirming exactly what qualities constitute a “craft brewery” distinction. The central piece of this campaign was a chart that called out a couple prominent breweries who the BA thought were being mis-represented as craft breweries. This caused much ado in the beer world. Some [...]
Gift Ideas for a Beer Geek
After we made last year’s gift guide for beer lovers we recognized that not all beer lovers have the same needs when it comes to enjoying their brews. Over the next couple of weeks we will be posting gift guides for different beer types including: beer aficionados, beer travelers, home brewers, and beer geeks. Gift Ideas for a [...]
Gift Ideas for a Home Brewer
After we made last year’s gift guide for beer lovers we recognized that not all beer lovers have the same needs when it comes to enjoying their brews. Over the next couple of weeks we will be posting gift guides for different beer types including: beer aficionados, beer travelers, home brewers, and beer geeks. Gift Ideas for a Home [...]
Gift Ideas for a Beer Traveler
After we made last year’s gift guide for beer lovers we recognized that not all beer lovers have the same needs when it comes to enjoying their brews. Over the next couple of weeks we will be posting gift guides for different beer types including: beer aficionados, beer travelers, home brewers, and beer geeks. Gift Ideas for a Beer [...]







