Elysian and AB/InBev: Greed, Overweening Ambition, and the Whoring-Out of a Culture

This post could probably run on to book length, with as much as my stunned brain – abruptly informed of Continue reading →

Score Whores, Cherry Pickers, and Pseudo-Science: The 100 Point Scale Examined

This blog uses the 100 Point Scale as a means of rating beer, wine, and spirits. I do it not Continue reading →

The Slate.com “Against Hoppy Beer” Debate: A Whine That’s Aging VERY Badly

For reasons known only to God and the little man in Nebraska who runs the internet, a post from 2013, Continue reading →

Crowd-Sourced Ratings and Why They Suck

This isn’t going to be hard to write as some of what you read here, mainly because I’ve been dealing with this Continue reading →

America’s Craft Breweries, Artisan Distilleries, and Boutique Wineries: A Modest Manifesto

It’s a question that won’t go away: How do we define what is or is not a “craft brewery”? This post Continue reading →

Budweiser Vs. The Craft Beer Culture: The Long, Slow Decline of The King of Beers

Slate.com, which has been doing a really admirable job of chronicling the evolution of the craft beer business, recently published Continue reading →

The Short Life and Ugly Death of 10 Barrel Brewing

It was like a punch in the face, today… I was out all day and away from the computer. I Continue reading →

Thanks, Trish: Some Florida Brewery’s New Home Is STILL Available

(NOTE: This was first posted in 2014, shortly after this website debuted. The old Thompson Cigar Factory, in Bartow,  Florida, Continue reading →