US Craft Beer: The Sky is Falling/No, It’s Not
A staunchly adolescent business category, one that existed in a sort of arrested-development haze for two+ decades, has begun to grow up.
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Killing Bud, Getting the Guns: Slow and Steady Wins the Race
Within 20 – 25 years, yes, there will still be guns. But there can also be fewer guns and a significant glimmer of hope for a safer, more rational, more mature culture. And we can do this…one by one.
“Fresh Beer Tastes Better!”…Sometimes…
If we remove the possibility for serendipity, of small miracles that shock us, we take a LOT of the joy out of Life and adventure out of experimentation.
Quick ‘n’ Dirty: A Spontaneous Conversation with a Great Beer Mind
Despite the promises that “nothing will change, other than improved quality,” that is never true. To the contrary, it’s the kiss of death for these brands and companies.
The Hot Takes 2023: A Little Something to Offend Everybody
I could easily just wave off all this static but that’s not my function on this planet, for better or for worse, and those with more to lose, of course, have to be more diplomatic…but it’s stuff that SHOULD be said, so I elect me.
RANT: On Athletes, Rich Guys, and the Illusion of “Respect”
“I have to take care of my family!” is cheap and unworthy button-pushing; a greedy person trying to deflect criticism by leaning on the only thing they still have in common with the Average Joe.
Geaux? Gone: A Cautionary Rant and Tale
If we value Small Businesses, as we all SAY we do in all our drippy Lip Service to Small Business Saturday, then that Saturday really HAS TO be every day.
“It’s Happening Again”: Stone Brewing is the New Pearl Harbor
It is categorically NOT impossible for an American brewery to flourish, expand, and PAY PEOPLE, including the owners, and not sell out to some mega-corp or brewing conglomerate. It is NOT the inevitable end-game of being a successful business.
The Pour Fool 