Lager Is a Process, Not a Personality Lager is beer fermented with a cold-tolerant yeast — historically Saccharomyces pastorianus — […]
The first year we ran this festival, a guy walked up to the lager table, read the tap hand
The first year we ran this festival, a guy walked up to the lager table, read the tap handle, and […]
Why Most Beer Festival Coverage Fails—and the Editorial Workflow That Would Fix It
Last September, I stood behind a pour table at a warehouse festival on Bogart Street in East Williamsburg, watching a […]
How to Evaluate a Beer Beyond the First Sip
Beer evaluation is the practice of moving past a quick impression and asking what a beer is actually doing in […]
Why I Think Most Brooklyn Breweries Are Naming Their Beers Wrong—And What a Better System Would Look Like
Last summer I stood behind a jockey box at a Brooklyn beer festival, pouring for a brewery I’ll leave unnamed, […]
On the Question of Whether Craft Beer Has a Diversity Problem
Let’s name the thing before we argue about it. When people say craft beer has a diversity problem, they usually […]
Why I Think Beer Festivals Should Pay Their Brewers
Beer festivals run on a quiet subsidy. The brewers pouring your samples usually paid to be there — donated kegs, […]