Belgian Beer & Food – Writing in Relevance
Editors Note: Belgian Beer & Food magazine is an English-language publication about Belgium’s beer and food culture. I’ve written many articles for them over the last […]
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Beer Industry Vocabulary: A Guide for Bloggers, Journalists, and Enthusiasts
Update: 1/22/2018 – Thanks to popular request, this will become a regular feature and will further explore beer industry terms. This first post focuses more […]
Beer/Cider Photo of the Week: Welsh WWI Memorial in West Flanders
I recently upgrade my photo editing to a full version of Photoshop. I’d been using the iPad Photoshop Touch edition for several years. It’s an […]
The Full Pint – What’s Ruining My Beer? A Guide to Common Off Flavors
Editor’s Note: This is my latest piece for The Full Pint. In it, I explore the most common off flavors in craft beer, how they […]
Q & Ale – What is a Diacetyl? What Causes It?
Diacetyl is one of the most common off-flavors in beer. As someone who works in the industry, it’s something I’ve become intimately familiar with. I’ve […]
Book Review: “Trappist Beer Travels”
This combination beer journal, history book, and travelogue grants readers rare access inside monastery walls for an in-depth look at the legendary breweries of Trappist […]
Worthy Reads – Despite Incredible Breadth and Flexibility of English Language, New Brewery Still Opts to Name New Beers after Boobs by Oliver Gray of Literature & Libations
Editor’s note: Oliver Gray is one of better writers in the beer blogosphere. His prose are elegant and fun to read. In this piece, he uses […]
Good Ideas Executed Poorly: The Brewers Association Chases Independence
Good Ideas Executed Poorly: The Brewers Association Chases Independence JUNE 29, 2017 BY CHRISTOPHER BARNES On June 27th, The Brewers Association (BA), craft beer’s not-for-profit trade group, […]
5 Years Up and 5 Years Down!
5 years of blogging and beer writing have come and gone. I always like start with the first post I ever put up here: “Welcome to […]
Ommegang Bend the Knee “Game of Thrones”
Brewery Ommegang has been brewing a series of licensed beers for the HBO TV series Game of Thrones. Their newest entrant into their Game of […]
Worthy Reads: The BS Arguments of Craft Beer Sell-Outs: How Brewery Buyouts Hurt Craft Beer by Jim Vorel of Paste Magazine
Editor’s Notes: If you’re a regular reader, you know I’m not a fan of AB-InBev and their business practices. I feel, and with ample evidence, that […]
Craft Brewing on Easy Mode: Wicked Weed Brewing & AB-InBev
Craft Brewing on Easy Mode: Wicked Weed Brewing & AB-InBev MAY 10, 2017 BY CHRISTOPHER BARNES LEAVE A COMMENT Beer is business. Let’s get that out […]
Worthy Reads: Inside a Czech Floor Malthouse by Jeff Alworth
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a new series of posts that will feature excellent beer or cider writing from around the web. These […]
The Brewing Monks: The Franciscans
The Order of Friars Minor – “Franciscans” Most commonly known as Franciscans, The Orders of Friars Minor are part of the group of mendicant orders […]
The Session 122: Imported Beer – Perspective
A few months ago, I was interviewed by friend for a piece on import beer. Very quickly, I realized the questions were directing me towards […]