http://hoppress.com An organization of beer writers Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:30:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This question is asked mostly with tongue planted firmly in cheek, because unless you don't actually get out of bed in the morning, and have maintained that routine for a solid week, it's been tough to miss what has transpired in the Pennsylvania beer world.  I've been watching these events ... http://maltedmusings.hoppress.com/2010/03/15/what-the-hell-is-happening-in-pennsylvania/ Spring came early to the Northland! Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis was a delightfully sunny 64° degrees, a record and a full 25° above the average for the day. Only slight remnants of black snow remained in the back yard to remind one that it was still winter just a couple ... http://michaelagnew.hoppress.com/2010/03/15/beer-school-i-smell-skunk/ [caption id="" align="alignright" width="195" caption="Image courtesy of Carlsberg Group"][/caption] Following up on Steve Koenemann's recent Beers of Spring article (and the fact that I was biking around in a t-shirt last weekend), it seems an appropriate time to once again plunge into the murky depths of the Ratebeer database and emerge with ... http://kmweaver.hoppress.com/2010/03/14/ratebeer-coms-unofficial-top-10-beers-of-spring/ I can’t resist a beer festival. Living near London means that throughout the year I have a good selection of them. The big one is the Great British Beer Festival in August, then there’s the Pigs Ear in December, Battersea in February and the London Drinker in March, plus a ... http://markdredge.hoppress.com/2010/03/14/london-drinker/ All around you can begin to see signs of the impending end of the long Vermont winter. While this has been a comparatively mild winter, by Vermont standards, the cold, the cloudiness and the shorter days wear on you after a few months. Lately we have been experiencing ... http://koenemann.hoppress.com/2010/03/13/beers-of-spring/ Everyone knows Oregon has an amazing beer culture, and many of the breweries people first think about when they think "Oregon beer" have played a big role in the development of this culture (and justifiably so): Widmer Brothers, Deschutes Brewery, Rogue, BridgePort Brewing, Full Sail, and Hair of the Dog. ... http://jonabernathy.hoppress.com/2010/03/13/10-oregon-breweries-you-should-visit/ In many industries, through increased sales and overall globalization, multi-national corporations end up absorbing many brands under their umbrellas. This helps many companies distribute their products to the masses at lower costs, and tends to give consumers greater reach when choosing what to purchase. Through economies of scale, products become ... http://pjhoberman.hoppress.com/2010/03/12/who-makes-your-beer/ Unless you've been living under a rock, you've probably heard about the Philly beer raids that occurred last week. Blogs and forums have been a-buzz about this, and the general feeling about the situation seems to be outrage, which, as a Pennsylvania resident, I can definitely sympathize. You can check out ... http://stephweber.hoppress.com/2010/03/12/the-philly-beer-raids/ Don't let the title scare you, there is no Bud Rye, at least not that has been publicly announced. I did think it was fitting to mention "The King of Beers" when starting a discussion on adjuncts. In case you hadn't guessed, I'm talking about rye. Rye is a huskless ... http://mariorubio.hoppress.com/2010/03/11/rye-ask-rye-try-bud-rye/ You've never heard of Westbrook Brewing from Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. That's likely because it is still a twinkle in Ed Westbrook's eye. However, soon enough you will hear more about it. In the fall of 2010, Westbrook Brewing will become the sixth distributing brewery in South Carolina. Like many commercial ... http://briancendrowski.hoppress.com/2010/03/11/westbrook-brewing-a-brewery-in-the-making/