America’s craft beer industry is booming. Not as day goes by that somebody, somewhere, either opens a new brewery/brewpub or writes up a business plan to start a new brewing operation in the future. With more breweries comes more beer- related merchandise and more media and a … [Read more...]
Craft a Brew: Good Introduction to the Homebrewing Hobby
Homebrewing is a popular and growing hobby. Instant gratification is nice, but there is something cool about tasting beer crafted through your own time and effort; beer that you boil, ferment, and bottle from the comfortable confines of your … [Read more...]
World Bottled Beers: Reference Guide to some of the World’s Greatest Brew
Do you like to try and evaluate beer? I think most craft beer fans do. Many bloggers start off as beer reviewers and as a result, some have developed more sophisticated palates, capable of discerning and describing a multitude of flavors and characteristics. One book that … [Read more...]
Moonshine Nation: The History and Resurgence of a Once Forbidden Spirit
The definitive book on moonshine has just been released-- Moonshine Nation: The Art of Creating Cornbread in a Bottle. Written by Mark Spivak and released by Lyons Press, the first half of the book traces the history of moonshine from the Whiskey Rebellion of 1791-94 through the … [Read more...]
Canned: The Craft Beer Trend to Cans in Reference Book Form
Beer cans have earned a place in American industrial history. The beer can is as much a marketing tool and symbol of a brewery as a container to package beer and millions of individuals collect beer cans for their unique and often memorable slogans, colors, symbols, and artwork. … [Read more...]