Beer News

Before You Boycott Beer

Michael Roper from Hopleaf Bar in Chicago had some pretty insightful things to say about beer, brewery acquisitions and the like.   This was published in the most recent BeerAdvocate magazine.

More Re: Boycotting Craft Beer.

I feel that, while a bit late, I Continue Reading →

Alchemist Heady Topper Release Update

Jen with The Alchemist Brewpub in Waterbury, Vermont had this posted to BeerAdvocate last night.  Friday is the impending release of Heady Topper, the breweries first cans and first year round beer.  There WILL be more in the future, but Continue Reading →

Nogne-O’s Holy Smoke

Nogne-O (Grimstad, Norway) will be shipping a smoke beer to the United States.  Holy Smoke is a smoked lager, and the winning recipe from the Norwegian  Hombrewing Championship.  The 2011 winning recipe was brewed by Erlann Eldorsen.  

Style: Smoke Beer
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Funkwerks Maori King Now Southern Tropic

Funkwerks (Ft. Collins, CO) has changed the name of Maori King to Southern Tropic.  The name change follows a recent controversy that arose over the label.

The label features a stylized facial moko on the bottle, which is culturally offensive to Continue Reading →