“No one brings beer to a dinner party,” a colleague recently said to me. I was shocked. (I do!, I thought.) But he was right. Most people don’t. They bring wine.
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This Marseille Microbrewery Is Crowd-Sourcing Hops and Training Urban Farmers
Though two people officially own Part Faite, the Marseille microbrewery chugs on community. Born from a successful crowdfunding campaign, Part Faite is run by Gonzalo and Laure Araque-Goy, a couple whose love of beer is only surpassed by a fierce love of community. Gonzalo and Laure launched their line of three organic brews by enlisting […]
Hop Take: Mikkeller vs. Evil Twin Feud Goes Nuclear on Twitter, Facebook, & Untappd
Holy trolling! Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø, founder of Evil Twin Brewing, took to Twitter this week to escalate his years-old feud with his brother and competitor, Mikkel Borg Bjergsø, co-founder of Mikkeller. Jeppe piggybacked on a tweet from Brewbound editor Chris Furnari about how Scottish brewery BrewDog was losing its “punk” factor by being partially owned by […]
Here’s Your Drink Pairing for Your June Horoscope
Magical thinkers, this June’s for you. The blazing summer sun is illuminating new paths, and those who march forward will ultimately be rewarded. Dare to dream big. Step into the light and embrace VinePair’s June 2018 drink horoscope. Here is everything you need to drink this month for maximum celestial rewards. Aries: Swiss Chasselas Wines […]
Now’s the Time to Plan Your Craft Beer Pilgrimage to Napa and Sonoma
I was into my third 10-ounce glass of Pliny the Younger when I noticed the line snaking outside Russian River Brewing’s taproom in downtown Santa Rosa, Calif. “Five hours,” a bouncer told me. That was the estimated wait time to enter the hallowed halls of Sonoma County’s most revered brewery. Beer pilgrims hailing from 40 […]
Hop Take: Craft Beer Needs to Start Thinking Globally
The Brewers Association (BA) published its annual Industry Review in the New Brewer this month. Among its takeaways is that 24 of the top 50 craft brewing companies didn’t grow last year. They didn’t grow the year before, either. Boston Beer, Sierra Nevada, Deschutes, Rogue, and Green Flash are among the beer companies that saw their […]
Farm to Can: 16 North American Breweries Making Hyper-Local Beer
The majority of beer produced in North America is brewed with grains grown on a large scale, often far from where the brews themselves are made. So while “local” breweries might be physically making beers onsite, most of their ingredients are shipped from far and wide. Now some breweries are flipping that script.
How to Get the Most Out of Your Visit to Brooklyn Brewery
A trip to New York is filled with myriad expectations and to-dos. There are museums and galleries to visit in Manhattan, and culture and architecture to check out in Harlem, and dumplings to eat in Queens. But if you’re here for the beer, Brooklyn’s got you. And by that, we mean both the borough, which […]
A Gulf War Veteran Is Making Craft Beers With Big-Name Brewers for Military Charity
Dave Pappas insists that, for the sake of full transparency, he is identified as a non-combat veteran of the Persian Gulf War. He stresses that it is an important distinction. Pappas has dedicated his post-service career to veterans. And, as a former active-duty marine, he can understand some of the challenges veterans face while away […]
