If you’re looking for some thorough backstory on exactly how and why I wound up on the doorstep of one of the finest breweries in America, check out the three-part post on my Midwest road trip (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3). New Glarus Brewing Company deserves a post all its own and labeling […]
A Brewery Here, A Beer Bar There – Midwest Edition Part 3
Yes, I still have more to say about my recent road trip to the Midwest. If you missed out on the first two parts, then you’re shit outta luck. Just kiddin’. Click here for Part 1, and here for Part 2. Now, where were we? It wasn’t so much the “where”, but the “when” that […]
A Brewery Here, A Beer Bar There – Midwest Edition Part 2
If you haven’t checked out part one of my Midwest road trip, pump the breaks and click here. Or if you abhor Minnesota like Julie does, you can start two paragraphs below where the Wisconsin part of the trip begins. You’d think I’d have learned by now, but most trips with Julie begin with […]
A Brewery Here, A Beer Bar There – Midwest Edition Part 1
When your best friend gets married, buys a house, and gets a new puppy all within six months, there really is no better way to celebrate than by taking a gluttonous beer trip through her homeland of the Midwest. You may remember Julie from some of my past GABF posts (2016, 2017, 2018). She has […]
Bohemian-Style Pilsner
In late May 2019, I spent four days judging beer with brewers and beer professionals from all over the NW United States at the International Beer Awards in Idaho Falls, ID. About 100 judges worked through nearly 2,000 entries to decide which samples were the best of the best in each category. Utah claimed 25 […]
DIY Beer Off Flavor Kit
As a preface, I’d like to make it well known the off flavor spikes suggested in this post are in no way a substitute for the professionally produced off flavor spikes used in tasting exams for the Cicerone Certification Program, Beer Judge Certification Program, or other beer related organization. I highly recommend purchasing the recommended […]