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 […]
Crafty Beer Girls Podcast Episode 3 – Saison de Femme
She’s here! Our latest podcast is all about the new collaboration beer brewed by SaltFire Brewing and the Hop Bombshells Homebrew Club using the 2019 Pink Boots Hop Blend. Special guests Mike Dymowski, head brewer at SaltFire, and Becky Peterson, founding member of the Hop Bombshells, guide us through the process of creating the gem, […]
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 […]
Hop Bombshells and SaltFire Brewing Present: Saison de Femme
For the professional brewer, making beer is a job; it’s part of everyday life. The homebrewer is likely a weekend warrior finding spare time to brew, but not any less passionate about the beer they make. These two worlds come together when a local brewery and homebrew club join forces to collaborate and create a […]
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 […]