This is my last post about the Craft Brewers Conference. I swear. One strategy of my CBC quest to divine the future of the craft beer was to simply ask anyone who would talk to me, “What is the future of craft beer?” With tape recorder in hand I approached brewers, beer writers, and vendors [...]
While at the CBC I was interested in exploring what the industry thinks its future holds. It struck me that one of the best places to look for indications of that future is the many new and start-up breweries around the country. I talked to several newly minted and would-be professionals about their experience of [...]
Where to begin? Spending two days at the Craft Brewers Conference was exhilarating. While my long drive home from Chicago gave me an extended meditative moment to decompress and process what I saw/tasted/experienced, I’m still jazzed-up. The sycophant beer nerd part of me was giddy with excitement at shaking hands and exchanging words and ideas [...]
I have been thinking lately about the future of craft beer. As I am attending the Craft Brewers Conference (CBC) in Chicago this weekend, it seems like a good time to examine this question. I feel like the industry has reached some kind of tipping point. Well…maybe not a tipping point, that sounds so final [...]
Barley Malt Barley malt is the heart and soul of beer. Next to water it makes up the bulk of brewing ingredients. Malted barley provides the sugar that yeast ferment. It is the primary source of beer color and a major contributor to beer flavor, aroma, and body. Proteins in malted barley give structure to [...]
