Hop Session and the Dustbin of History
When we sold Tremont Ale, I didn’t hang onto much memorabilia. I try to live lean, and packing away a bunch of crap for nostalgia value was not on my mind at the time. Most items were sent to the dustbin. However, I did keep two medals from the 1997 Chicago Real Ale Festival, and their place on a [...]
Rating beer, or rating buzz.
Great post by Andy Crouch on the impact of price, scarcity, label, style and ABV when “rating” beers. What is “best” is often determined by attributes unrelated to the beer itself. In my mind, what’s “best” is what’s right for the occasion.
Update: BAC & craft beer experiment
Update (August 11, 2010)
Many questions have been coming in regarding my BAC / Breathalyzer experiment (see the original post below). Findings? There were “findings” to be sure. None of which are bullet proof enough to be shared (not yet anyway), but there are more than a few anecdotal results for the blog. And I most certainly had a great deal of [...]
Notch Hop Session Cask!
Look for Notch Hop Session Cask tappings in the next few weeks at the Haven, Deep Ellum, Redbones and American Craft. The cask conditioned version of Hop Session is a little different from what you will find on draft taps. The Hop Session Cask is a true presentation of session ale – naturally carbonated and served at [...]