Congrats, Roscoe’s

The New School blog has a wonderful little writeup of Roscoe’s as they hit their 16th anniversary as a beer bar in Portland.

It’s a story I’ve seen before but hey: It’s the end of the year. Let’s take what cheer we can.

Who Says There’s Nothing To Look Forward To?

It’s gonna be a brewery with a gaming branch. This is…pretty much in my Venn Diagram of things I like.

Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving!

Style Split

I liked this overview of how Flanders Red became a style, born out of the Flanders Brown.

I wouldn’t say it’s super deep but it is enjoyable.

Well Now I Want One

An emotional support beer.

Although I suppose I’d have to continually replace it, that’s just the price one must pay.

Symbiote Marketing

I can’t say I’m the biggest fan of Voodoo Ranger but I do find the branding story here to be fascinating. Credit where due: in a marketplace that has brands doing all kinds of things to generate attention, Voodoo Ranger has actually succeeded at that.

Short and Sweet

A neat little video on lacing.

Chats

The Splendid Table recently did an episode profiling some women in the brewing industry.

I’ve talked about Theresa McCulla before, the curator at the Smithsonian. I don’t know that she brought up something new to me, but others might learn something.

However, if you do know about her work already, then you can skip to about 24 minutes in to hear some great interviews with the other two women, Atinuke Akintola Diver, talking about her documentary and Stephanie Grant who has some awesome suggestions for beer styles to try in fall.

Make Up Yer Mind

I have been reading complaint after complaint about the saturation of IPAs in the market and how nobody produces anything else but IPAs.

And then this article comes along.

Well. Which is it?*

*It’s that larger craft breweries do have too many dang IPAs but smaller ones are expanding their styles and doing them well. Plus, the article has a nice overview and ways to appreciate the variety of lager styles available! So even if you’re not interested in the history, the last third of the article might be of interest.

I’m Glad Someone Did It

I can appreciate small batch brewing-I am a homebrewer-but I don’t see myself having the temperament for brewing just one pint of beer.

But someone did! And while it’s definitely an exercise in ‘what happens if…’ and seeing if there is something to learn from drilling down to the smallest process you can, I don’t think I’ll be taking that task on anytime soon.

When Foam Is Good

Is this good?

I get that the article says one should try Mliko and it certainly does seem fascinating. That there are different taps for different kinds of pours is also a source of interest to me.

That said, even a person in the article is quoted calling Mliko “a party trick”.

But party tricks can be cool. Maybe next time I’m in the Czech Republic.