Beervana Blog Posts

Devils Backbone (VA) to AB InBev

Jeff AlworthApril 12, 2016buy-outs Comments

What Makes a Great Brewery?

Jeff AlworthApril 11, 2016best of, rumination Comments

I HAVE A MINOR COMPLAINT: Don't Take that Glass!

Jeff AlworthApril 8, 2016I have a minor complaint Comments

The Beer There (A Brand New Feature???)

Jeff AlworthApril 7, 2016The Beer There, reviews Comments

The Future of Beer is Hiding in the Footnotes

The Business of BeerJeff AlworthApril 5, 2016Beer Biz, Brewers Association Comments

Beer Bible Wins an IACP Award

Jeff AlworthApril 4, 2016self-promotion Comments

Fallows and Alworth Agree: Breweries are Good for Cities

Jeff AlworthApril 2, 2016self-promotion Comments

Mughal Cistern Beer (Mugal Talaab Sharaab)

Jeff AlworthApril 1, 2016Beervana PodcastComment

The Identity of Irish Beer

European StoriesJeff AlworthMarch 31, 2016Beer culture, Ireland Comments

Happy 500th Birthday, Reinheitsgebot

Jeff AlworthMarch 30, 2016Reinheitsgebot Comment

Irish Guinness vs. American Guinness

Jeff AlworthMarch 29, 2016Guinness Comments

The Dangers of Expansion

The Business of BeerJeff AlworthMarch 28, 2016Beer Biz Comments

Deschutes in Virginia

Jeff AlworthMarch 27, 2016expansions Comment

The Man Who Invented Nitro

Jeff AlworthMarch 24, 2016

Michael Ash

Jeff AlworthMarch 24, 2016Guinness Comments

Is the Guinness Storehouse Experience Worth 20 Euros?

Jeff AlworthMarch 23, 2016Guinness Comments

Under Gray Irish Skies

European StoriesJeff AlworthMarch 22, 2016Dublin, Guinness, Ireland, travel Comment

Taxes and Production

Jeff AlworthMarch 18, 2016beer tax Comments

The Trouble With Butyric Acid (Nerdy)

The Brewing ProcessJeff AlworthMarch 17, 2016butyric acid, science Comments

Welcome the New Sponsor: Guinness Brewing

Jeff AlworthMarch 15, 2016Guinness, Sponsors Comments

August 11, 2026

Are Pilsners *Really* the Hardest Beers to Make?

There’s an old saw that goes like this: while you can hide faults in many beer styles, pilsners are hard because they expose every flaw. In one very narrow sense this may be accurate, but it leaves much to be desired as a general thesis.

August 7, 2026

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson Stumps for Braun at Trap Door Brewing

Yesterday Trap Door Brewing hosted US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson at a political rally for Republican House candidate John Braun. The reaction on social media was spicy.