Beervana Blog Posts

Of Tart IPAs and Podcasts

Jeff AlworthApril 15, 2016AAB, Beer Bible Blog, Beervana Podcast, Elsewhere, round-upComment

Hagiographies and Game Theory

Jeff AlworthApril 14, 2016aesthetics, random Comments

The Next Big Thing: Sour IPAs

Jeff AlworthApril 13, 2016

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

August 26, 2026

AI Might Allow Me to Publish My Next Beer Book, But it Also May Destroy Humanity. Tough Choices!

In a previous post, I discussed using an AI tool to edit, design, and lay out a book. The experience gave me a better understanding of where the tool-like advantages of AI reside, and how they affirm rather than refute its dangers. A long post one what I learned.

August 19, 2026

What Pubs Represent

“Bars would once have been expected to contain pool and shuffleboard tables, the stink of smoke and spilled beer. Prior to craft beer, those regular neighborhood joints were just bars. Now the exact same places are “dive bars.” In the 21st century we also have “wine bars.” See how a modifier changes everything?”

August 18, 2026

The Most Influential Beer Ever

On the latest episode of One Iconic Beer, we tackle the most influential beer ever made, and the brewery that’s still brewing it in Southwest Bohemia.