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How Americans Will Change German Beer
Jeff AlworthJuly 28, 2016Bayern Brewing, Germany, Reinheitsgebot, bock Comments
Oregon Brewers Fest Recommendations, Observations
Jeff AlworthJuly 26, 2016Beervana Podcast, OBF 2016 Comments
Oregon Brewers Festival 2016 By the Numbers
Jeff AlworthJuly 25, 2016OBF 2016, Oregon Brewers Fest Comments
The DOJ Clips AB InBev's Wings in Merger
Jeff AlworthJuly 22, 2016Beer Biz, buy-outs, mergersComment
Fill in the Blanks
Jeff AlworthJuly 20, 2016Terrapin, buy-outs Comments
On the IPA Cutting Edge...
Jeff AlworthJuly 19, 2016IPA, hopping, hops, techniquesComment
A Good, Old-Fashioned News Roundup
Jeff AlworthJuly 18, 2016NewsComment
Naive Pleasure
Jeff AlworthJuly 15, 2016Block 15, rumination Comments
Big Change Possible in Massachusetts Wholesale Laws
Jeff AlworthJuly 13, 2016Beer Biz, Beer DistributionComment
A Deep Dive on the Claims About New England IPAs (Way Nerdy)
A Deep Dive on the Claims About New England IPAs (Way Nerdy)
The Brewing ProcessJeff AlworthJuly 12, 2016New England IPAs, hops, polyphenol, science, terpenes Comments
How Far Will Mass Market Lagers Fall?
Jeff AlworthJuly 11, 2016Beer Biz, coffee Comments
Rogue Is Doing Incredibly Interesting Stuff
Jeff AlworthJuly 7, 2016 Comments
Beer Sherpa Recommends: Ex Novo Where the Mild Things Are
Beer Sherpa Recommends: Ex Novo Where the Mild Things Are

No marketing professional was consulted in the naming of mild ale. Who wants "mild?" It doesn't tell you anything at all about the beer (unlike, say, "bitter" or "pale"), except the suggestion that you will be bored by it. It's almost like a warning: nothing to see here, move along.

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Beer Sherpa RecommendsJeff AlworthJuly 6, 2016mild ale Comments
American Farmhouse Ale
Jeff AlworthJuly 5, 2016farmhouse ales, rustic ales, saison Comments
Celebrating Independents Day
Jeff AlworthJuly 2, 2016Holidays, manifesto Comments
The Future Battlefield is "Local"
The Future Battlefield is "Local"
The Business of BeerJeff AlworthJune 30, 2016Beer Biz Comment
How Big Will Craft Get? Oregon's Numbers are Suggestive
Jeff AlworthJune 29, 2016Oregon Brewers Guild, Oregon, craft beer market, statistics, stats Comments
The Incredible, Shrinking Glassware
Jeff AlworthJune 27, 2016glassware, pricing Comments
Wait, There's Corn Sugar in My IPA??
Wait, There's Corn Sugar in My IPA??
The Brewing ProcessJeff AlworthJune 23, 2016IPA, brewing process, sugar Comments
Bringing Us Together Through Beer
Jeff AlworthJune 22, 2016politicsComment
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Are Pilsners *Really* the Hardest Beers to Make?
August 11, 2026
Are Pilsners *Really* the Hardest Beers to Make?
August 11, 2026

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.

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August 11, 2026
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson Stumps for Braun at Trap Door Brewing
August 7, 2026
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson Stumps for Braun at Trap Door Brewing
August 7, 2026

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.

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August 7, 2026
There Are Two Kona Breweries, and One is Independent
August 4, 2026
There Are Two Kona Breweries, and One is Independent
August 4, 2026

Did you know there were two Kona Breweries? Both make Big Wave and Longboard Lager. Both have the same evocative island art and the same motto (“liquid aloha”). Yet the original one on the Big Island is now independent and has nothing to do with the stuff made on the mainland.

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August 4, 2026
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