Beervana Blog Posts

The "Craft Slowdown" is a Fiction

Jeff AlworthSeptember 7, 2016Beer Biz, craft beer, economics, stats Comments

Cheers to the Hard-Working Brewers on Labor Day

The Business of BeerJeff AlworthSeptember 5, 2016Holidays, Labor Day, labor Comments

All the Fresh Hop News That's Fit to Print

Jeff AlworthSeptember 2, 2016Fresh Hop Festival, fresh hop beersComment

Zoiglhaus Bets on Lents

American StoriesJeff AlworthAugust 31, 2016review Comments

Vignette #2, Hans-Peter Drexler (Schneider)

VignetteJeff AlworthAugust 29, 2016vignetteComment

Ninkasi at 10

American StoriesJeff AlworthAugust 26, 2016milestones Comments

Does This Seem Slightly Sexist To You, Too?

Jeff AlworthAugust 24, 2016Silly Macros, marketing, women Comments

"Sour" Beers, Craft's Dark Secrets, and Yeast--Three Interesting Stories

Jeff AlworthAugust 23, 2016Elsewhere, NYT, labor, spontaneous fermentation, yeastComment

Beervana Podcast Updates and Upgrades

Jeff AlworthAugust 20, 2016AAB, Beervana Podcast Comments

On Perfection

MeditationJeff AlworthAugust 19, 2016rumination Comments

Amazing Predictions

Jeff AlworthAugust 17, 2016beer history, brewing history, irony, predictionsComment

Vignette #1: Nick Arzner (Block 15)

VignetteJeff AlworthAugust 16, 2016Block 15, vignette

When the Original is the Outlier

European StoriesJeff AlworthAugust 15, 2016Czech Republic, pilsner, světlý ležák Comments

The Awkwardness of Middle-Aged Breweries

Jeff AlworthAugust 11, 2016Boston Beer, brewing history Comments

A Year Ago

Jeff AlworthAugust 10, 2016The Beer Bible Comment

Is Boston Beer Doomed?

Jeff AlworthAugust 8, 2016Boston Beer Comments

Just IPAs on Tap?

Jeff AlworthAugust 6, 2016random Comments

IPAs as National Tradition

MeditationJeff AlworthAugust 5, 2016Beer culture, IPA Comments

An American Story

Jeff AlworthAugust 4, 2016Beer culture, IPA Comments

All About Beer On-Air

Jeff AlworthAugust 2, 2016AAB, Beervana Podcast 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.