MORNING FOAM FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29 2016: A seven-taster flight of craft beer news, from the fluffy head all the way to the bottom gunk. …
Ah, the summer beer circuit rolls on, golden and effervescent, dotted with remote fermenters, patriotic parking lots, and beachside IPAs that may or may not be improved by a suntan. First up: Portland beer whisperer Brian Yaeger returns with his 2nd Annual Rural Brewer Fest on July 23 at Hawthorne Hophouse, corralling 14 of Oregon and Southwest Washington’s more isolated brewers—the ones who likely brewed your saison with one hand while chasing a goat off the mash tun with the other. Meanwhile, Buoy Beer Co. is going full Americana with Red, White & Buoy, transforming their Astoria parking lot into a sudsy celebration of independence, craft, and waterfront bliss. San Diego remains a beery paradise of 125 breweries and counting—don’t miss the coastal gems. Also this week: dessert beers, cellaring science, a roundup of the 10 worst beers to ever exist (bless their hearts), and a bold German ad campaign where men cradle their beer bellies like expectant fathers. Because why not? Welcome to your weekly pour of the strange, the remote, and the delicious.
After a successful first run last year, Brian Yaeger returns with his 2nd Annual Rural Brewer Fest Saturday, July 23 at Hawthorne Hophouse in Portland. Rural Brewer Fest will feature 14 of the region’s smaller and more remote brewers from Oregon and Southwest Washington.
Celebrate Independence Day on Oregon’s North Coast as Buoy Beer Co. transforms its parking lot into the full-fledged afternoon Independence Day party Red, White & Buoy.
If you are planning a trip to tour the small and independent brewery scene in San Diego, a town with about 125 breweries, be sure to visit these three San Diego beach breweries.
Craft beer presents all types of great opportunities to end your meal on a high note. Flavors of all types of beer styles are compatible with desserts, even hop flavors. Brewers Association executive chef Adam Dulye knows. …
An expert on vintage ales says beers that are terrible fresh are the ones that perform best in the cellar.
The 10 nastiest beers of all time.
Men gaze lovingly at their beer belly babies in new German ads.
LINK: Peaks & Pints beer and cider cooler inventory
