Bringing an entire new meaning to the phrase “back in my college days,” a school in New York is now offering a minor for craft-beer studies, according to ABC News. Paul Smith College in upstate New York has pioneered the cause of craft brewing and will begin offering the minor this upcoming spring semester. No […]
When it comes to beer, it seems that many breweries put as much work into the design of the bottle as they do brewing the liquid within. Recently, several brewing companies gave their beer bottles a makeover – not just the labels, but the bottles themselves. Fuller’s London Pride When Fuller’s decided to redesign its flagship […]
Beer lovers everywhere enjoy a nice, relaxing drink at the end of the day. In the U.S., craft beer is becoming a more popular option for millions of people, leading to the rise of many new terms that consumers aren’t aware of. It might be hard to know exactly what you’re drinking when restaurant and […]
The rise of microbrewing has also brought the heightened consciousness of sustainable energy and sustainable brewing practices in the craft beer industry. Almost every detail of creating craft beer, from the ingredients to disposing of fused materials does its part in the go-green movement. The nature of craft beer culture involves particular attention to the […]
The rise of craft beer has been a long time coming. NPR noted there are now more craft breweries in the U.S. than there have ever been since the 19th century. While mass-produced corporate beers still make up the large majority of the total beer market, and will likely continue to do so for some time, […]
Why do some beer labels have information that others do not? The difference lies in whether the drink is considered a malt beverage. According to Packaging Digest, the Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau ruled in 2008 that beverages that are not malt (that is, beverages made with malt barley replacements like sorghum, rice or wheat) or made […]
The rise of craft beers can be traced back to consumer demand for more flavor. And nothing provides as much flavor in consumers’ favorite brews than hops. Plucked from flowers, hops create the ever-identifiable tangy taste that exists in many IPAs and higher-alcohol beers. Hops has now taken on a life of its own, creating […]
