Author: Erika Bolden
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The Five Most Underappreciated Jobs at the Great American Beer Festival
September 24, 2015 - Erika Bolden The Great American Beer Festival (GABF) is a beer event of unparalleled magnitude. About 49,000 attendees, including volunteers, gather each year in Denver, Colorado, to sample 3,500-plus beers from nearly 750 breweries. To coordinate all those people and all that beer, festival director Nancy Johnson and volunteer program manager Carol Hiller work year-round to produce... View Article -
Brewing Features
Cut the Gluten, Keep the Beer
September 1, 2015 - Erika Bolden Some studies suggest that as many as one in seven people may have a sensitivity to gluten. Hannah Murphey considers herself to be one of them. When chronic digestive problems sent Murphey, 30, a teacher from San Carlos, California to a doctor, she tested negative for celiac disease, a serious autoimmune disorder affecting about 1 percent... View Article -
What's Brewing
Rye Research Project
February 28, 2015 - Erika Bolden North Dakota State University (NDSU) is undertaking a new malting rye research project. The study will analyze different varieties of rye to determine the best properties for malting, growing and brewing. Researchers will examine rye genotypes and environmental factors. The department of plant sciences is asking growers to send 1-pound samples to the NDSU cereal... View Article