Julie Johnson

January 1, 2013 | Pull Up A Stool

with Jim Wagner

When was DuClaw founded?...

September 1, 2012 | Pull Up A Stool

with Pat Conway

All About Beer: The words “environmentally and socially-conscious” appear first in a list of attributes that describe your company. Where did that commitment start? Pat Conway: It’s been an evolution. My brother Dan and I almost immediately had a recycling ...

July 1, 2012 | Pull Up A Stool

with Brad Wynn

Big Boss has been through a lot of incarnations, hasn’t it? It was Tom Cat, which became Pale Ale (it was really owned by the same people), then it became Rock Creek, and that’s when I became involved. Rock Creek ...

November 1, 2011 | Pull Up A Stool

with Wayne Wambles

I recently gave a presentation at the National Homebrewers Conference in San Diego on aging beer on exotic wood, which covered Spanish cedar—they use it to construct the humidor boxes to age cigars and they also use it in the ...

October 24, 2011 | Staff Reviews

Brooklyn Brewery Post Road Pumpkin Ale

Post Road Pumpkin Ale is very attractive in the glass. It’s yellow-gold in color with an off-white head....

October 6, 2011 | Staff Reviews

Uinta Brewing Co. Oak Jacked Imperial Pumpkin Ale

At the state fair, Oak Jacked Imperial Pumpkin Ale is the humungous pumpkin that takes home the 4H ribbon....

October 5, 2011 | Staff Reviews

Smuttynose Brewing Co. Pumpkin Ale

Smuttynose Brewing Co.’s Pumpkin Ale pours burnished gold with a creamy pale head that dissipates quickly. Ginger, clove and brown sugar in the aroma, with delicate pie crust maltiness and floral notes. Medium mouthfeel, a distinctive brown spice bite, with graham ...

March 1, 2011 | Pull Up A Stool

with Chip McElroy

When Live Oak opened in 1997, you specialized in beer styles that most craft brewers weren’t making. Why did you make that decision?...

January 19, 2011 | Beer of the Week

Boulevard Brewing Co. Smokestack Series Bourbon Barrel Quad

This beer from Boulevard Brewing Co. is part of their Smokestack Series of limited release beers....

September 3, 2010 | Beer of the Week

Samuel Adams/Weihenstephan Infinium Ale

This collaboratively-brewed beer boasts that it “unites the 1,000 years of brewing knowledge and innovation” between the two cooperating breweries....