I live in a part of Portland, Oregon, so riddled with breweries that three opened mere blocks apart within a span of eight days—Scout Beer, Mt Tabor Brewing and Wayfinder Beer—bringing the brewery population in a one-mile radius to 13. But la-di-da, Portland’s gotta lotta breweries. With the Brewers Association’s year-end announcement that just before... View Article
There’s a city by the bay made popular in song, books and film, but there’s a town by the bay equally deserving of a visit—especially for its beer. Oakland, California, known to locals as The Town and not to be confused with The City (San Francisco), is home to burgeoning breweries, tucked-away beer gardens and... View Article
For years, the tiny crossroads town of Poncha Springs was a place that scores of travelers would pass through, but few would stay longer than it took to fill a gas tank. Then, in 2012, Elevation Beer Co. opened, and the south-central Colorado community quickly established itself as a preferred destination among Colorado beer explorers. Poncha... View Article
It’s the big juxtaposed with the small that makes Bonsai Brewing Project stand out. Built in a modest ranch-style yellow house in Whitefish, Montana, not far from the area’s most prominent natural landmark, Big Mountain—a hulking, rugged uplift slashed with downhill ski runs—Bonsai (549 Wisconsin Ave.) takes its name from the tiny, meticulously manicured Japanese... View Article
It’s not just farm-to-glass at Bale Breaker Brewing Co., it’s farm-in-the-glass, where you are encouraged to pick a couple of the Cascade hop cones growing just feet away and plop them in your ale. The sticky yellow lupulin powder loosens from its tight package of paper-thin petals, creating an extra fresh-hop kick in a pint... View Article
With the opening of Boulder Beer in 1979 as Colorado’s first microbrewery, Boulder established itself as an early leader in the country’s beer renaissance. Beer culture is deeply ingrained in the town’s active, outdoor-oriented lifestyle. Today, 20 breweries and brewpubs ranging from large packaging operations to little mom-and-pop gems operate within the progressive community. Add... View Article
BRUS (meaning ¨fizzy¨ in Danish) stands at the corner of an inner street in Nørrebro, Copenhagen. The brewpub, from Danish brewery To Øl, resides in a neighborhood where kebab shops, smoky pubs (what locals call bodegas) and vintage thrift stores stand side-by-side. The entrance of the building (an old locomotive factory) is jampacked with bicycles... View Article
I like to think of brewers as liquid philanthropists. They benefit their fellow man and woman via the simple act of producing beer for us, which in turn makes us feel good. For many brewing companies—dare I say most—their benevolence goes beyond plying us with malts and hops, which, obviously, isn’t exactly an act of... View Article
There’s a lot of talk these days about America’s greatness and whether that quality solely existed in our collective past, or if it persists in the present, or whether it needs to be made so once more. The fact is, we have hallowed halls that are testaments to the people who have achieved greatness. These... View Article
