When it comes to brewing, hops can be challenging. There’s the taste end of things, for every hop can offer something novel and different to a particular beer; there’s the agricultural end of things, since hops are very particular about where they grow; and then there’s perhaps the most difficult aspect of humulus lupulus: the... View Article
Just over a year after announcing it, Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B InBev) closed its deal to acquire SABMiller on Oct. 10, 2016. The more than $100 billion deal captured a great deal of the world’s attention on beer during that time as a top-10 (by some counts, top-5) global merger and acquisition transaction of all time.... View Article
(Press Release) CLIFTON PARK, N.Y.—In celebration of its 20th Anniversary, Shmaltz Brewing Company continues its efforts to raise funds for the Institute for Myeloma and Bone Cancer Research (IMBCR) by collaborating with Terrapin Beer Company for the sixth year to brew Reunion Ale ’16 — A Beer For Hope® (8% ABV). Myeloma is the 14th... View Article
Black is the new Wit Terrapin Beer Co. and New Belgium Brewing Co. Athens, GA Type of Beer: It’s Complicated ABV: 8.2% The beer world is now firmly in the era where one style is mashed up with another. Once upon a time we simply had India pale ales, now we have them in all manner... View Article
Everards Brewery team leader Mick Trevor and Terrapin Beer Co. brewmaster Brian “Spike” Buckowski unlatched the lid of the Everards mash tun and peered through steamy haze at the thick, gooey grain bed containing 10% sticky rye malt. Draining the sweet wort from this glue-like porridge was proceeding slower than Trevor had anticipated. Seemingly unfazed,... View Article
It all begins with a name. A word or series of words, strung together, capturing an essence, a spirit. Telling the world who you are and what you’re all about. Maybe inspiration strikes in a flash. Or maybe it takes months of mental calisthenics. In the end, it’s perfect. Until the letter arrives or the... View Article
Terrapin Beer Co. Athens, GA Style: Imperial stout ABV: 9.4% First thing that catches my eye is the packaging. I like the down-stated classic style label and love the cinnamon roll-esque double dipped bronze and cream colored wax neck. This beer pours a very dark black with deep brown head that when swirled reminds me... View Article
(Press Release) CLIFTON PARK, NY—Shmaltz Brewing Company is all about collaborations this fall with the limited-edition release of two sensational new offerings: St. Lenny’s – The Immaculate Collaboration parallels Reunion Ale ’13 – A Beer for Hope®. Shmaltz partners with Missouri’s Cathedral Square Brewing Company for the debut release of St. Lenny’s, a Belgian Style Double Rye India... View Article
