Ask a Brewer: SweetWater’s Chris Meadows

SweetWater Brewing ranks 18th on the Brewers Association’s list of top craft breweries. They’re located in Atlanta, Georgia and widely known for their great beers and annual 420 Fest. SweetWater brewer Chris Meadows responded to our questions. What’s special about your brewery? The rate of growth we have had over the last few years has…

Ask a Brewer: Jester King’s Garrett Crowell

I first heard about Jester King on The Brewing Network Sunday Sessions podcast, and I’ve continued to hear buzz about this unique brewery in Austin, Texas since. From Jester King’s website: Jester King is an authentic farmhouse brewery committed to making wild ales and spontaneously fermented beers that reflect the unique character of our location…

10 Beers Better Than Pliny!

Did that bullshit, click-bait title annoy you into reading this far? Here, have a couple more: Why Pliny the Elder is Super Duper Overrated Is Pliny the Elder the Best Double IPA Ever Made? Russian River Brewing has very limited distribution for such a popular brewery. This is a problem for people outside of Santa…

Ask a Brewer: Brooklyn Brewery’s Jimmy Valm

Brooklyn Brewery is one of the largest craft breweries, getting started in 1988. They’re best known for their Brooklyn Lager and Sorachi Ace Farmhouse Saison. Jimmy Valm, Brooklyn Brewery’s Production Manager, responded to our questions. He’s been there for almost three years. Before that he was with Heineken UK for about three years. Jimmy was…

Ask a Brewer: Deschutes’ Eric Moore

Deschutes Brewery is located in picturesque Bend, Oregon. They are widely known for their Mirror Pond Pale Ale and The Abyss Stout. Their brewer Eric Moore was kind enough to humor us with answers to our silly questions. What’s special about your brewery? I really like that Deschutes is constantly coming out with new beers…