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Author: Rhys Williams

Calagione: A-B Kicked the Tires

By Rhys Williams Posted on July 31, 2015 Posted in Comment

When your brewery has experienced double-digit growth for the last 17 consecutive years, you’re bound to field a few offers. So it should come as no surprise, then, that the world’s largest brewery recently tried to arrange a formal sit …

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Funk in the Glass: The Ups and Downs of Wild Microbes in Beer

By Rhys Williams Posted on July 28, 2015 Posted in Comment

Funky, floral, complex. No, this is not a description of a piece of vintage wallpaper. These are some of the words that are used to describe the enormous variety that exists within the world of beer. Whether you are enjoying the outdoors …

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Don’t Waste Your Beer Money!

By Rhys Williams Posted on July 21, 2015 Posted in Comment

Homebrewing is a hobby that always has a shiny new piece of gear to buy with your beer money. Now that I make a little bit of money from the hobby (between writing, consulting, and hocking t-shirts) I get to write-off what …

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The Poetry of Beer Is the First Book of Beer Poems

By Rhys Williams Posted on July 19, 2015 Posted in Comment

Many of us might think we’re a poet after a few too many beers, but comedy writer Sam Wagner can rightfully claim the title “beer poet.” His book The Poetry of Beer, which was released during L.A. Beer Week, is the …

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Brewbot, the automated homebrew machine, will soon be out in the wild

By Rhys Williams Posted on July 19, 2015 Posted in Comment

Many first-time home brewers are surprised to find out how hard it is to make decent beer. Everybody knows that drinking beer can lead to loud, uninhibited philosophizing along with deeply felt and temporary pledges of brotherhood. But actually making the stuff? …

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Kiwi ingenuity sees beer biofuel run North Island cars

By Rhys Williams Posted on July 6, 2015 Posted in Comment

The brewery said its 98-octane petrol contains 10% ethanol and was derived from the yeast slurry Kiwi ingenuity sees beer biofuel run North Island carshttps://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/kiwi-ingenuity-sees-beer-biofuel-run-north-island-cars-q00188

Tuatara to brew overseas

By Rhys Williams Posted on July 5, 2015 Posted in Comment

Wellington’s Tuatara Breweries will be making beer overseas by the end of the year, chief executive Richard Shirtcliffe says. But Tuatara beer drinkers should fear not because the craft brewer would still be producing the majority of its beer at …

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When Off-Flavors in Beer Are Spot On

By Rhys Williams Posted on July 1, 2015 Posted in Comment

A couple of weeks ago, Jester King’s head brewer Garrett Crowell made an astonishing proclamation. The brewery has made a decision to switch to green bottles, not in spite of the danger it poses to beer, but because of it. “My pursuit of …

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Here’s What a Beer Will Cost You, From Kiev to Geneva

By Rhys Williams Posted on June 30, 2015 Posted in Comment

Not all beers are equal—and neither are their prices. GoEuro collected data on the price of beer at both supermarkets and bars in cities around the world and averaged them to create the Beer Price Index. The online travel site found that Geneva …

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Pint smelling a bit off? How to spot a bad beer

By Rhys Williams Posted on June 25, 2015 Posted in Comment

Pint smelling a bit off? How to spot a bad beerhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/beer/11696700/Pint-smelling-a-bit-off-How-to-spot-a-bad-beer.html

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