by Anna Brigham | May 24, 2018 | Beer News
A couple of weeks ago, we saw rumblings on social media that Heady Topper, from The Alchemist in Vermont, was available in select bottle shops and bars around San Diego. My first thought was that these were black market beers since The Alchemist famously doesn’t...
by Anna Brigham | May 17, 2018 | Beer News
The Brewer’s Association pulled no punches at the annual Craft Brewer’s Conference that was recently held in Nashville. BA chairman, Eric Wallace, addressed the issue of big beer in a fiery speech: “Clever and deceptive packaging design, omission of...
by Anna Brigham | Apr 4, 2018 | Beer News
Green Flash Brewing has had a rough year. First, it was announced that they were shutting down and liquidating their Virginia Beach brewery, along with pulling out of distribution in 32 states and laying off more than 40 employees. Then, last week, they shut down...
by Anna Brigham | Mar 16, 2018 | Beer News
We’ve been told that variety is the spice of life and while this may be true in many cases, it can spell disappointment when you are talking about beer variety packs. We’ve all gotten them before; buying beer for a party or just to stash in your beer...
by Anna Brigham | Feb 13, 2018 | Beer News
It was a big week in San Diego craft beer. Stone Brewing announced in a cheeky video that they were suing MillerCoors for trademark infringement. In the video, Greg Koch holds a Keystone Light beer (owned by MillerCoors) with the large, incredibly visible word,...
by Anna Brigham | Feb 9, 2018 | Beer News
It’s that time of year again when select craft beer bars (mostly in CA) have to field the same question over and over, “When are you tapping Pliny the Younger?” It’s triple season! The triple IPA hoopla all started in 2005 with a “little” beer...
