Category Archives: Sentimental beer

Favorite Brewers’ Favorite Brewers, Part 7

Welcome to an ongoing BREWVANA series, Favorite Brewers’ Favorite Brewers. The project is simple: I ask some of the industry’s most notable brewers to share which brewers they most admire and why. He was a longtime Rock Bottom brewer with … Continue reading

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Favorite Brewers’ Favorite Brewers, Part 6

Welcome to an ongoing BREWVANA series, Favorite Brewers’ Favorite Brewers. The project is simple: I ask some of the industry’s most notable brewers to share which brewers they most admire and why. Maker of ridiculously good beer, Matt Van Wyk … Continue reading

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Favorite Brewers’ Favorite Brewers, Part 5

Welcome to an ongoing BREWVANA series, Favorite Brewers’ Favorite Brewers. The project is simple: I ask some of the industry’s most notable brewers to share which brewers they most admire and why. Hill Farmstead Brewery’s Shaun Hill is no slouch … Continue reading

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Favorite Brewers’ Favorite Brewers, Part 4

Welcome to an ongoing BREWVANA series, Favorite Brewers’ Favorite Brewers. The project is simple: I ask some of the industry’s most notable brewers to share which brewers they most admire and why. Vinnie. Like Madonna, Sting and Prince, Vinnie Cilurzo … Continue reading

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Favorite Brewers’ Favorite Brewers, Part 3

Welcome to an ongoing BREWVANA series, Favorite Brewers’ Favorite Brewers. The project is simple: I ask some of the industry’s most notable brewers to share which brewers they most admire and why. John Laffler. Until recently, he was the guy … Continue reading

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Favorite Brewers’ Favorite Brewers, Part 2

Welcome to an ongoing BREWVANA series, Favorite Brewers’ Favorite Brewers. The project is simple: I ask some of the industry’s most notable brewers to share which brewers they most admire and why. You’ve probably heard of Mitch Steele. He’s the … Continue reading

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Favorite Brewers’ Favorite Brewers, Part 1

Welcome to a new BREWVANA series, Favorite Brewers’ Favorite Brewers. The project is simple: I ask some of the industry’s most notable brewers to share which brewers they most admire and why. To start, let’s find out who influences the … Continue reading

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Illuminator 2 hits the tanks

A much-needed reprieve from sitting on my butt typing words came on Wednesday. A quick look at the calendar and insight into the concept of “tank time” dictated that a certain beer was itching to spring to life. Flashback to … Continue reading

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Sad Paulaner news for the romantics in the crowd

Here’s the headline from Abendzeitung-Muenchen: Nach 377 Jahren: Paulaner verlässt die Au I cruised over to Babel Fish to score a translation because most of my German is confined to swear words. The transformation reading did by me was understandable … Continue reading

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Toaster’s choice

We recently managed an opportunity for a family and job shift, and, as usual, it made sense to pull out something special to mark the occasion. Our celebration beer at the end of our first night at the Burrito was … Continue reading

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