The Portland Brew Festival Arrives on Labor Day Weekend
This Labor Day Weekend, Maine’s “newest and most exciting brew festival” comes to Portland. Organizer Mak Sprague answers some questions about the event for the Hop Press.
Craft Beer Comes to Boothbay
The summer is a great time for festivals, parties and brouhahas, and that definitely includes the world of craft beer. About a week ago, I had the pleasure of attending two first-time beer events here in New England. It’s a hell of a lot of fun to attend beer-centric functions on their first time out. [...]
The Beer of Maine – The Boothbay Craft Brewery
“We’re kind of doing something a little different than your average brewery.”
ACBF 2011 Recap
Last weekend, some 15,000 beer lovers descended on Boston’s Seaport World Trade Center for two days of American craft beer. Beer Advocate’s annual American Craft Beer Festival was on June 3rd and 4th, and I headed down to Beantown to see what the brothers Alstrom had in store for us this year. This is the [...]
The 4th Annual American Craft Beer Festival
This weekend, the American Craft Beer Festival returns to Boston.
Building Your Beer Bookshelf – American Craft Beer Week!
It’s American Craft Beer Week this week, which means it’s time to celebrate “the culture and community of craft beer” here in the US of A. There are loads of great craft beer events going on around the country this week, and the Hop Press is going to be devoting attention to the segment of [...]
Portland’s Cheap(er) Craft Beer
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, what’s it called when you flat-out steal an idea?
The Beer of Maine; Part Eight
There’s good beer bars and great beer bars, and then there’s legendary beer bars.
Brews FROM Books
We all know about Duff, Buzz Beer and Schnitzengiggle, but what are some of the fictional beers from literature?
Tracking Your Beer
Ever since I found myself turning into a beer nut, I’ve tried to keep a running tally of what I’m drinking. Not necessarily to properly review everything I drink, but at least keep track of what I’m drinking, where, and how often. Blame it on a geeky collector’s mentality or a bit of OCD, but it’s nice to be able to look at a list and see all the different brews I’ve tried.
