Archive for 'Media'

The Craft Brewers Conference through Ratebeerian Goggles

Where to begin, where to begin, where to begin… The Craft Brewers Conference last week in downtown San Francisco was my first one, and I’m already in party-bus-planning mode for the event down in San Diego next year. Shenanigans were hindered by the fact that Mario, Joe T., and I were commuting daily back and [...]

Movie Review – BEERTICKERS: Beyond the Ale

As many of you know, I work as a professional film reviewer during the day. Only part time, obviously, as my obligations as substitute ringmaster, crash dummy, and full-contact hypnotist can be quite taxing. Film is my relaxation, my retreat. (And no, I haven’t been getting much fiction written lately. Thanks for asking!)

Imbibe Highlights New Hop Varieties, Alcohol Trends

It’s rare that I’ll lean upon outside news sources or magazine articles as primary content (which probably just points to the fact that good bloggers are significantly more savvy and reactionary than I tend to be), but the recent issue of Imbibe magazine (July/August 2010) touched upon two topics that figure in prominently in this [...]

BrewDog, Bacon, and The New Extremes of Craft Beer

The biggest news of last week (possibly some of the biggest news in craft beer in some time, at least in terms of the amount of mainstream media coverage) was obviously the fact that BrewDog made a 50+% ABV beer. Of which it would be selling 11 bottles total. Lovingly packaged in dead animals.