Craft Beer movement grows out of homebrewing efforts

Posted on July 27th, 2008 by John Little

From the AP today…
“Growing out of homebrewers’ efforts to emulate British and German beers, craft beers started showing up about 30 years ago, and bigger varieties bubbled up in the mid-1990s on both coasts as brewmasters chased their fantasies to the outer limits.”
And the craft beer movement is still growing out of homebrewers’ efforts.

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mead article

Posted on April 16th, 2008 by John Little

Here’s a great article written a couple of weeks ago in the Great Falls Tribune concerning mead. I’ve only made one mead and one cider before now, but I hope to brew a few more in the near future. I have seven 3 gallon carboys ready and waiting for me to buy enough [...]

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Hop prices in 1892 vs. today

Posted on April 16th, 2008 by John Little

Check out these stories published in 1885, 1892, concerning hop prices. Compare this to the
DEALING IN FUTURES BEGUN.; OPTIONS ON HOPS QUOTED ON THE HOP DEALERS’ EXCHANGE.
January 12, 1892, Wednesday, Page 9
Dealings in futures were begun yesterday at the Hop Dealers’ Exchange, when options were quoted on New-York State, Washington, Oregon, and California [...]

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2007 Sam Adams Longshot Weizenbock

Posted on April 16th, 2008 by John Little

Here’s a good article about one of the 2007 Sam Adam’s Longshot Competition winners. Thank you Sam Adams for recognizing how important homebrewing is to the craft brewing industry. And congratulations Rodney Kibzey. more info here.
Sun Journal (Lewiston, Maine), April 6, 2008 Sunday, Pg. B5
Give that man a beer
Joe Gray, Chicago Tribune
Rodney [...]

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Filed under: Commercial Beer, Competitions, In the News, Weizenbock

Ron Paul and Obama win Nevada Beer Caucus

Posted on January 25th, 2008 by John Little

Obama, Paul win N. Nevada beer caucus
Posted: 1/19/2008
While many Northern Nevadans argued for their candidate of choice or filled out an official ballot, others cracked a cold one and participated in another type of preference polling: beer caucusing.
At Great Basin Brewery Brewing Co. in Sparks, the rules for caucusing were pretty simple: One ballot for [...]

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