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Drinking great beer should not be a solitary experience. There is something satisfying about gathering with likeminded enthusiasts in a special setting while sampling lagers and ales from near, far and wide. We’re talking, of course, about beer festivals. Thanks to the growing popularity of beer, coupled with the big growth in the category around
It is with great sadness that we must report the passing of Fred Eckhardt. Eckhardt was effectively the dean of American writing since his very first newspaper column for the Oregonian, which was published on April 25, 1984. He penned countless other articles since then, and was a columnist for many years here at All About Beer
Round three or four of the brewery young guns slam fest got seriously toned down this year. From previous years’ mash-ups, with heavy doses of bathroom humor, this beer maven summit transformed itself into an historical, sociological, political, aesthetic feast of rare talent gathered on one platform. Of course, it took the legendary Dave Alexander,
This Saturday, Nov. 1, is the 15th annual Learn to Homebrew Day, designed to encourage new devotees to take up the habit. It is also a perfect time to celebrate the often unsung heroes who, a generation ago, exerted a tun of effort to make homebrewing the nationwide hobby, even lifestyle, it is today. Alan
One September evening in 1985, in the lower level of an aged-looking hotel off