My interview with Moylan’s brewer Denise Jones the night of Bruce Patton’s beer dinner is up now at the California Beer Zine. I was very nervous–this was actually my first real interview ever–but Denise was easy to talk to. Enjoy!
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So although I really like Smuttynose’s Big Brown Dog ale, it kind of kicks my ass every time I drink it. It is not a session beer, and certainly not a daytime drinking beer.
But today I bought a six-pack of Smuttynose’s Summer Weizen Ale, and it’s everything I wanted it to be–light and wheaty, crisp, [...]

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Everyone has one. That beer that tipped the balance in your life away from Bud Lite and over towards the world of craft beer. Mine was New Glarus’s Spotted Cow.
I was a student at UW-Madison. My new friend Jen brought me to a place on State Street that she claimed had great burgers–it was far [...]

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In honor of Women’s history month, Hop Talk.com has been profiling women beer bloggers and featuring guest articles written by them. One of those women is me! I’m internet famous.
My article on dark beer is up there now.  Because no one should be afraid of a color of beer.
Also, in case you missed it, the [...]

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Steve of Valley Brewing tells us about two of our favorite beers at Beerapalooza – Celebrator’s 20th Anniversary Ale and Decadence Cuvee Speciale (Decadence 12).
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Thanks, Steve!
Two other notes for today: first, our Mikkeller’s [...]

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