Weathered Souls | 2023 Whale Rider Set October 2, 2023 | Eric Griffin

2023 Firkenstiein, The Latest Incarnation of FirkFest Beer Festival... September 29, 2023 | Robert French

First-Timers & Familiar Names Pace Ohio’s Record-Setting Day at GABF... September 29, 2023 | David Nilsen

Colorado Beer Beat | Bi-Weekly Beer Release Guide 9/28... September 28, 2023 | Mackenzie Helms

Finding Passion Again: Ohio’s Third Eye Brewing Returns to Beer’s Bi... September 28, 2023 | David Nilsen

Bean to Barstool Podcast | The Beer Lover’s Guide to Cider by Beth Demmon... September 28, 2023 | David Nilsen

Collaborating for a Cause | Bear: Stay Strong Alex... September 28, 2023 | Eric Griffin

Ultimate 6er | Six Beers for Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift... September 27, 2023 | Jennie Olson

Kettlehead Brewing Co. | Duck Traffic New England IPA... September 26, 2023 | Jason Murphy

Precarious Beer Project | Bronze Thunder Twins IPA Collab
September 25, 2023 | Brandon CohranBaseball, at its core, is a wonderful game that generations of kids have played in the backyard or in dirt parking lots. For as many Hollywood stories and movies that have helped in the romanticizing of baseball, it certainly gets a lot of hate in sports conversation due to its “lack of excitement” and length of play among other reasons. Hey – there’s a pitch clock now! The love of baseball runs deep for some, though, and the experience of going to a ballgame makes for good plans damn near any night of the week during the season. Read More
2023 GABF Results | Which Breweries Won Big At This Year’s Competition?
September 23, 2023 | Tristan Chan 2In its second year back after COVID, the Great American Beer Festival certainly felt a bit different on all fronts. As we noted from our day one recap, attendance to the fest felt significantly down compared to previous years and the competition portion saw a slight dip in entries as well, Regardless several breweries showed out in a big way at this year’s competition.
Colorado Breweries Who Won Big at the 2023 GABF Competition
September 23, 2023 | Tristan ChanFor the second consecutive year, the state of Colorado improved on its total medal count at the Great American Beer Festival and this year took a massive jump. This year, … Read More
2023 Great American Beer Fest Day 1 Recap | Standouts & Hidden Gems
September 22, 2023 | Tristan ChanDay one of the 41st Great American Beer Festival has officially wrapped and there was quite a bit to unravel. If we’re being completely honest the two biggest noticeable takeaways were that this year’s festival was significantly scaled back both in brewery AND festival-goer attendance, but that shouldn’t take away from the fact that there was still INCREDIBLE beer.
Seattle’s Machine House Brewery Moves to the Hillman Neighborhood
September 22, 2023 | Jereme ZimmermanMachine House Brewery has been brewing traditional English-Style Cask Ales in South Seattle since 2013. Initially located in Georgetown, Machine House has spent summer 2023 relocating its brewery operations and taproom to the Hillman Neighborhood, just south of Rainier Valley’s Columbia City.
BREAKING | Fire Maker Brewing Co. To Open Second Location in Griffin
September 22, 2023 | Brandon CohranGeorgia’s craft beer community continues to grow as breweries open and expand throughout the state. Over the last few years there has been a shift happening in the Georgia market that prioritizes location expansion rather than production or building expansion due to Georgia’s limiting distribution laws. Atlanta’s own Fire Maker Brewing Company is the newest brewery to follow suit as news of expansion spread throughout the state. Read More
The PorchCast Ep. 108 | Primitive Beer + Cohesion + GABF Preview
September 21, 2023 | Tristan ChanHappy kickoff to GABF! Last night, we recorded a very special PorchCast with our friends, Brandon & Lisa Boldt, co-founders of Primitive Beer in Longmont, as well as Eric and … Read More
Collaborating for a Cause | 2 Live Gran Kidd
September 21, 2023 | Eric GriffinIn a continually impressive showing of togetherness for a shared cause, Stay Strong Alex and similar initiatives have been raising an incredible amount of money to support Alex Kidd and his family as they navigate the road ahead following his Stage IV cancer diagnosis. This week we look to Pennsylvania and Voodoo Brewing Company. Having just celebrated the 10th anniversary of its original Arch Street Brew Pub last year, these guys are no strangers to the industry. The devastating diagnosis of the satirical beer icon resonated heavily with the team in Meadville, and we had the opportunity to speak briefly with Voodoo CMO Tom Guzick to gain some insight about the most recent release in their famous Barrel Room Collection series dedicated to Alex Kidd.
2023 GABF Guided Routes | Spontaneous / Wild / Sour / Saisons to Try at GABF
September 20, 2023 | Tristan ChanThe Great American Beer Festival is finally back! With the insane multitude of beers being served on the festival floor, it can sometimes feel a bit overwhelming. So PorchDrinking is once again here to help you navigate that lineup and help with planning your route at the fest. As part of that research, we’ve sifted through every beer pouring at this year’s fest to curate a series of themed routes to help you plan for your GABF based on various styles and flavors.
2023 GABF Guided Routes | Best Barrel-Aged & High ABV Beers to Try at GABF
September 20, 2023 | Tristan ChanThe Great American Beer Festival is finally back! With the insane multitude of beers being served on the festival floor, it can sometimes feel a bit overwhelming. So PorchDrinking is … Read More
2023 GABF Guided Routes | Best Lagers to Try at GABF
September 20, 2023 | Tristan ChanThe Great American Beer Festival is finally back! With the insane multitude of beers being served on the festival floor, it can sometimes feel a bit overwhelming. So PorchDrinking is once again here to help you navigate that lineup and help with planning your route at the fest. As part of that research, we’ve sifted through every beer pouring at this year’s fest to curate a series of themed routes to help you plan for your GABF based on various styles and flavors.
Book Review & Interview | The Beer Lover’s Guide to Cider by Beth Demmon
September 20, 2023 | David NilsenEsteemed beer writer Beth Demmon has written a book for beer lovers who are curious about the growing craft cider movement. The Beer Lover’s Guide to Cider: American Ciders for Craft Beer Fans to Explore (Mango Publishing, September 12) demystifies the potentially overwhelming variety of the modern cider scene through the lens of beer, relating cider varieties to major flavor groupings familiar to craft beer fans.
2023 GABF Guided Routes | Hoppy Beers to Try at GABF
September 19, 2023 | Tristan Chan
The Great American Beer Festival is finally back! With the insane multitude of beers being served on the festival floor, it can sometimes feel a bit overwhelming. So PorchDrinking is once again here to help you navigate that lineup and help with planning your route at the fest. As part of that research, we’ve sifted through every beer pouring at this year’s fest to curate a series of themed routes to help you plan for your GABF based on various styles and flavors.
Necromancer Brewing | Crush Hour: Strawberry Blonde
September 19, 2023 | Jason Murphy
Sometimes a craft beer is about more than just what’s inside the can—or bottle—for that matter. While there are beers that have fancy labels, or tongue-twisting names, in the end it’s always going to be about what’s inside that really matters. The same thing is often said about people, it’s about what’s inside that matters the most. One such brewery and beer encompasses that mantra. Read More
Great American Beer Festival 2023 Preview Guide: Chocolate Beers
September 18, 2023 | David NilsenThere are some excellent chocolate beers being poured at the Great American Beer Festival 2023! Ranging from rich dessert concepts to beers highlighting cacao in unique ways, here are the chocolate beers you need to try when you’re at the festival.
The Complete PorchDrinking 2023 GABF Week Events Guide
September 16, 2023 | Emma WargoletThe return of the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) each year serves as one of the greatest spectacles in American craft beer. And while the festival, which kicks off this week on Thursday, September 21, is a feat in and of itself, what happens outside of the Convention Center is equally as exciting. External beer events built around the return of GABF have already begun kicking off, and they offer beer fans a unique opportunity to explore rare and exciting new beers from breweries not typically available in the state of Colorado but also serve to showcase some of the best that the state of Colorado can offer. Read More
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