Inside the Tank | Pipeworks’ Gerrit Lewis

If you’ve walked into any beer store in Chicago, and now Colorado or New York, you’ve probably seen a Pipeworks beer. Known for their unique artwork and clever names, their beers have become well-known in the city and are sought after by craft beer fans in other states. From big IPAs to a barrel-aged program that is gaining notoriety quickly, Pipeworks Brewing Company is one of the best-known breweries in Chicago. They just moved into a massive new facility recently, so I went out there to talk with Co-Founder and Brewer Gerrit Lewis.

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Weyerbacher Brewing Co. | Sunday Morning Stout 2016

ABV: 11.3%

What does Lionel Richie’s song “Easy” have in common with Weyerbacher? Lionel is “Easy Like Sunday Morning” and Weyerbacher’s Sunday Morning Stout is so smooth, that it’s just as … Read More

Event Preview | Naperville Winter Ale Fest

Typically the Naperville Winter Ale Fest is about drinking craft beer from around the country and braving the winter elements. With a forecasted high temperature of 52 degrees this Saturday, at least the craft beer will be constant in the third year of this festival.

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Ultimate 6er | St. Louis 6er

We’re excited to announce that we partnered with Drink 314 and DrinkMoBeer.com to bring you this week’s St. Louis-themed Ultimate 6er! If you’ve been to St. Louis you know them as the home of the arch, mouth-watering BBQ, the loop, and – of course – the Cardinals. But this city is home to something else as well: Amazing beer that you need to try.

If you like what you see on this week’s 6er, we suggest visiting DrinkMoBeer’s on Facebook and Twitter pages, and checking out Drink 314 for their great content on all things St. Louis beer. Read More

Brewery Showcase | Service Brewing Co. (Savannah, Georgia)

Here’s a little-known tidbit about veteran-founded Service Brewing Co. in Savannah, Georgia: They weren’t profitable their first year, but the brewery still managed to donate more than $20,000 to charities that support service. That’s because service is more than a name here — it’s a mission.

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First Draft Taproom & Kitchen Joins PorchDrinking Family

Location: 1309 26th St, Denver, CO 80205

When it comes to partnerships, we don’t work with just anyone. A few examples, Creed once offered to sponsor the intro of our podcast and pay us $50,000 to use it, we politely declined. We once had Donald Trump approach us about writing a sponsored post on the merits of building a wall around our breweries to keep big beer away from further acquisition, we considered it for a hot second but eventually had to pass as well.

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PorchDrinking’s Weekly Denver Beer Beat | February 24th, 2016

Goodbye Stout Month, hello March Madness. Lots of great events coming your way. We recommend you stop by EACH AND EVERY event (jk, that would be crazy) but if you have to choose, we hope you choose accordingly and that you have a most excellent time drinking it all in!

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Defiance Brewing Co. | Thrasher Session IPA

ABV 4.5% | IBU 44

Mid-winter is an interesting time for beer. When February temperatures are reaching near 70 degrees each day in Denver I never seem to know what I am in the mood to drink. Not yet warm enough for summer styles, yet too warm for dark heavy winter styles. Recent travels to Kansas concluded with my husband and I taking a large box of Kansas beer home across state lines back to Colorado. Thrasher Session IPA was one of these beers (well, really a whole 6 pack of them) and it seemed like the perfect beer to showcase for an early Springtime sipper! Read More

Event Preview | St. Louis Centennial Beer Festival @ Lafayette Square

What’s better than enjoying amazing craft beer?

Enjoying that amazing beer while talking about it with the men or women who actually made it. That’s the basic idea … Read More

Brewery Showcase | Cypress Brewing

Address

30 Nixon Lane 1E
Edison, NJ 08837

Tasting Room Hours

Monday – Friday
2pm – 10pm
Saturday
12pm – 10pm
Sunday
2pm – 9pm

Assuming a beer is “handcrafted” could be a mistake that your taste buds will never forgive you for. There are fully automated home brew systems out there that let you set and forget, and many big-box breweries use systems so dialed-in that human hands rarely come anywhere near the raw ingredients of the beer. Cypress Brewing in Edison, New Jersey is redefining just how hands-on handcrafted can be. Read More

Beer & Yoga: Bringing the Flavors of Life Together

“The flavors of life.” Four words that, when expressed, leave one feeling a bit more fulfilled. But for most of us, keeping those flavors handy is a daily struggle. … Read More

Red Rock Brewery | Rêve

ABV 10.3%

Although Valentine’s day is over for another year, it’s good to continue reflecting on things we love. When a highly anticipated seasonal release of a favorite local offering just so happens to land during the same week of warm weather in the middle of winter, the combination deserves reflection. Because, 1) Warm weather means summer really is coming back, and 2) Exclusive beer releases with limited bottles really are ‘all the hype’ and you’ll feel damn lucky to have your hands on the prize. When both happen to mingle, it feels like a celebration. Read More

Weekly Growler Fill | National Beer News Roundup

Deschutes gets charitable, Victory merges with Southern Tier, and Cascade heads to the UK. These are the latest and greatest stories in the craft beer world. Keep reading for the details in this edition of the Weekly Growler Fill.

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Brewery Showcase | The Pelican Pub & Brewery (Pacific City, OR)

Photo Courtesy of Paul Erlandson

Pacific City is picturesque.

Located two hours west of Portland, Pacific City is one of the quaintest towns that you’ll find in Oregon coast. … Read More

The PorchCast | Episode 14 – Winter Bottleshare Hangover

Our team may have been a little bit worn down from the PorchDrinking.com post-winter holiday bottle share, but there was just way too much craft beer news to not … Read More

Urban Chestnut Brewing Company | Erlkönig

ABV: 8.3%

I really appreciate the stories Urban Chestnut Brewing Company spins on its beer labels. The ancient tale referenced on Erlkönig is especially interesting. This beer, a double wheat bock ale, falls into their “Revolution Series” which is a nod to the revolution of modern craft beer in America taking place in urban areas like St. Louis. The story behind Erlkönig however, could not be less modern. Dating to a poem written in 1782 by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, it describes a boy and his father resisting the lure of a mysterious Elf King. It’s worth a read if you’re into the strange and supernatural. So, how’s the beer?

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Big Changes for St. Louis Brewers Heritage Festival

There is just something I like about enjoying a brew down by the river. And that is why I’m thrilled that Troika Brodsky and the St. Louis Brewers Guild are … Read More

2 Days, 2 Nights | Enjoying Beer in Perth, Western Australia

You’ve done it, you’ve traveled as far as you can possibly get from the continental United States, to the world’s loneliest city – Perth, Western Australia. Perth is 1,300 mi by land to the closest similarly-sized city – Adelaide (if you want to be nit-picky, Auckland and Honolulu are more remote, but they’re islands, so I’m not counting them). Now that you’ve accomplished this geographic feat, my first advice is to leave. Get out. You didn’t come all this way to marvel at the city center with skyscrapers that remind you of Denver or Seattle or Brussels or any other Western city. Grab a quick 45 minute Uber to the coastal town of Fremantle and begin your Western Australia adventure.

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Ore Dock Brewing Company | Ski Bum Wheat

5.5% ABV

I don’t ski in the same way I don’t bowl or attend weddings—if I have to rent special footwear, it’s not worth my time. This nonparticipation can be traced back to 1998, specifically Sonny Bono’s skiing accident. His death fueled a fear within that kept me from a middle school trip to a local hill. My paranoia was further confirmed when a friend returned to school the following Monday with a gash and stitches above his eye; he had caught a tow rope with his face. By springtime, he wore a scar that said he had done (and survived) something substantial. I, however, relishing in my newfound neuroticism, was about the same. Unimpressive as ever.

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Butcher’s Bistro Donating Portion of March Sales with Confluence Tap Handle

In March, Ballpark neighborhood restaurant Butcher’s Bistro will donate $1 to Veterans to Farmers for every pint of Factotum Brewhouse’s Intensity Break Coffee Brown Ale that is poured from … Read More