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WhereT App & Lonerider Beer | Busy Brew Lager
November 14, 2024 | Eric GriffinOdds are that sometimes you just want a quiet place for a few beers or to grab some food. Maybe you tried to call a few spots, or Googled the venue to try and gather some intel about how busy it was at that time. Enter the WhereT app. Developed around the foundation of venue transparency, Brandon Lewis created the app as a remedy for the time lost and potential revenue lost for businesses. Lewis, who currently resides in Raleigh, NC, also partnered with Lonerider Brewery to create Busy Brew Lager. This beer was created exclusively for the WhereT app and is the only beer that truly works for you.
We took time to chat with Lewis, discussing his vision for WhereT and his successes with the social app. We even got to crack open a Busy Brew and taste the beer helping people KNOW before they GO.
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Amorphic Beer | They’re Here Aren’t They Imperial Pilsner
November 12, 2024 | Jason MurphyAre you ready to be introduced to your new favorite unofficial beer style? We say “unofficial” because it’s not technically a Beer Judge Certification Program style. Thankfully, the fine folks at Amorphic Beer don’t care about those kind of rules and categories.
Collaborating for a Cause | New Image Brewing
November 11, 2024 | Eric GriffinIt’s honestly baffling to come to the realization that it has been 17 and a half months since Alex Kidd’s shocking announcement that he had been diagnosed with Stage IV metastatic colon cancer. The beer community immediately rose to the occasion, raising over $400,000 for Alex and his family to help with his medical bills. Even after all this time, PorchDrinking still has yet to feature all of the breweries and their beers and/or releases dedicated to the man behind Don’t Drink Beer. That said, we started this journey back in June of last year with Horus Aged Ales’ Stay Strong Alex, and this is now the 23rd installment of Collaborating for a Cause. For this spotlight we zoom northwest of Denver, CO, and set our sights to New Image Brewing.
DelaWeAre Statewide Collaboration Returns
October 31, 2024 | Zeke OttemillerDelaWeAre, a statewide collaboration organized by the Delaware Brewers Guild, returns this fall. Fourteen breweries from across the Small Wonder will be releasing their version of the beer in the coming days. Stout season is in full swing in the First State, so brewers have worked up a rendition of this style. Beer drinkers might assume something dark, roasty and heavy. However, Stout is a pretty broad category, so expect to see a variety of ABVs, IBUs and even SRMs across Delaware.
Disc-O Fever | How Craft Beer Got Hooked on Disc Golf
October 30, 2024 | Grace WeitzI strode up to the cement landing pad, gripping a flat plastic circle in my hand. I surveyed the landscape, spying my gray target in the distance. Brimming with confidence, I took a deep breath, stepped back, and charged. Swinging my body to the left and pivoting forward in a semicircle, I arced like a shot putter, releasing my disc into the air. Up and up, it sailed past brush, birds, and blue sky. An adrenaline rush filled my lungs as I watched my disc sail straight…into the branches of a tree.
Firestone Walker’s 805 Brand Launches 8ZERO5 as its First N/A Beer
October 29, 2024 | Tristan ChanThe inability to embrace change typically results in extinction, and the craft beverage community’s recent embrace of nonalcoholic options signals the industry’s maturation and ability to evolve amid rapidly changing taste preferences.
Among those diving head first into the N/A movement is Firestone Walker Brewing Company’s 805 brand, which recently launched 8ZERO5, the brand’s first nonalcoholic Blonde Ale. As one of the industry’s most dominant lifestyle beer brands, it felt only natural to embrace recent shifts toward low- and nonalcoholic options.
American Craft Beer Hall of Fame Announces Inaugural Class of Nominees
October 24, 2024 | Tristan ChanRuth, DiMaggio, Aaron, Jordan, Jabbar, Johnson, Bird, Rice, Brown, Payton… these names have all been enshrined in history not just among their respective sports, but in the public zeitgeist, and soon names like Papazian, Maytag, Grossman, Jordan, and Calagione may join them.
Earlier this year long-time beer writer, beer judge, and beer educator, Marty Nachel sought to recognize and memorialize the people who made the American craft beer industry what it is today by launching the American Craft Beer Hall of Fame.
Recapping the Highlights from 2024 Denver Rare Beer Tasting
October 22, 2024 | Ryan PachmayerThe 15th running of Denver’s Rare Beer Festival saw one major change–the venue. Previously hosted at the McNichols Civic Center Building and before that, Wynkoop Brewing, election year-related scheduling conflicts at McNichols meant that Rare Beers needed a new home. Given that many visitors and brewers in town for GABF already make a yearly pilgrimage to Bierstadt Lagerhaus between convention shifts, the new venue was a natural fit.
Celebrating Three Years with Duneyrr Fermenta
October 17, 2024 | Emma WargoletAfter originally brewing at the brewery incubator, Pilot Project, in Chicago, Duneyrr Fermenta opened its doors in the South Loop. We spoke with their owner, Tyler Davis, about how Duneyrr started, what is up next for them, and about their upcoming three year anniversary!
Wayfinder Beer Crowned the Krispy King
October 15, 2024 | Scott GrossmanFor the third year in a row, Barrels and Bottles Brewery in Golden, Colorado, hosted the Krispy King Lager Competition in advance of the Great American Beer Festival. This year — for the first time — they crowned a Krispy Queen. Read More
Odell Brewing | Lincolns Lager
October 14, 2024 | Britt AntleyIt’s no surprise that craft beer is expensive. Perhaps it has always been this way, especially compared to macro beer. The strain of high price points to consumers is more acutely felt these days. To be sure, prices are high at every point in the supply chain, from raw materials to reliable labor to taproom space, and breweries themselves are struggling to balance all of these factors while still providing quality product at a palatable cost. It is because of all these elements that it is all-too-refreshing to find a good and affordable beer—or any drink for that matter. That is where Lincolns Denver steps into the picture, offering all drinks for only $5 cash.
2024 GABF Awards Results | Full Breakdown of GABF Winners
October 12, 2024 | Tristan ChanThe 2024 Great American Beer Festival stormed back in a big way from an attendee standpoint, as we noted earlier in our day one recap, in large part due to its experiential tweaks for festival-goers and the competition yielded impressive results as well.
Colorado Breweries Who Won Big at the 2024 GABF Competition
October 12, 2024 | Tristan Chan 2Colorado breweries boasted another impressive showing at the 2024 Great American Beer Festival. This year, Colorado breweries took home 38 medals with 34 different brewery locations celebrating awards, nearly matching the impressive outing of 40 medals coming from the Centennial State. An additional three medals were awarded to a pair of Colorado cideries, in Haykin Family Cider (Aurora, CO) and Snow Capped Cider (Austin, CO), the first time cideries were awarded medals at the competition with support from the American Cider Association.
2024 Great American Beer Fest Night One Recap | Standouts & Hidden Gems
October 11, 2024 | Tristan ChanWhat a difference a year can make.
By 9 p.m. of last year’s Thursday night opening session, I had navigated most of the festival floor and left feeling underwhelmed, confused, and a bit dejected. After covering the biggest and best beer festival in the country for 11 years, the 2023 Great American Beer Festival, to put it politely, felt a bit stale.
2024 GABF Guided Routes | Fruit-Forward, N/A Beers & Ciders to Try at GABF
October 9, 2024 | 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.
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2024 GABF Guided Routes | Best Barrel-Aged & High ABV Beers to Try at GABF
October 9, 2024 | 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.
Earlier this week we featured the best Non-Alcoholic beers at the fest, and this morning we featured lower ABV Lagers, but now we turn up the octane to Barrel-Aged & high ABV beers. This year’s most prolific barrel-aged producers at the festival include 3 Floyds, Firestone Walker, Fremont, Maplewood, More Brewing, Modern Times, Pure Project, Revolution, River North Brewery, and WeldWerks to name a few.
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2024 GABF Guided Routes | Spontaneous / Wild / Sour Beers to Try at GABF
October 8, 2024 | 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.
2024 GABF Guided Routes | Hoppy Beers to Try at GABF
October 8, 2024 | 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.
BREAKING | 2025 WeldWerks Invitational Festival Returns in February
October 8, 2024 | Tristan ChanAfter taking a two-year hiatus, the WeldWerks Invitational, one of the country’s premiere showcases of rare and specialty beers is primed to return on February 8, 2025. Next year’s festival … Read More
2024 GABF Guided Routes | Best Lagers to Try at GABF
October 8, 2024 | 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.
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