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Hopinions: Special Edition Weekend
On this iteration of Hopinions, Mario and I discuss the upcoming Superbowl Weekend. In addition to the big game, there are several miltestone events happening in the San Francisco Bay Area craft beer scene, including the release of a much coveted … Continue reading
Hopinions: Is it the Clothes?
On this iteration of Hopinions, I confusingly try and draw parallesl between my love of craft beer and select sports. Fans of sports root for their teams regardless of who is actually on their team. Does the same apply to … Continue reading
Hopinions: Beers of a Feather
On this very first edition of Hopinions to kick of 2012, Mario and I go ethnic! No, we're not talking about minorities in the brewing industry (although that does sound like it'll be an interesting discussion), we're talking about beers … Continue reading
Hopinions: Cele-beer-ity Ales
On this edition of Hopinions, I wanted to talk about celebrity endorsed/produced beers. I wanted to see what he thought about this curious phenomena and see if any good could come of it. So read what we have to say … Continue reading
Hopinions: What the People Want.
On this edition of Hopinions, Mario and I discuss a liquor store’s decision to mark up the cost of a bottle of beer by nearly 100%, causing a lot of backlash in the craft beer community and anger from the … Continue reading
Hopinions: The Cost of Doing Business
Mario is hosting Hopinions this time around and the topic du jour is the cost of doing business. Spurred on by sample packages he received, we discuss what we expect from breweries sending us sample packages and if it makes … Continue reading
Hopinions: It’s Not All Unicorns and Rainbows
Update: Anchor CEO Keith Greggor issues a public statement in response to Boston Beer Company Lawsuit. You can view the statement on BeerNews.org but I’ve also copied and pasted it at the end of Mario’s last piece below.
Posted in Craft Beer, Hopinions
Tagged Anchor Brewing, Boston Beer Company, Hopinions, Jim Koch, Samuel Adams
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Hopinions: Problematic Pairings
After a week of beer and food pairing dinners, I decided to talk about… beer and food pairings! But not just any beer and food pairings, I wanted to talk about beer and food pairings that I felt weren’t successful … Continue reading
Hopinions: Won’t Somebody Please Think of the Children!
Mario at Brewed for Thought is hosting Hopinions this time. The topic? Children at craft beer establishments, more specifically, should they be allowed? I’ve always found the craft beer community to be child-friendly but many of our current liquor laws are … Continue reading
Hopinions: 12 oz Curls
On this edition of Hopinions, I take a very casual look at the craft beer industry and ask if the industry I love so much is actually bad for my health.