Category Archives: Hopinions

Hopinions: CraftWorks or CraftBroken?

Hopinions is a regular collaboration post between myself and Mario from Brewed for Thought. The purpose of this series of collaborative posts is to spotlight things about craft beer or the craft beer industry that are important to us at … Continue reading

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Hopinions: Election Special

It’s been a few weeks since we’ve posted up the latest edition of Hopinions. It’s Mario’s turn to host Hopinions and this week, the topic takes an election inspired turn. Visit Brewed for Thought to see what issues are important … Continue reading

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Hopinions: The Land of Enchantment

From: Peter at BetterBeerBlog Yesterday I listened in on part one of a 5-part series hosted by Charlene Li on Leadership and Social Media. Her first speaker was Guy Kawasaki. Kawasaki is an author, venture capitalist and one of the … Continue reading

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Hopinions: Das Festival

It’s Mario’s turn to host Hopinions this and he asks a very simple and straightforward question: Oktoberfest or GABF? Both are occurring at roughly the same time. Oktoberfest is a couple of weeks long but GABF has a wider selection … Continue reading

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Hopinions: Men Who Stare at Glowing Rectangles

From: Peter at BetterBeerBlog I’ve been racking my brain for the past couple of weeks trying to find something worthy to discuss. I have several Beer & Food Dinners on my plate but we’ve already spoken about those. I have … Continue reading

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Hopinions: That’s the List

In this timely iteration of Hopinions, Mario brings up the topic of lists, specifically, “Best of Beer” lists. The Altrom Brothers at Beer Advocate, whether driven by curiosity or boredom, switched up their “Best of…” craft beer lists to see … Continue reading

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Hopinions: The End of Hopistory

Normally, Hopinions is a collaborative effort between myself and Mario, blogger of Brewed for Thought. We take turns picking a topic, writing about it and then hosting the collaborative post on our respective blogs. For the past few years, this … Continue reading

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Hopinions: Proud to be Drinking American

Mario is hosting this edition of Hopinions and the topic this time around is “Proud to be Drinking American”. Even though Anheuser-Busch is no longer an American owned company, they still carry the “title” of the American beer/brewery. Or do … Continue reading

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Hopinions: What’s in a name?

Once again, Ale Industries has been the inspiration regarding this edition of Hopinions. The issue at hands stems from the TTB ruling that Ale Industries change the name of the flagship beer from Orange Kush to Orange Shush. While a … Continue reading

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Hopinions: Does The Bottle Fit Cinder-ale-a?

This week on Hopinions, Mario and I discuss containers, specifically, the containers beers are shipped in. You know these containers to be 12 oz bottles, 22 oz bombers, 750 mL, half-gallon growlers and even 5L draught kegs. With the way … Continue reading

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