Beer Wars: A Movie About Fighting the Good Fight
Last week, my wife and I watched the documentary Beer Wars that came out a little over a year ago. I'd heard about the movie, and was obviously interested in seeing it, but it didn't seem to cross my mind to get it on Netflix until a friend told me he'd watched it recently. So, anyway, we got it and watched it. I realize the movie is over a year old, and probably was reviewed in several publications/on several blogs, but I'm going to give you a review of it anyway. The documentary mostly focuses on three narrative lines: Rhonda Kallman's, co-founder...
Beer Tasting Ups and Downs
A few nights ago, I went to a beer tasting here in town. The tasting was kind of sponsored by the local Anheuser-Busch distributor, and George Reisch, who is a brewmaster and director of brewmaster outreach for A-B, was the speaker/guide for the tasting. I expected, going in, to taste a few beers made by A-B and maybe hear a little about how they're made. However, the tasting was much more interesting. Not only did we get to taste some A-B beers (i.e., Budweiser, Bud Light, Shock Top), but we got to taste them next to their competition (i.e., Miller Lite,...
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