Overview for 'craftbeer'
What Happened to You, Sour Beer? You Used to be Cool (Part 1)
I remember the first "sour beer" that really made an impact on me. The year was 2014. Relatively, I was a nascent fan of craft beer, usually visiting the two breweries we had locally at the time. One Friday night, I was hanging out with some friends. This particular Friday, a friend's older brother…
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What Happened to You, Sour Beer? You Used to be Cool (Part 2)
In Spring 2016, I took an extended Colorado beercation, visiting breweries in Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins. I went on brewery tours in each city, but the Fort Collins leg featured a pilgrimmage of sorts to the source of the beers that sent me down the sour rabbit hole: La Folie, and Le Terroir…
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What Happened to You, Sour Beer? You Used to be Cool (Part 3)
I would say there was a point I got fatigued on sour beer, at least for a while. I was visiting Crane Brewing Company in Kansas City, before a Royals game. I was a huge fan of their Berliner Weiss interpretations, particularly their Apricot Weiss. However, with all the acidity from the beer getting…
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Light Day Away: Brewing an Historic Bitter at the Leprechaun’s Lab
This past year, I won the Wichita Homebrewers Organization's "Homebrewer of the Year" award, which gave me the opportunity to brew a beer at The Leprechaun’s Lab with brewer / owner, Patrick Root. Each time I get the opportunity to brew something scaled up, I want to do something a little different…
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Origin of the Beer Style: English Bitters
What’s in a name? It turns out it can have quite an impact, as even recently, someone I encountered seemed to recoil at the thought of the word “bitter”, but said they liked pale ales.Further, authentic examples have begun rebranding such beers as "amber ales" (e.g. Spitfire Amber Ale), a term…
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Best of 2025: First Time Brewery Visits (6-10)
10. Discourse Brewing Overland Park, Kansas This relatively small taproom with what’s described as a “coastal living room vibe”, and a relatively large sticker wall, featured a number of German inspired beers and IPAs, including a side pull beer: their I’m a Dinosaur Helles. Crisp, easy drinki…
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