There has always been a “special relationship” between the US and the UK – in everything from politics to music, and most recently, to beer. Good beer. Musically-speaking, the influence moved to the west in several waves. From the first British Invasion (think The Beatles and The Rolling Stones), to the second (on to The [...]
Tag Archives: craft beer
Putting Lipstick on a Pig (Beer)?
March 6, 2013 – 9:00 am
I am a cross-drinker – an equal opportunist when it comes to alcoholic beverages. I love wine. I love bourbon. Oh man, I freaking LOVE craft beer. What I’m drinking depends on my mood, the season, who I’m with, how bad my day was, what I’m eating, whether the Yankees won, or perhaps most importantly, [...]
The Art of Being Crafty
August 1, 2012 – 9:54 am
THE BOOZE BIN By Jill Haapaniemi (@haapsandbarley) Growing popularity of craft and microbrews over the past few years shouldn’t be news to anyone remotely in tune with the food and beverage world. Homemade batches of hoppy IPAs, stouts, and Belgian triples once made by a couple of friends bored in their basements have brewed a [...]
Happy Hour 2.0 – Why Hotel Bars are Happening Again
June 27, 2012 – 7:00 am
THE BOOZE BIN By Laura Petrosky (@chronic_ally) Hotel bars used to be a sad place where lonely business travelers were wallowing in their average-at-best drinks at the end of a long workday. I just came back from a conference in Aurora, Colorado, where the hotel bar was just that – the last place you wanted [...]
5 Craft Beers Get it Right on Facebook- Social Media Week 2012
February 15, 2012 – 8:00 am
THE BOOZE BIN By Rosalie Morton (@rosaliemo) What better way to celebrate Social Media Week 2012 than with a look at how craft beer, an American past time, is faring on everyone’s favorite social network, Facebook. The craft beer movement is well underway in 2012, and these small breweries are absolutely perfect for social media. [...]
What’s Been Brewing: Top Five Booze Trends for 2012
November 16, 2011 – 12:14 pm
THE BOOZE BIN By Pia Mara Finkell (@piamara) It’s that time of year again. Obnoxious Christmas music blasts in stores, despite the fact that Thanksgiving is next week. Can’t we focus on one holiday at a time? But I digress… With 2012 just around the corner, here’s a look at the major booze trends ready [...]
Is Craft Beer the New Wine?
September 28, 2011 – 8:48 am
THE BOOZE BIN By Pia Mara Finkell (@piamara) Earlier this month, I was invited to a typical professional walk-around tasting at a trendy restaurant in downtown NYC. Having attended and organized over ten years’ worth of these kinds of tastings in the wine industry, I felt overly prepared for the experience. Everything was as expected. [...]
Millennials, Microbrews and Marketing, Oh My!
June 29, 2011 – 8:52 am
THE BOOZE BIN Guest Post By Colleen Mita As a recent graduate of a certain New Hampshire institution with a well-documented affinity for frat basements and Keystone Light, I’m happy to be out in the real world where there is more than one kind of beer on tap. I’ll be the first to admit that [...]
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