Seasonal beer nostalgists: I'll see your Sierra Nevada Celebration and will raise you a Firestone Wookey Jack.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

Somehow I didn't realize until becoming a parent that the Chicken Little story is actually a folk tale warning us about social media's dangerous ability to spread misinformation.

Bumped into our pal Santa at the Reuben's Brews taproom last week.

I know I'm in the minority, but when I see a Rauchbier, I try it. This one from DRU BRU is quite good: plenty crisp, quenching, and bready for a Helles but with an added dimension from beechwood smoked malt. ThisWeekInRauchbier

Ten years ago, on Cambridge Brewing Co's 25th anniversary, I profiled this pioneering brewpub for BeerAdvocate magazine. I thought I'd reshare today, the day after they served their last pint in Kendall Square. #CraftBeer beeradvocate.com/articles/9654/…

Has anyone ever wondered if Santa would rather drink his cookies?

Remember this beer? Rated & reviewed thousands of times, the subject of many a brewery pilgrimage, and once considered the world's best, Westvleteren XII, a Belgian Quad, is arguably the first hype beer. Drinking it reminded me to revisit more classic beers & beer styles in 2025.

"Asserting that food is inseparable from national identity, a variety of chefs, community kitchen organizers, food producers, and researchers are making food a key element in a cultural reawakening."

Learn more about the cause behind this collaboration beer: reubensbrews.com/beer/ombili/

When it's January and there's a Doppelbock on the menu, you order the Doppelbock. #protip

OK Beer Twitter, who's going to sell off the dusty bottles in their beer cellar to buy San Francisco's iconic toronado from Dave Keene as he prepares to retire?

If you find yourself using this platform less and less (or plan to abandon it altogether) you can also find me on Bluesky and Instagram. Same username. 🍻

What a singular expression of the PNW from Ferment Brewing. If you live in OR or WA, go find a bottle of this mixed fermentation farmhouse ale with Douglas fir tips. It's worth the hunt.

"We are a society addicted to plastic chemicals and all the modern conveniences they afford. Meanwhile, cancer rates in people under 50 are spiking."

Forgot to pick up a bouquet for your sweetheart today? Remember: hops are flowers, too. Hit up your favorite brewery tonight for some beer to-go!

Black IPA is dead. Long live Black IPA.

Here in Seattle, Maritime Pacific has reached the impressive 35 year milestone and is merging with Rooftop Brewing Co.. This got me thinking: How many other U.S. breweries (large or small) are still operational and 35 years old or more? My best estimate is around 50. Got a guess?

"We suspect the entire drinks sector is in the early stages of being impacted negatively by weight loss drugs.” Very interesting read from Kate Dingwall in SevenFifty Daily. daily.sevenfifty.com/ozempic-curbs-…

Seattle Beer Week Pours One for the City seattlemag.com/food-drink/sea…