Archive for April, 2010

Reactions to Anchor Brewing’s Sale

By now, we’ve all heard the news: Anchor Brewing has been sold to The Griffin Group. This is big news as 35 years ago Anchor Brewing was craft brewing. Not figuratively, Anchor Brewing was it. So what does all of this mean?

So You Think You Have Style?

Last week, Peter Estaniel of BetterBeerBlog and I had a little discussion about style. No, not about our fresh duds, but about beer styles. It was part of our regular Hopinions piece that we write and tends to create a bit of discussion. This time I got some interesting feedback from a source I respect [...]

When Drinking Local Fails You

As craft beer drinkers, we tend to like to drink local. What’s better than sitting down in a brew pub to have beer brewed fresh on premise? If not at a brewpub, check the local scene and see what’s going on. There may be local breweries on tap that you couldn’t find anywhere. This is [...]

The Next Step for Anderson Valley Brewing

It’s not every day that a brewery with almost 25 years of craft brewing history gets sold, but that’s exactly what happened recently with Anderson Valley Brewing Company. On top of that, it was sold to a mysterious holdings group, of which we only knew that the primary investor had ties with US Beverages in [...]

Announcing The Session #39: Collaborations

The Session is collaboration of beer writers from around the world working on a common topic on the First Friday of the month. The Hop Press is a collaboration of writers from around the world working on a common site. As host of The Session for May, I thought it was only appropriate for the [...]

The Hop Press and RateBeer To Make Big Changes

The great thing about writing for an internet based site is the ability to adjust to public opinion quickly. We can take the pulse of our readers and make the necessary changes to remain relevant. After speaking with the writers of the Hop Press and some of the new users to RateBeer, we’re proud to [...]