Rainy day at Oriental Bay, Wellington, 1970 Photograph by Ans Westra. Ref AW-0144 National Library of New Zealand.
Now that is a truly excellent name for a brewery.
Any mention of JUICE makes me want to re-(re)-read 17776, one of the most surprising and delightful things I've ever encountered, and which I'll recommend at the slightest provocation — like now.
Thrilled to see this beautiful tribute (from 2000) in the Archive Issue of the New Yorker this week. Comics art at its very highest. Smart, funny, touching—a perfect assessment of Schulz’s importance, done in a mere, miraculous 3 pages
Bookmark this story. It's an important corrective to the foundational mythology of craft beer. (It also underscores the importance of actively collecting and preserving beer history)
New Albion Brewing Co., founded in 1976, was the first microbrewery in the US. Hopland Brewery (aka Mendocino Brewing) purchased New Albion's equipment and yeast strain in 1983. If you ever had a Red Tail Ale, you tasted beer made with a yeast strain from 1976. www.pressdemocrat.com/article/life...
America’s first microbrewery was cofounded by 2 Sonoma women. They’re finally getting credit
New post up on Beer Diary — a look at the recent New Zealand Beer Awards from a few different angles. It's a story of unusually-comparable performances by the Champions, some returning to form after years, how a few things remain mysterious, and what rising standards among declining entries means.
The 2024 New Zealand Beer Awards — formerly (and affectionately) known as the BGONZAs — were announced over the weekend, which means it’s time again to dive into the results and seek out what…
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