Charlie Papazian
Charlie Papazian is the author of The Complete Joy of Homebrewing, founder of the Great American Beer Festival, the American Homebrewers Association and the Association of Brewers. He is also the president of the Brewers Association. He works, lives and still enjoys making homebrewed beer in Colorado.
Feb 03, 2012
Surfacing in Portland, Oregon with beers in handI’m almost ashamed to say it, but it had been too many years since I’ve visited breweries in Portland, Oregon. Circumstances had me scheduled to a must-attend meeting in Portland this past September so...
Jan 29, 2012
Maine beer, Seattle’s Pikes Brewery & breweries of Boise, Idaho[Posted January 30, 2012] There are over 1,950 small American breweries between Seattle and Maine, and with all that great American craft beer it’s easy to get stuck in the middle. For me living in Colorado...
Jan 21, 2012
Craft brewery visits: Scotland, eastern Pennsylvania and Florida[Postsed January 23, 2012] Sometimes my travels take me to an event that is not small brewery centric, yet I seem to have a 6th sense, encountering small breweries nearby. A half day side trip or a stop on...
Jan 15, 2012
Beer encounters of the best kind in southwest Colorado 2011If you take the roads less travelled in Southwest Colorado there are some interesting breweries you deserve to encounter. Our first stop had to be Dolores River Brewpub.Mark Youngquist founded this very small (I recall it was a 3...
Jan 11, 2012
2011 Brewery visits – Salt Lake City astonishesFrom Moab, Utah just west of the Colorado border we drove the journey to Salt Lake City. The unusually wide streets and a remarkable “old city” feeling struck me immediately. The city was easy to navigate...
Jan 06, 2012
2011 Breweries – Glenwood Springs, Colorado & Moab, UtahPosted January 9 - I love road trips, especially the kinds that offer the opportunity to bring the family along. By logging 1,300+ miles I managed to visit all the breweries in Salt Lake City, Utah and a several...
Jan 04, 2012
2011 Breweries –Asheville, North Carolina showcases communityAsheville, North Carolina is tucked into the Western part of North Carolina. For three years running it has been able to call itself BeerCity USA. Consistent community turnout of beer enthusiasm and support of local businesses has heaped...
Jan 03, 2012
2011 – So many breweries so little timeI’ve done a rough count and it seems that I’ve managed to visit at least 60 breweries in 2011, most of them here in the USA. 2012 will be the year the United States will...
Dec 13, 2011
20,000 tiny tremors: The future of craft brewingThere are over 1,843 brick and mortar breweries in the USA, according to the Brewers Association. One of the hottest topics in the craft brewing, distributing and retail network is “Are craft brewers reaching saturation?” ...
Dec 02, 2011
The Craft of Beer and Brewing: beer, pie, hurricane croquet and lobsterIn an earlier report, I promised a recap on Hurricane Croquet and lobster on the rocks. It happened this past August on an island off the coast of Maine. Beer was present in adequate and diversified supply.My...
Road Trips
The Roaming Pint
Brian Devine and Maria Scarpello have been traveling around in their 29′ RV, named Stanley, since August 2010 seeking out all kinds of great beer destinations. In the past year they have visited more than 100 craft breweries, bars and shops around the cou more »
