Having high beer standards is completely different than being highbrow. Julia Herz shares five cardinal sins of craft beer service and encourages beer bars to go beyond the industry standard to win the hearts and palates of America's craft beer drinkers.
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With the help of Bart Watson, the Brewers Association's staff economist, Julia Herz sets out to prove that the data provided in Gallup's® annual alcohol survey provides little evidence of what is really going on with consumers in the beer category.
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Julia Herz explores how taste, sensation, intensity and flavor interact when pairing craft beer and food.
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Beer lovers pair their beer with food more than any other single activity surrounding the beverage's enjoyment. Here are 15 tips to help you host a successful beer dinner at home and help beer reclaim its place at the dinner table.
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With so much going on during American Craft Beer Week, Julia Herz comes to the rescue with a quick-hit cheat sheet to help you celebrate the week along with the hundreds of craft breweries and tens of thousands of craft beer lovers.
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Thriving craft breweries are successfully splitting their love into two, in what Julia Herz likes to call a double down, opening additional locations that are just as amazing, real and authentic as home.
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From 73 original craft brewer contenders down to 20 finalists, you've now chosen the Best Beard of Craft Beer. Folks this was no small contest, more than 7,000 fans voted from 25 states and 48 countries!
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Julia Herz is on a flavor-finding journey and here to tell you that flavor is a fusion. We're taking a look at the four main taste reactions that collectively work in concert when we drink craft beer: smell, taste, sensation and experience.
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Julia Herz takes a look at the mystical world of esters, those fruity smelling metabolites created by yeast during fermentation that are perceived in the aroma and flavor of craft-brewed beer.
Read MoreJulia Herz shares a cheat sheet for the tens of thousands of retailers who are now serving craft-brewed beer. This list specifically addresses temperature, which is just one of the many components of delivering an amazing beer experience.
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