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My Pommelier Journey & The Growth of Craft Cider
A look at my history with Cider & becoming a Level 1 Certified Cider Guide
by Warren Wills3 viewscertificationcidercommentaryeducationindustryportland-cider - news
Oregon’s Distro Shake Up and Day One’s Place In It
How does Columbia's buyout of Point Blank impact Oregon's beverage industry & what impact will it have on small brands & independent distributors?
by Warren Wills6 viewsbeer-historycidercommentarycraft-beerindustryoregon-brewery - news
Reports of Craft Beer’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
Despite a perfect storm of socioeconomic factors, the craft beer industry remains strong
by Warren Wills4 viewsbeer-in-2020commentarycraft-beerindustryoregon-breweryportland-oregon - news
Does craft lager need to exist? Tasting notes: a macro versus micro taste test
Forgive the clickbait title, of course it does. Some of my favorite craft beers and breweries are lagers or lager-focused. What I am asking specifically is does craft American lager need to exist? Pedantically speaking, I am referring to styles 1A American Light Lager and 1B American Lager in the BCJP style-Guidelines. More and more craft brewers are making American-style lager. It used to be that craft beer was positioned as an alternative to bland, yellow beer. Other than responding to consumer tastes, what does craft American-style lager have to offer? Are craft brewers making better lagers than the largest lager brewers in the world? If so, is the quality difference significant enough to justify a higher price? Let’s put it to the test. I had been thinking about this for awhile when I purchased the beers for this tasting. After I purchased the beers, but before I conducted the tasting, Tree House attempted to answer this very question on their YouTube channel. Nate’s co
by noreply@blogger.com (Jason Chalifour)4 viewscommentarycommercial-brewingtasting-notes