Category: Opinion

Last week Jeremy Danner, brewer and brand ambassador for Boulevard Brewing Company went on a spectacular twitter rant (all beer fans should follow him @Jeremy_Danner). I know, I know, Danner goes on a twitter rant almost daily so I need to be a little more specific. This rant involved a reveler at the GABF in Colorado […]

“I’m worried about the beer supply. After this case and the other case we only have one case left!”- Barney Gumbel Something struck me yesterday as I was browsing through my Hoppy Boston Twitter feed. Some people take beer way too seriously. I am not talking about brewers and other brewery employees, beer is their career and […]

As a Boston-based beer blogger probably the most common question I get asked is “I’m coming to Boston for a weekend, what beers do I NEED to try while I’m in town?” It is a tough question, so much of the response depends on the drinkers preferences, what time of year it is, and what beers are available […]

I hate writing negative beer reviews. I have an idea of how much work it takes to brew bee, and how much time, effort and passion each brewery puts into their brand. I take no joy in ripping on their creations. I’ve been asked why my reviews are generally so positive before, the simple answer is […]

I occasionally listen to local sports talk radio. Well, to be fair, I listen to Toucher and Rich on 98.5 almost every day, but that is a general entertainment radio show with a sports focus. On a less frequent basis I also listen to hardcore, sports-are-our-entire-lives-and-the-only-thing-we-care-about sports talk radio. The conversations on these shows are […]

When I first started drinking beer the smaller, non-corporate breweries were called “microbrews”, a term you rarely hear anymore. I imagine that the growth of breweries like Sam Adams and Sierra Nevada made the “micro” designation inappropriate. This was replaced by the term “craft beer”, and eventually the Brewer’s Association (a trade group representing independent brewers) defined […]

I feel like I’ve hit my stride with the blog over the past year plus, adding some diversity and posting 2-4 times a week. Over the next few weeks/months my posts might be a little more irregular, and please forgive me if the writing/grammar takes a small turn for the worse. I have a pretty good […]

There was an article in Thrillist this week that predicted an impending burst of the “craft beer bubble”. This isn’t a new idea. Many articles/commentaries/random tweets have pointed out that the incredible growth in the number of breweries and beers being produced is probably not  sustainable. Even if craft beer continues to gain a larger share of the […]

There is a topic in the beer world that has been bothering me for a while and I’ve been working on a way to put it into words. It’s been a little bit of a struggle to find exactly how to write this piece in a way that is more constructive than harsh. I’m going […]

Sunday is the Super Bowl, an unofficial American holiday where you get together with friends and family, make enormous portions of delicious food, and try to forget the horrible year the NFL has had. A huge part of the celebration is beer. Super Bowl Sunday is one of the biggest beer-drinking days of the year. […]