Archive for the ‘Craft Beers’ Category

I Am A Craft Brewer

The video below is from the Keynote Speech at the Craft Brewers Conference Wednesday morning by Greg Koch, co-founder of Stone Brewing. “I Am A Craft Brewer” is a collaborative video representing the camaraderie, character and integrity of the American Craft Brewing movement. Created by Greg Koch, CEO of the Stone Brewing Co. and Chris [...]

A Geek Tasting Colonel Blides Cask Ale Part 1

A Geek Tasting Colonel Blides Cask Ale  Part 1

Cricket Hill is one of the newer microbreweries in New Jersey. They have been around since 2002. Colonel Blides Cask Ale is one of their flagship beers. It’s as the name says, cask-conditioned beer which was bottled from a cask without extra nitrogen or carbonation. I first ran across this brewer at the 12th Annual [...]

Sign the Declaration of Beer Independence

Sign the Declaration of Beer Independence

Craft Brewers Ask Public to Sign Declaration of Beer Independence While Celebrating American Craft Beer Week (May 11-17) Hundreds of Small and Independent Brewers to Host National Celebration Boulder, Colorado • America’s small and independent craft brewers (see Craft Brewing Statistics) are making special plans for the annual American Craft Beer Week (May 11-17), a [...]

Top 50 U.S. Craft Breweries

The Brewers Association has released it’s list of the top 50 craft breweries. Brewers Association, which represents the majority of brewing companies in the U.S., announced the annual list of top 50 brewing companies.  Released are lists for both Top 50 Craft Brewing Companies¹ of small and independent craft brewers (see Craft Brewing Statistics) plus [...]

Beer Wars LIVE

Beer Wars LIVE

April 16, One Night Only Live from Los Angeles, an evening dedicated to celebrating the world of craft beer and the American entrepreneurial spirit. With over 95 million beer drinkers, beer is an American icon and is interwoven into our culture, yet the real story of these independent brewers has never been told. Beer Wars [...]

Craft Beer…In a Can?

Well spring is approaching and that means going to the lake, hiking, golf and all that other great out door stuff. Most of which goes great with beer. But most outdoor areas will not allow bottle, can only. I know Fat Tire coes in a can and I have always said more breweries should offer [...]

Meet DJ from www.fermentarium.com

Meet DJ from www.fermentarium.com

Since starting Beer Utopia I have met a lot of great people in the beer world, and twitter has now let me connect with some other beer bloggers devoted to good beer. Meet DJ, he is an avid home brewer and runs the beer site www.fermentarium.com 1) tell us a little bit about yourself? I’m [...]

Craft beer sales numbers continue to rise

Craft beer sales numbers continue to rise

The Brewers Association has released the figures for 2008 craft beer sales and the short version is that craft beer is growing while industrial beer and imports are not. Here is the long version: Brewers Association Announces 2008 Craft Brewer Sales Numbers Today’s Beer and Wine Drinkers Moving to Full Flavor Craft Beer and Buying [...]

A Geek tasting Ginga-Kogen Beer:Silver Bottle

A friend, iZathere (on twitter) and I took a trip one day in January to Mitsuwa Marketplace. It was a trip to prepare for New York Comic Con. While there I ran in to this bottle that just captured my attention, Ginga Kogen Beer:Silver Bottle. The packaging was just right. Silver Bottle is a fruity [...]

A few geeks visiting Flying Dog Brewery

On a frosty, bone-cutting January day I got to fulfill one of my New Year’s resolutions. I took a trip to my favorite brewery, Flying Dog in Fredrick, Maryland. Not to kiss their collective asses but they really earned that title. Flying Dog fit one specific criterion for me. I have had everything they have [...]

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