by Chris | Aug 23, 2023 | Agriculture, Brewing, History |
Ever wonder why our ancestors started brewing beer? The truth may surprise you. I know I was interested to learn that beer came about as a necessity when clean water was rare. I found this Open Access research article called “A short history of beer brewing:...
by Chris | Oct 24, 2022 | Brewing, Business, Hospitality, Marketing |
Interview with Tom and Lisa Beam, restaurateurs, wine producers, Skout Taphouse and Provisions owners It’s been almost 20 years since Tom and Lisa Beam started their restaurant enterprise in Ashland, Ore., a college and tourist town in the mountains of Southern...
by Chris | Sep 1, 2022 | Brewing, Business |
As an evolving industry, beer strives to anticipate what is coming next. Many of today’s industry players emerged in the feel-good, high-growth days of the 2000s and are now entering a mature phase of their corporate life cycle. Fifteen to 20 years ago, the...
by Chris | Jun 4, 2022 | Brewing, Business, Careers |
Talking with Josh Brengle, award-winning brewer, nationally ranked beer judge with the Beer Judge Certification Program and head brewer at Compañía Cervecera Hércules. Josh, congratulations on your bronze medal at the World Beer Cup 2022 for Compañía Cervecera...
by Chris | Apr 1, 2022 | Brewing, Business, Sustainability |
By Natasha Dhayagude, CEO and co-founder of Chinova Bioworks, a food technology company founded in 2016 to develop natural, clean-label preservatives extracted from mushrooms for the food and beverage industry. Chinova is headquartered in New Brunswick, Canada, and...