As a follow up to pumpkin beer collaboration article that I did we’re now going to talk about the history of pumpkin beer. Whether you love the seasonal drink or not Pumpkin Beer actually has a very important history in…
Seven Years of “Dam Good Times”: Belching Beaver Brewing
When Belching Beaver Brewing started seven years ago they had two goals. One, have quality craft beer but be whimsical and promote good times. You will see that in each of theirs brews every beaver has its own personality and…
“Beers for Real Beer Lovers”: Boulevard Brewing Company
John McDonald was thirsty in the summer of 1984 and he just so happened to be in Europe at the time. He went into a bar specializing in Belgian beers where he ended up getting hooked on the taste and…
A Brewery Born from the Music Business: Stone Brewing
Stone Brewing began as a collaboration between rocker Greg Koch and homebrewer Steve Wagner. They were introduced in 1989 when they were in the music world by a mutual friend in Los Angeles. That meeting was very short and they…
Passion for Craft Beer: O’Dell Brewing Company
Doug ODell’s passion for craft beer started at Anchor Brewing Company in San Fransisco in the ’70s. There he was mostly just cleaning mash tuns so he eventually he moved to Seattle where he started to homebrew and met his…
Brazil Goes to SoCal: Novo Brazil Brewing
I know what your thinking why is this brewery not in Brazil? Well fun fact it was in Brazil founded by the Carneiro Family except it was called Wals Brewing. After 10 years they were bought out by Anheuser-Busch so…
All About the Beer: Big Sky Brewing
Big Sky Brewing was started by three guys who had a passion for beer. Those three guys are Neal Leathers, Bjorn Nabozney, and Brad Robinson. Brad and Neal were homebrewers in the Mitten state in the ’80s and moved to…
The Brewery for Any Occasion: Fate Brewing Company
Every town or a city has a place to go to to celebrate things like new jobs or maybe even quitting your desk job and finally living the vagabond lifestyle you have always wanted. For Scottsdale one of those places…
Bringing People Together: Mike Hess Brewing
“Bringing people together over great beer” as said by Operations Manager Ryan Peek. I love this so much because that was the reason I started Hoppy Travels & Cider Sightings. Mike Hess was only the 33rd brewery in the region…
Bringing the Roaring 20’s to the Present: Speakeasy Ales & Lagers
In 1997 Speakeasy defiantly started making small batches of beer starting with their most iconic beer Prohibition Ale in San Francisco, California. This Amber Ale embodies the bootlegger spirit who saved America when the taps were dry. They became so…