Craft Beer 101 - Weekend Reading Assignment

by Mike Pomranz, Posted Nov 21st 2008 @ 4:57PM

As much as I attempt to pander to the populous, and despite amplifying ubiquity on local store shelves and pub draft dockets alike, proper craft beer appreciation still seems to be relegated to the realm of "beer snobbery." And gosh darn it, articles in the freakin' New Yorker aren't going to help anything!

But all kidding aside, I was turned on to this extensive article in The New Yorker discussing "The rise of extreme beer." Hmm... If the X-Games eventually garnered mainstream acceptance, maybe xtreme beer will have its day in the sun. [Writer's note: This officially marks the first and last time I will write the phrase "xtreme beer." You're welcome.]

My suggestion: Print this article out and hit the couch for a leisurely weekend read. Maybe have a bottle of Dogfish Head nearby: The Delaware brewery is used as the framing example and you may be salivating to make yourself a primary source by article's end. Most interesting, however, is the interspersed history lesson packed full of wonderful tidbits such as "In 1873, the country had some four thousand breweries, working in dozens of regional and ethnic styles." Craft beer revolution? Maybe it's more like the craft beer renaissance!

[via Madison Beer Review] [Photo Credit: The New Yorker]

Filed Under: Magazines, Trends, Drink Recipes
Tags: beer, craft beer, extreme beer, New Yorker, Speakin Suds, The New Yorker