...and the results are in.

A slight recap: Last Saturday we held our first Brewforia Beer Trials where customers tasted 6 imperial IPAs blind, they were given tasters of each glass and a score sheet to keep track of how they felt about the beers based on 4 different observations: Sight, Smell, flavor, mouthfeel and the urge to want another.

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I had a realization the other day that literally took my breath away.  The future of craft beer is all about the children.  You’re probably scratching your head right now wondering if I’ve fallen off my stool and banged my head but I promise to explain that statement.  Now bear with me as my stream of consciousness flows onto the page.

Ever since craft beer reached the 5% marketshare number people have been talking about what its going to take to get to 10% or even 15%.  Well we need only look at the kids of craft beer drinkers to know what the future looks like.  Think about it, we are the first generation of craft beer drinkers, our fridges are stocked with world class beer and our children are witness to our

Summer is here and in a big way.  We broke triple digits here in Southwest Idaho this week and it has been sweltering on the East Coast for some time now.  With the heat and humidity of summer, all the outdoor activities and yard work we tend to need a beer. What beer to choose then when you reach into the beer fridge?  

Summer beers or “lawnmower” beers tend to be light in body and crisp with a very clean, dry finish.  Beers like American style lagers and pilsners have been the go-to beer in the US for a long time now but there are a lot more options.  Kolsch, dortmunder, Belgian pale ales, Tripels, sour ales and saisons are all excellent choices and increasingly more accessible.

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Here are some more beer-related links to get you thirsty:

• Beer Connoisseur: Innovators Series -Vinnie Cilurzo, Russian River Brewing.
• Brookston Beer Bulletin: Brewery Openings Surge.
• Mutineer Magazine: FTW: Willow Garage Invents “Beer Me, Robot”.
• HereForTheBeer: Slow Fest – A Celebration of Session Beer.
• Beer News from BeerAdvocate: Odell Brewing Celebrates 10,000th Brew (Odell will be here for

Here is a quick round-up of beer-related items floating around the internet:

• Birmingham Weekly: Beer of the week: Avery Seventeen.
• The Beer Babe: Southern Tier – Gemini (review).
• Bike, Beer, BBQ: Orval Trappist Ale (video review).
• Beernews: Great Divide Smoked Baltic Porter debuts next month (we'll let you know as soon as we can get our hands on this one).
• Confessions of a Beer Geek: