Lee Graves on Richmond Beer
Lee Graves, a graduate of the College of William & Mary and former career journalist, has been writing about beer since 1996, when he started a weekly beer column in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. He has written for numerous publications and has authored three books: “Richmond Beer: A History of Brewing in the River City,” “Charlottesville Beer: Brewing in Jefferson’s Shadow,” and, most recently, “Virginia Beer: A Guide from Colonial Days to Craft’s Golden Age.” In addition to writing, Graves is involved in beer history efforts and serves as president of the non-profit group Richmond Beeristoric. Graves has two daughters and lives in Richmond with his wife, Margaret.
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Rob Beers Visits Every N.J. Brewery
State of the Beer contributor Rob "Beers" calls in to talk about his trip to the southern coastal breweries of N.J. With the exception of two recently-opened brewpubs, Rob has visited every brewery in the state.
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Rob Beers Through Delaware
Beer adventurer Rob "Beers" hits the Delaware beaches and reports back on the embarrassment of riches there, while Tony shouts out the new 902 beer "Ham and Cheese" named for his newest nephew.
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The Dayton Beer Scene with David Nilsen
Beer writer and educator David Nilsen talks about some of the best craft beer spots in the Dayton area with the caveat that, just like at the Oscars, some are bound to slip his mind. You can find David's social accounts as well as his work here (https://davidnilsenbeer.com/). About the Guest: David Nilsen is a beer writer and educator living near Dayton, Ohio. He is a Certified Cicerone and a member of the North American Guild of Beer Writers and the National Book Critics Circle. His beer writing appears in Craftbeer.com (http://craftbeer.com/), Beer Advocate, Craft Beer & Brewing, Pellicle, and numerous other publications, and he leads educational tastings, pairings, and classes at breweries, restaurants, and other institutions. He lives with his wife, daughter, and very irritable cat.
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Lehigh Valley Craft Beer and Festivals
Beer writer Craig Larimer on the top beer experiences in the Lehigh Valley, starting with the festivals.
About the Guest
Craig is a 26-year Morning Call journalism vet and pop culture junkie. He is the Arts & Entertainment Editor at the newspaper, where he directs and manages coverage of Lehigh Valley music, nightlife, museums, movies, exhibits, food, dining, festivals, beer, theatre and other assorted amazing stuff.
He is also the craft beer writer at the newspaper. Therefore, he has the very best job in the newsroom.
He lives happily in Bethlehem, Penn. with his lovely/hospitable wife Pamela and has two amazing boys Ian (24) and Evan (20).
Craig enjoys sunshine, green things, all sports (especially soccer, running and cycling) and relaxing with good friends, music and quality brews at assorted and fantastic Lehigh Valley pubs.
To get on his good side, ask a few things about Liverpool FC.
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Craft Beer Is Transforming Phoenix
The Arizona Republic's nightlife reporter Tirion Morris talks about craft beer's transformative presence in Phoenix and what makes it such a great beer destination.
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Long Island Beer Guide Bernie Kilkelly
LI Beer Guide editor and publisher Bernie Kilkelly talks about how craft beer has changed the face of small Long Island towns.
About the guest:
Bernie Kilkelly is the editor and publisher of LIBeerGuide.com (http://libeerguide.com/), the authoritative online guide to Long Island's beer scene. LIBeerGuide.com (http://libeerguide.com/) includes listings of craft breweries, beer bars, gastropubs, Irish and German pubs, and bottle shops, as well as information on beer festivals, beer destinations and homebrew clubs and shops. Bernie also publishes the free monthly email LIBeerGuide Brewsletter (http://www.libeerguide.com/brewsletter), with the latest Long Island beer news and event information. He has been a beer journalist for over 25 years, contributing to publications including Long Island Press (https://www.longislandpress.com/?s=kilkelly), Ale Street News and Beer & Tavern Chronicle, and has won awards for Food & Beverage Writing from the Press Club of Long Island and the North American Guild of Beer Writers.
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Episode 153
This week, Doug and Tony talk about what to drink for Thanksgiving, making coffee beers and news from around the region.
Column: Why you should bring craft beer to Thanksgiving dinner (http://www.delmarvanow.com/story/entertainment/dining/2017/11/15/craft-beer-thanksgiving-dinner/858050001/) CLOSE Beyond the volume of food many of us have for Thanksgiving, there's also an expectation of quality. Lots of people eat traditional foods, sure, but also the best versions of everyday foods. The meal and, really, the entire weekend are about family and friends, leisure and bounty.
Want to Host a Bottle Share? Resourceful Redditors Have This Advice (https://www.craftbeer.com/editors-picks/host-a-bottle-share-reddit-advice) A string on the beer subreddit jumped out at me: "What items do you think are essential to a beer share?" Sharing beer with friends is one of the essentially beautiful parts of being a beer lover.
A-B InBev picks new North America chief: Michel Doukeris - St. Louis Business Journal (https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2017/11/13/a-b-inbev-picks-new-north-america-chief.html) Anheuser-Busch InBev has named a new North America chief. Michel Doukeris, chief sales officer for the global brewer since January, will become its zone president for North America and CEO of Anheuser-Busch, on Jan. 1. He'll succeed Joao Castro Neves, who has run the division, based in St.
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Anchor Labels and Ancient Ales with John Russo
John Russo from 902 Brewing is back to talk about hauling beer in Jersey City, Anchor's label change, and the 5,000-gallon ancient Egyptian brewery.
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A Closer Look at Utah Beer with Mike Riedel
Owner of the Utah Beer Blog, Mike Riedel talks about how the craft beer scene has exploded in Salt Lake and beyond in the last few years.
About the Guest:
A Salt Lake City native that blames his wife for his craft beer spiral. He began writing about the Utah Craft Beer scene in 2005 as a therapeutic way of spreading the word of the good and bad in Utah’s burgeoning beer culture. Since then Mike has enjoyed writing for multiple local publications; including his current gig as the Beer Nerd for the Salt Lake City Weekly, a weekly craft beer radio segment and of course the Utah Beer Blog.
It’s good work... if you can get it.
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