Nov 30, 2018

Sarah Green is the new Head Brewer at Ironmonger Brewing.  Sarah has strong opinions on what needs to be done at the brewery.  She's released her first original beer at the brewery and reformulated some existing recipes.

Ramsay Florence remains part of the team and moves into the role of Sales and Operations Manager. ...

Nov 24, 2018

If you've ever taken a trip to Asheville, NC you've likely heard, "If you can find the time, take a trip to Fonta Flora."

Todd Boera opened his original brewery about an hour east of Asheville in Morganton.  Slightly closer is Fonta Flora's new Whippoorwill Farm location, a 9-acre farm and 15-barrel brewhouse.  Being...

Nov 17, 2018

Even if you're not in DuClaw Brewing's distribution area, you probably know about Sweet Baby Jesus, their chocolate peanut butter porter.  It's DuClaw's flagship beer and it's sought after across the country.

DuClaw's head brewer Brandon Stanko joined the brewery as in IT Technician and worked his way up the ranks.  He...

Nov 10, 2018

When Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project founder and brewmaster Chad Yakobson published his master's thesis online as The Brettanomyces Project very little was known about brewing with this unusual yeast.  Common knowledge at the time said you couldn't use Brett as a primary fermenter in beer.  Yakobson wasn't buying...

Nov 3, 2018

A beer named Sue and a new place to brew for Yazoo

Yazoo Brewing Co. founder Linus Hall left the exciting world of tire engineering to found his brewery in 2003.  Currently in their 2nd home, Yazoo is in the process of moving to a new, much larger location in Madison, TN.  We sample a few of Yazoo's beers, including the...