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Hopped-Up Cocktails
With Fresh Hop Harvest upon us, I decided to make some Hop Bitters. I want to have that hoppy flavor follow me into winter and live vicariously through cocktails as a faux-fresh hopped drink. Adding hop bitters to a number of cocktails proved successful. Read on to learn about the science of hops, how to make…
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How Beer is Made (when Comics meet Beer)
As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, this summer I was honored to received a Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) scholarship for the Science Communication Fellowship. This is a program that was developed by OMSI to teach scientists how to effectively explain and demonstrate their research to a wide variety of non-scientists. It’s a seriously incredible…
Read More4 Craft Beer BBQ Recipes for the 4th of July
Try this Eugene-centric Beer-BBQ combo and you’re sure to wow all the beer AND food snobs at your 4th of July party. I’ve compiled four Beers all using local Eugene, Oregon breweries that pair well with some amazing Independence Day inspired recipes. Beer-Butt Chicken Main Course Yeah, you read that right. In this classic recipe, you get…
Read MoreWhy is Beer Science Important?
My professional background is heavily spotted with education and outreach. I’ve always believed that there’s no point to research and science if the average person doesn’t understand or can’t apply that science to their daily lives. I recognize that this is altruistic, but perhaps that’s why I volunteer so much of my time to science education.…
Read MoreOregon’s First Women Brewers [1879-1908]
ale·wife ♦ ˈālwīf/ ♦ noun A female who brews beer. syn: brewster, brewess, ladybrewer Oregon’s First Women Brewers Women and beer. What a tangled mess. Currently, women are less then a quarter of the craft beer work force. Macrobreweries don’t know how to advertise to women, craft breweries tend to stereotype “women beers” as light and fruity. For decades…
Read MoreCampaign against Clear Growlers
Clear. Growlers. Why do they exist and why do they upset me? If we look into the history of beer bottles we see that since the 16th century brewers have been struggling to find affordable and effective methods of distributing single servings of beer. While there is limited historical information about how each individual brewery…
Read MoreThe Real Cost of Poor Quality Brewing
According to the Brewer’s Association, active breweries in the United States hit a new high of 3,040 facilities in 2014. This record-setting number encompasses brewpubs, nano-, micro-, and macro-breweries. That’s an increase of over 200 new breweries in one year. Below is an area graph that represents all of the Breweries in the US per…
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Brewed the Hard Way
We all saw that horrific Budweiser Superbowl ad which proudly denounced craft brewing in favor of “brewing the hard way” in a macrobrewery. And we all saw the various responses to it which range from defending the beer giant to general head shaking to all-out rage. I just have one question. What is so hard…
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It’s Time for a Brewer’s Union
It’s time that the brewing industry recognizes the physical and mental strains brewers endure in order to produce a delicious product. Specifically, those not in the brewhouse, cellar, or production floor, need to be aware of the wide range of skills required to brew. A brewer wears many hats. Most people envision a brewery job…
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