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Global Pouring Traditions: A Toast to Diversity in our Pouring Methods

By BrewLab / January 31, 2024

In the world of beverages, global pouring traditions go beyond the simple act of filling a cup because they are embedded in cultures, histories, and rituals. They add richness to the drinking experience. Here’s a journey through some unique pouring traditions around the globe. Tea: The Art of Ceremony In some Chinese tea ceremonies, the…

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“Nothing has Changed!”

By BrewLab / December 21, 2015

UPDATE: Breckenridge Brewing from Colorado just sold to ABInBev. Here is their “change” quote: “We’ve been in this creative and dynamic industry for over 25 years, loving everything about it. That won’t change. The passion for quality and culture that got us where we are today isn’t going anywhere.”     “Nothing has changed.”   Perhaps…

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Oregon’s First Women Brewers [1879-1908]

By BrewLab / May 7, 2015

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…

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