Director of Paragraph Operations, Beervana Worldwide Industries. (Also: the Beer Bible, Secrets of Master Brewers, etc.) jeff@beervanablog.com www.beervanablog.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/beervana.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/beervana.bsky.social/post/3ml7dogw5ts2rWhile I do my civic duty and sit in the Multnomah County Courthouse waiting to be called to serve on a jury, I have another interesting case of civic life in America in 2026. It involves a clandestine political event, a Latino brewery, and Cinco de Mayo. https://www.beervanablog.com/beervana/2026/5/6/civic-life-and-tacos06 May 2026 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:x2gnpc7wxzp4jio7gvb5swzr/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7dogw5ts2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/beervana.bsky.social/post/3ml7dogw5ts2rWhile I do my civic duty and sit in the Multnomah County Courthouse waiting to be called to serve on a jury, I have another interesting case of civic life in America in 2026. It involves a clandestine political event, a Latino brewery, and Cinco de Mayo. https://www.beervanablog.com/beervana/2026/5/6/civic-life-and-tacos06 May 2026 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:x2gnpc7wxzp4jio7gvb5swzr/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7dogw5ts2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/beervana.bsky.social/post/3ml257rt6322dCraft beer has bumped up against a volume ceiling in recent years, topping out at about 15% of the market. Hidden within that bad news is an opportunity. Are there customers breweries just aren’t attracting? pFriem’s new Tropical Hazy IPA is an attempt to find out. https://www.beervanablog.com/beervana/2026/5/4/with-tropical-hazy-ipa-pfriem-reaches04 May 2026 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:x2gnpc7wxzp4jio7gvb5swzr/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml257rt6322dhttps://bsky.app/profile/beervana.bsky.social/post/3ml257rt6322dCraft beer has bumped up against a volume ceiling in recent years, topping out at about 15% of the market. Hidden within that bad news is an opportunity. Are there customers breweries just aren’t attracting? pFriem’s new Tropical Hazy IPA is an attempt to find out. https://www.beervanablog.com/beervana/2026/5/4/with-tropical-hazy-ipa-pfriem-reaches04 May 2026 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:x2gnpc7wxzp4jio7gvb5swzr/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml257rt6322dhttps://bsky.app/profile/beervana.bsky.social/post/3mkuslw4s3s2fICYMI [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 May 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:x2gnpc7wxzp4jio7gvb5swzr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkuslw4s3s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/beervana.bsky.social/post/3mkso5ztups2rAt the Craft Brewers Conference, people were talking about good vibes. Yet the industry’s performance, measured by dollars, anyway, is pretty grim. Is this a contradiction, or should the Brewers Association just be measuring different stats? https://www.beervanablog.com/beervana/2026/5/1/vibes-versus-numbers-the-state-of-beer01 May 2026 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:x2gnpc7wxzp4jio7gvb5swzr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkso5ztups2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/beervana.bsky.social/post/3mkso5ztups2rAt the Craft Brewers Conference, people were talking about good vibes. Yet the industry’s performance, measured by dollars, anyway, is pretty grim. Is this a contradiction, or should the Brewers Association just be measuring different stats? https://www.beervanablog.com/beervana/2026/5/1/vibes-versus-numbers-the-state-of-beer01 May 2026 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:x2gnpc7wxzp4jio7gvb5swzr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkso5ztups2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/beervana.bsky.social/post/3mkq4e2tncc2iPolitics for those who indulge (and this one is VERY political). [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Apr 2026 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:x2gnpc7wxzp4jio7gvb5swzr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkq4e2tncc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/beervana.bsky.social/post/3mkq4e2tncc2iPolitics for those who indulge (and this one is VERY political). [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Apr 2026 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:x2gnpc7wxzp4jio7gvb5swzr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkq4e2tncc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/beervana.bsky.social/post/3mklgenyj7k2uPortland’s Great Notion Brewing is turning ten, and we are celebrating by giving out two free tickets to their anniversary party in June. In addition to the usual music and fun, they’ll be offering more than three dozen special beers, most of which you won’t find anywhere else. https://www.beervanablog.com/beervana/2026/4/28/great-notion-turns-ten28 Apr 2026 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:x2gnpc7wxzp4jio7gvb5swzr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklgenyj7k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/beervana.bsky.social/post/3mkkynkhtfk2uPolitics for those who indulge (election analysis, not particularly partisan). [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Apr 2026 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:x2gnpc7wxzp4jio7gvb5swzr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkynkhtfk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/beervana.bsky.social/post/3mkii4x7eoc2z“In the event, it’s a can of Hamm’s and something water-clear that smells of grain alcohol. (Which turned out to be a kamikaze.) Mark ordered one each for the three of us to sample on our little ethnographic exploration. Tab: $12. “*For all three.*” https://www.beervanablog.com/beervana/2026/4/27/drinking-in-philadelphia27 Apr 2026 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:x2gnpc7wxzp4jio7gvb5swzr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkii4x7eoc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/beervana.bsky.social/post/3mkii4x7eoc2z“In the event, it’s a can of Hamm’s and something water-clear that smells of grain alcohol. (Which turned out to be a kamikaze.) Mark ordered one each for the three of us to sample on our little ethnographic exploration. Tab: $12. “*For all three.*” https://www.beervanablog.com/beervana/2026/4/27/drinking-in-philadelphia27 Apr 2026 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:x2gnpc7wxzp4jio7gvb5swzr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkii4x7eoc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/beervana.bsky.social/post/3mkidlrb3hc2z“We always say that the balance of all qualities is the key. Since the beer is low-ABV, it’s quite easy to overpower something. Malt backbone should be light, also because of the 100 percent wheat grist….” [Quote continues below] https://www.beerandbrewing.com/grodziskie-polish-champagne-pours-again27 Apr 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:x2gnpc7wxzp4jio7gvb5swzr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkidlrb3hc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/beervana.bsky.social/post/3mkgpwt6ld22qI don’t think this is right, but the fact that it exists is a flashing red light. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Apr 2026 23:37 +0000at://did:plc:x2gnpc7wxzp4jio7gvb5swzr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkgpwt6ld22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/beervana.bsky.social/post/3mkasltd3e22gAlso note the 1487 ordinance that governed the sale and inspection of yeast, which serves as a lovely rebuke should anyone pull out that hoary chestnut about brewers not realizing how beer fermented in the olden times. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:x2gnpc7wxzp4jio7gvb5swzr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkasltd3e22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/beervana.bsky.social/post/3mkap5xy5fc2qA six-paragraph introduction? You know you’re getting that pure, uncut scholarly stuff from Professor Hofer (@tempestinatankard.bsky.social) here: https://tempestinatankard.com/2026/04/22/signposts-on-the-road-to-the-reinheitsgebot-beer-purity-law-of-1516/24 Apr 2026 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:x2gnpc7wxzp4jio7gvb5swzr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkap5xy5fc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/beervana.bsky.social/post/3mk6fh52onk2jJen Blair (@undertheinfluence.bsky.social) has conducted some groundbreaking research that doubles as the most entertaining tasting study you’ll read about this year. The inquiry: are airline-supplied Cheez-Its formulated for the special circumstances of flight? The results will astonish you. https://underthejenfluence.substack.com/p/cheez-it-sensory-why-the-fck-not?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1141763&post_id=194970356&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=8geti&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email23 Apr 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:x2gnpc7wxzp4jio7gvb5swzr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6fh52onk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/beervana.bsky.social/post/3mk6ef3ulls2pSound familiar? “Walk into almost any tasting room or consumer education event and observe what happens. The conversation often begins with technical explanations — chemistry, vineyard practices, fermentation decisions.” https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2026/04/16/stop-teaching-wine-start-revealing-people/23 Apr 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:x2gnpc7wxzp4jio7gvb5swzr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6ef3ulls2p