It's been four years since I created the Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout concept for Wynkoop Brewing Company. I continue to be amazed and pleased by the attention the video and the beer keeps landing. In today's newsletter for the very popular Drink Me site, the headline features a list of the strangest ingredients in beer. What beer [...]
I have a long tradition of April Fools' Day gags for my various allies. (Hello Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout!) This year I put together some foolish fun for my pals at Cask Brewing Systems, the inventors of micro-canning gear. The joke hinged on a unique invention that combined the wonders [...]
Starting March 31, Lyons, Colorado’s Spirit Hound Distillers will be releasing its cult-favorite Straight Malt Whisky for the first time to retailers along Colorado’s Front Range. As you may recall, the first and “flood-proof” bottles of Straight Malt Whisky were released last August and were only available at the Spirit [...]
Cask Brewing System's pioneering micro-canning gear is now doing around the world what it did in the US: revolutionizing packaged craft beer. In addition to being Cask's global flag waver, I'm now writing Cask's newsletter. It's great fun for me. These missives showcase some of the 500+ craft brewers across [...]
My allies at Cask Brewing Systems (the inventors of micro-canning) have released a brand new canning machine. It's nearly as revolutionary as their original table-top machine that launched micro-canning in the first place back in 1999. Cask’s ACS X2 (Automatic Canning System X2) has ten CO2 pre-purge heads, ten fill [...]