It’s a little late in the game for a top ten list, but here’s an interesting post from the Brookstone beer bulletin listing some of the top beer stories from last year. As per my earlier post, the biggest news for beer lovers may be the short supply of hops and barley, followed by the loss of Michael Jackson.
In Philadelphia beer news, the possible loss of Yards tied with the opening of Dock Street (which I still haven’t managed to visit, check back next week). Hopefully we’ll keep both.
If you know of another story which deserves to be in …read more

Apparently I’m not the only one hoping to promote a healthy understanding of beer with my kids, as the good friar deomonstrates in this week’s Hopfen und Malz
Last week I continued my inter-generational quest to share my love of beer with my kids. In the course of visiting old friends we found ourselves in Utica, NY. Now Utica does not boats many genuine tourists attractions and so I managed to convince my wife to stop by the F.X. Matts brewery. The brewery and its products played a large role in defining my college education (at nearby Hamilton …read more