Administrative note: See you in May. An eclipse, the Craft Brewers Conference and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival will have us otherwise occupied this month. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is some heavy duty science in “Predicting and improving complex beer flavor through machine learning.” You might prefer one of many summaries posted last week, such ... Read more

Remember Mikkeller 1000 IBU? (circa 2010)? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ QUOTE OF THE WEEK “This is the formula. Mix activity with alcohol, and the people will come.” — From At Stock Market Bar Night, Buy Low and Drink Up. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Is Craft Beer Cringe Right Now? Years ago, loving an IPA meant you were hip. What happened? is ... Read more

Do you know the real reason Millennials have fallen for Guinness? It’s because we are all severely broken, and we crave nothingness in the form of pints; oubliettes of pure darkness into which we can repeatedly descend. Happy St. Patrick’s Day. — Matthew Curtis (@totalcurtis) March 17, 2024 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEDE OF THE WEEK Every Friday ... Read more