by DJ Spiess | Jul 5, 2009 | Beer
The problems Most of the draft beer you see from other countries will be mass-market beer. In America we see Heineken from Europe, and in Europe they see Budweiser. This is an over-simplification of the market, but for the most part niche beers do not make it across...
by DJ Spiess | Feb 27, 2009 | Beer
When I first read the reader’s comment I thought, here we go again. I’ve written about how Canadian beers are not stronger than American beers (when you compare the macro brews), but the reader’s claim was slightly different. This claim is Canadian...
by DJ Spiess | Feb 12, 2009 | Beer
What’s at stake in the 3.2 beer battle? If you live in Kansas or Colorado, you know about the looming battle over beer in grocery stores. Currently grocery stores in Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Utah are allowed to sell only 3.2 beer. 3.2 beer, or near...
by DJ Spiess | Feb 10, 2009 | Beer
A Fishy Problem Fish food production for fisheries around the world has been flat in recent years. Unfortunately aquaculture output (our demand for tasty fish sticks) has climbed at an annual rate of 5%. This means lots of fish are going to go hungry...
by DJ Spiess | Jan 17, 2009 | Beer
2008 was the 15th coldest year or the 10th warmest year depending on which group you get your temperature information from (Univ. of Alabama or NOAA). I’ll totally side-step the issue and just assume global warming will happen for argument’s sake. If we take this...
by DJ Spiess | Jan 13, 2009 | Beer
Where does this beer myth come from? American beer used to use alcohol by weight to denote the alcohol content in beer. Some areas still use alcohol by weight, but there has been an effort to convert to alcohol by volume in the past decade. Alcohol by volume is a...
