Category: Craft Beer

Fonta Flora farmhouse brewery's old timber wall with leaf-shaped taps

Fonta Flora’s Beer Fest Trek: To Paso Robles with Ingredients and Inspiration

May 8, 2024

Fonta Flora, the distinctly Appalachian farmhouse brewery, is selecting kegs of beer for a cross country journey. Once in California, they will pour tastes of those unusual beers, telling the story of their brewery, deeply defined by its place in North Carolina. They will also reconnect with friends, maybe even create a beer on the … More Fonta Flora’s Beer Fest Trek: To Paso Robles with Ingredients and Inspiration

Craft Beer Secrets from Brazil: A Tree Called Amburana

July 11, 2019

U.S. breweries are making award-winning beers spiced with Amburana wood. See our story, American Brewers Fall for Brazil’s Spicy Amburana Wood, at Craftbeer.com, then come back here for additional anecdotes too good to leave on the cutting room floor! “The Umburana of Brazil is a soft yellow wood so delightfully scented with vanilla that one … More Craft Beer Secrets from Brazil: A Tree Called Amburana

Anchor Brewing Company Crew Votes to Go Union

March 21, 2019

Recently we have told several stories about the union organizing campaign at SF’s iconic Anchor Brewing Company. First was a look at the tenor of the conflict in Stormy Waters at Anchor Brewing. Then we reported the results as the news broke with Union Victory at Anchor Brewing. Next up will be further conversations with … More Anchor Brewing Company Crew Votes to Go Union