Rest In Peace, Norman Sas
If you are in the same demographic range as Hooch & Hops then you might have grown up with Electric Football. Not to brag, but I was nasty from downtown on the FG’s. The Buffalo Bills ‘Electric Company,’ featuring O.J. Simpson was one of the earl teams. It is then with a heavy heart that we note the passing of Norman Sas, inventor of Electric...
What I am Drinking this Summer
It has been so damn hot these first few weeks of Summer. It has been so hot that I have found myself adjusting my drinking habits to survive these triple digit days. The following is a list of the various craft beers and mixed drinks I have been utilizing to keep me cool. Let us know what your triple digit day drinks are at @hoochandhops and on Facebook here. 1....
USA! USA! USA!
Drink Better, Pat
Happy 4th of July
Here is the Hooch and Hops’ version of Red, White, and Blue. Please remember to use a designated driver. Drink Better, Pat
Monster MolsonCoors Deal Shakes Up European Market
MolsonCoors completed their ACQUISITION of StarBev this week. It cost them a mere $3.54 billion. Most of StarBev’s 20+ brands are based in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria. In spite of the enormity of this deal, the average American beer drinker won’t see a change in the craft landscape. StarBev currently operates nine breweries in Central...
Colorado Brewer’s Fest
This weekend, June 23rd and 24th, Fort Collins will host the Colorado Brewers’ Festival. HERE is the list of the breweries that will be in attendance and which beers they’ll be pouring. In addition to the Beer Experience Tent (beer talks and demonstration) check out the MUSIC at two stages featuring a wide range of styles. “Brewing is a great cultural part...
Dad Should Be Chillin’ Not Grillin’- Fathers Day Beer Events
Thanks to Sly Fox Brewing for the perfect title. Many breweries across this great land are offering beer brunches and other events to celebrate Fathers Day. Take a look at the list below and treat Dad to what he really wants- GOOD BEER! If you can’t make it to brunch make sure you pick up a growler. Iron Hill- Maple Shade, Roy Pitz Brewery (in Chambersburg, Pa), a...
Craft Can Craziness
Another byproduct of the explosion of craft brewers has been a sizable increase in the use of cans. While at my local bottle shop tonight (on my way to the gym) I decided to go on a craft can bonanza. Here are my selections: Oskar Blues is widely considered to be one of the early adopters of the craft can so I went with the highly regarded Dale’s Pale and...
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Craft Breweries are Blowing up all Over the US
Last week Hooch and Hops posted a piece (found here) on New Belgium Brewing picking Asheville, NC for the site of a massive East coast expansion. Just today we posted…
Cool Craft Distillery Video
This is sort of long but worth it if you have seven minutes. It is a video slideshow of various craft distillery labels from the American Distilling Institute. I absolutely love…
Notes from National Session Beer Day
To celebrate National Session Beer Day (an offshoot of the Session Beer Project) one of our Hooch & Hops writers went to Yards Brewing Company in Philly to drink some…
Tomorrow (4/7) is Nat’l Session Beer Day. Go Drink Awesome Beer!
Untappd will have a special Nat’l Session Beer Day Badge so make sure you log in and tally your brews. Remember, session beers tend to run south of 5% ABV…
Big Win for North Carolina… Big Loss for Philly
Congratulations to Asheville, NC with their selection as the East Coast site for New Belgium Brewing. New Belgium,out of Fort Collins CO, is famous for their Fat Tire Amber…
Come Join Hooch & Hops at the Guinness Believer Event
Hooch & Hops will be attending the Guinness Believer event on April 18th at 6pm in Philadelphia. This sampling of several beers from the Guinness portfolio will be occurring…
