Beer Rankings

An article over at Slate about the democratic nature of beer, especially compared to that of wine.  While not everyone can so easily obtain Pliny the Younger like the author kind of implies, I think this highlights one important part of why beer is so great.

Craft Beer Keeps Rising

For those of you who don't follow my Twitter account, Andrew Sullivan posted links to a couple craft beer related articles and how it is increasing its market share and output while macro-brewers are seeing declining numbers.

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Founders Brewing: The Story

Founders Brewing: The Story from Founders Brewing Co. on Vimeo.

Yuengling now the Largest US-owned Brewery

Yuengling has started distributing in Ohio, and surpassed Boston Beer Company as the largest American brewery.

Now, just to get it a little fartheYur north in Michigan...

Documentary: Beer People

Beer People from Alan Torres on Vimeo.

Hat Tip: Damn Arbor

Lake Michigan Beer Tour Map

Just thought I would share this map I created in a cartography class. I tried to stay fairly close to the coast for the most part. I know there are a few I left out as well; those I either couldn't find any information on or they were chain breweries that I figured most people would not be interested in seeing if they wanted to do a geographically unique brewery tour. I wanted to include a wider geographic area, but there were already 55 on my list, so I left it at that. All of the data in the table I either took from personal experience or from what I could gather via their website and beeradvocate.

http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/75258652?access_key=key-236tfphn3a5azno7eu8j

Favorite Breweries

Name your 3 most favorite breweries in order. I know it is tough, but if you could only drink beer from 3 breweries for the rest of your life what would they be?

Mine:

1) Founders (don't think I could live without their delicious stouts)

2) Two Brothers (love their wide array of styles they do)

3) Three Floyds (hate their distribution, but love their beer, anything they make is just delcious)