Could this be the year? Alabama’s beer laws, which were written by a caveman back when John McCain was born, may just get the updating they deserve. There have been a number of high-profile incidences lately, thanks in a large part to Free the Hops. Free the Hops is a grassroots organization lobbying for beer [...]

Two weeks ago during the NCAA championship game Directv had an AMAZING ad.  I’ve been scouring “the net” ever since trying to find it.  It’s part of a series of commercials directed by Christopher Guest (Best in Show, Waiting for Guffman) and features the usual cast of characters from his films.  You can find the other ads here (all [...]

I was just got a very exciting e-mail from Ticketmaster (the criminals who charge a $12 surcharge on a $20 ticket but that’s separate issue).  Yes folks, I was just informed Bryan Adams is coming to Atlanta (well Alpharetta…but some people consider that Atlanta).
July 20th is the date.  Tickets go on sale tomorrow and based [...]

I was recently at a wedding out of state and explaining to a friend (from Colorado) how oppressive the beer laws in Georgia have been.  For those of you who are new to this discussion said oppressions included the illegality of high gravity beers until a few years ago, complex laws that make it [...]

So between the three of us, you’d think Joel, Jonathan or I could remember to pick up some yeast for a new batch of IPA. Turns out we can’t. The lack of a fermenting agent and the cold weather have depressed us so much that we’ve decided to cancel brewing. We’ll be [...]

And surprise of surprises, Canada responds first!
Alan confirmed our victory over Travis and his swill. We’re still waiting on our American judges to weigh in before calling it, but things are looking good for Monday Night Brewery in the feud department.
Travis, we could use a cleaning boy if you’re interested. It’s an unpaid internship, but [...]

I know it’s something we’ve hit on many times before but it’s very nice to see the strides that good beer has taken in this country.  This article in Business Week covers some of the stats:
Since then, the microbrewery business has grown and begun, in fact, to thrive. In 1978 there were a total of [...]