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The Mysterious Case of Exploding Beer: A Tale of Diastatic Yeasts

Back in 2016, Left Hand Brewing Co. had a problem with their Milk Stout Nitro beer: customers were complaining about its fizzy mouthfeel and off-flavors. Then their bottles started exploding. It didn’t take long ...
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May 25, 2020The Beer BlogBeer gushing, Belgian Style Beer, Diastatic yeast, Gibey Lab, glucoamylase, hyperattenuation, Left Hand Brewing Co., Omega Yeast Lab

Replacing Spirits with Sanitizers

Spirit Distillers Take on the Hand Sanitizer Shortages In the two months since COVID-19 first reared its ugly head in New York, the initial panic appears to be settling down, or at least, toilet ...
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May 8, 2020CBBI, The Beer BlogCornell Craft Beverage Institute, COVID-19, Distilleries, FDA, Hand Sanitizers, WHO

“A Cold One for the Gals”: Pink Boots Day Celebrates Women in the Brewing Industry

Back in early March, before coronavirus dominated the news, exciting things were happening to women in the craft beer industry. Breweries around the world participate in the Pink Boots Collaboration Brew Day to honor ...
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April 26, 2020Spotlight: New York Breweries, The Beer Blogbeer, Big Red Brewing, brewing, Girls Pint Out, Lucky Hare Brewing, pink boots, women brewers

Strong Rope Brewery Promises a COVID-19 After Party (with Lots of Beer)

After publishing my most recent article on the impact of climate change on global beer supplies, I was hoping to write about something a bit more lighthearted, but then coronavirus happened, and my curiosity ...
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April 2, 2020Spotlight: New York Breweries, The Beer Blogbeer, beer canning, Beer economics, beer to-go, brewery, brewing, COVID-19, hops, NYC, NYS breweries, strong rope brewery, to-go sales

Feb 28, 2020: New England Brew Summit

Curious about “Hop Creep”? Don’t miss Kaylan Kirkpatrick presentation on hop enzymes at the New England Craft Brew Summit!

February 28, 2020Events

Could Climate Change Cause Global Beer Shortages?

In the previous weeks, Ithaca saw temperatures drop 40 degrees over the course of just a few days. The juxtaposition was jarring, and it did not ease my pre-existing anxiety regarding the uptick in ...
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February 21, 2020Beer Sustainability, The Beer Blogbarely, beer, beer supply, brewing, climate change

April 6, 2020: Learn Hops!

Don’t miss out on this one day crash course on hops geared towards brewers and members of the supply chain! Led by Dr. Phil Chou, this course will who cover detailed information about hops, ...
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February 14, 2020Events

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