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Global Pouring Traditions: A Toast to Diversity in our Pouring Methods

By BrewLab / January 31, 2024 / Comments Off on Global Pouring Traditions: A Toast to Diversity in our Pouring Methods

In the world of beverages, pouring traditions go beyond the simple act of filling a cup; they are embedded in cultures, histories, and rituals that add richness to the drinking experience. Here’s a journey through some unique pouring traditions around the globe. Tea: The Art of Ceremony In some Chinese tea ceremonies, the pouring of…

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“Nothing has Changed!”

By BrewLab / December 21, 2015 /

UPDATE: Breckenridge Brewing from Colorado just sold to ABInBev. Here is their “change” quote: “We’ve been in this creative and dynamic industry for over 25 years, loving everything about it. That won’t change. The passion for quality and culture that got us where we are today isn’t going anywhere.”     “Nothing has changed.”   Perhaps…

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Oregon’s First Women Brewers [1879-1908]

By BrewLab / May 7, 2015 / Comments Off on Oregon’s First Women Brewers [1879-1908]

ale·wife ♦ ˈālwīf/ ♦ noun A female who brews beer. syn: brewster, brewess Women and beer. What a tangled mess. Currently, women are less then a quarter of the craft beer work force. Macrobreweries don’t know how to advertise to women, craft breweries tend to stereotype “women beers” as light and fruity. For decades women’s bodies sold beer.  And…

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