MORNING FOAM FOR THURSDAY, DEC. 1 2016: A seven-taster flight of craft beer news, from the fluffy head all the way to the bottom holiday movie. …
Brand new six-pack 12-ounce cans of Black Raven Brewing’s Coco Jones Coconut Porter hits the shelves Dec 2. This beer has a storied history at Black Raven. It was first brewed back in 2009 as a variant of the Redmond, Washington brewery’s Tamerlane Brown Porter, infused with toasted coconut. When customers went cuckoo for Coco, Black Raven decided to enter it in the World Beer Cup where it won a gold medal (category: herb/spiced beer) in 2010. It joins Trickster IPA as Black Raven’s second 12-ounce can offering.
In Dec. 1998, Art Larrance and Ron Gansberg opened the doors to Cascade Brewing on the bottom floor of the Raccoon Lodge & Brew Pub. Dec. 6 through Dec. 11, the Portland brewery invites fans to join them in raising a glass in celebration of its 18th anniversary.
In case you don’t know, Westworld blends Grand Theft Auto with Jurassic Park in an old western setting. Westworld is an amusement park where guests pay to be immersed in a realistic 1800s “Old West” environment. PorchDrinking.com has created the Ultimate 6er for the show’s main characters (with some bonuses for others that are close to their heart).
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Craft Beer Hoppiness. What? The 34th edition of the Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America will return to the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C. from April 10-13.
Are you intrigued or appalled by the idea of buying and drinking a craft beer priced at $20,000 out of a taxidermied squirrel? Click here to find out what else the twenty grand buys you.
Opinion: Everything is bigger in Texas, including craft beer buyouts.
Netflix knows what we want this holiday season.