It’s not out of the norm to walk into a taproom and have options other than beer. A lot of local taprooms will also stock wine, kombucha, and even soda for those who may not have the palate for a pint, but have you ever experienced a taproom with smoothies? Danii Oliver, owner of Island […]
Craft Beer Cellar Fort Collins Preps for GABF
With nearly 800 breweries sampling thousands of beers, the Great American Beer Festival is the pre-eminent craft beer festival in the country. Craft Beer Cellar Fort Collins is just over an hour away from the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, where the GABF is held. It’s well worth the trip if you’re in Colorado for […]
Meet Craft Beer Cellar’s Advanced Cicerones™
At Craft Beer Cellar, education is a passion. We love constantly learning about beer, and passing that on to our customers. And we enjoy learning from our customers, too. All of our Beer Geeks are, at minimum, Cicerone Certified Beer Servers. This is the first of four certification levels, with each step requiring far more […]
What the F*ck is a Landbier?
We asked this very question when we heard that House Lager, the latest release from Jack’s Abby Craft Lagers in Framingham, MA, was a German Landbier. We were curious as to what this beer was all about but we couldn’t find anything in the BJCP (Beer Judge Certification Program) Style Guidelines on Landbier. We did […]
Cloudy with a chance of Turbidity
A few months ago, I was at a bar and ordered an IPA. When it arrived, I picked up the glass and commented to my friend, “Look how turbid this is.” The bartender overheard my comment, and felt compelled to defend the unexpectedly cloudy IPA by explaining that the opaque quality of the beer was […]
Brewland: An Adventure in Craft Beer Filmmaking
What started as a relatively small project has become an intensive, multi-year effort. And Michael Sills wouldn’t have it any other way. Over two years ago, Sills and his crew set out to interview three Vermont brewers that helped turn the state into one of the meccas of American craft brewing: John Kimmich of The […]
Meet a Beer Rep: Jack’s Abby Brewing’s Ben Warner
The secret is out on Jack’s Abby Brewing. After taking home another 2 awards from the 2014 World Beer Cup, Jack’s Abby and their luscious lagers have gained more attention than ever before. And deservedly so! Last night, we took a few minutes away from our co-hosted Beer Dinner with Jacob Wirth Restaurant and Jack’s Abby […]
Beer Brothers: Brandon and Ryan Nickelson of Craft Beer Cellar Clayton
The Gateway City is about to get beer-ier. At 10am on Saturday, May 17th, Craft Beer Cellar Clayton‘s doors will open to the public. Music will play, high-fives will be distributed freely, and fresh beer will flow from the taps behind the bar. You read that correctly: taps, yo! As only the second […]
April 7th is Session Beer Day: A Conversation with Lew Bryson
Quick: name the best beer you had this weekend. If your answer started with “Barrel-Aged…”, you might be a beer geek. And that’s okay. At Craft Beer Cellar, we love high-gravity beers. Intentionally unbalanced, palate wrecking (literally) Double IPAs, dangerously drinkable 13% bourbon barrel-aged stouts, and the like are hallmarks of craft beer. Big, bold […]
Q&A with Bridget Smith of 12% Imports
We’ve done a lot of Q&As with brewers on this blog, and because we have New York-based importer 12% Imports (founded in October 2008) in-house today for a tasting, we thought it’d be fun to get a little perspective from their side of the fence. Sales Manager Bridget Smith, who handles our fair state of […]