Category Archives: Craft beer

Beer Festivals and Economic Development

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Amy Mittelman

This Saturday, in Hartford there will be the Small State Great Beer festival. This is the second for the event and they expected more than thirty-five brewers to participate. The beer festival was the idea of three young people with … Continue reading →

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How to Behave at an Academic Conference

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Amy Mittelman

I recently attended the ADHS 2017 conference. I have attended many conferences over the years and chaired many panels. These are my observations about how to have a successful panel at an academic conference. As chair you have to keep … Continue reading →

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Massachusetts Alcohol Task Force

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Amy Mittelman

Tuesday I attended a public hearing of the Massachusetts Alcohol Task Force. Deb Goldberg, the State Treasurer, created the task force to look at the laws and regulations governing the alcohol beverage industry. About fifteen people were present and about … Continue reading →

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Colorado Beer

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Amy Mittelman

Every day I get alerts from Google about beer. Recently an item about  an event in Texas caught my eye.  A beer store was having a tasting of Colorado beer from Left Hand Brewing.  The notice reminded me that Left … Continue reading →

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Are We Rome?

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Amy Mittelman

We are currently in a period where macro brewers are buying craft brewers in an attempt to capture some portion of that market. Heineken becoming the sole owner of Lagunitas is a recent example. Heineken is the second largest brewer … Continue reading →

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Russian Beer Taxes

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Amy Mittelman

This post is in honor of the issue that has been dominating the news cycle for at least a week: Russia  and its role in the presidential election. I don’t know if you can correlate  a decrease in drinking beer … Continue reading →

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Do women like beer?

Posted on March 24, 2017 by Amy Mittelman

The stereotypical picture of a beer drinker is a man who guzzles a six-pack at a sporting event. Most beer advertising, especially for mega produced beer, focuses on attracting this consumer prototype. This, of course, has led to a great … Continue reading →

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Craft Beer Lawsuit

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Amy Mittelman

Consumers who purchased craft beer from Walmart are now suing the store. Although the beer they bought has names such as Red Flag Amber that signify craft beer status, all the beer is contract brewed at Genesee Brewing in Rochester. … Continue reading →

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Bock Is Back

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Amy Mittelman

Today is the March 2017 edition of The Session.  Jon Abernathy of The Brew Site is hosting it. I decided to post an excerpt from Brewing Battles.                   Modern Brewery and its … Continue reading →

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Beer Tourism

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Amy Mittelman

From March 31 to April 8, New Hampshire will be celebrating the third annual Craft Beer  Week. New Hampshire has sixty-three breweries and ten distributors.  Events such as a Craft Beer Week, which is marketing beer as a tourist activity, … Continue reading →

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