Hunter Smith

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Beyond the bitter

Humulus lupus, the species best known to us as hops, produces effects in beer that we traditionally associate with...

Trust your gut

Most wine drinkers are aware of the 100-point scale, whether they are familiar with Robert Parker and his recently...

Brewing with the big boys

In the second week of February, the head brewer from Breckenridge Brewery in Denver, Colorado, came to brew a...

Beer and batter

Although it still feels like winter outside, pitchers and catchers will report to Spring Training next week, which...

Brewing collaborations mean good news for your pint glass

I begin this article at the end of a long, but thoroughly enjoyable brewday. Today was Champion Brewing Company’s...

The ‘first foodie’, Thomas Jefferson, was also a beer...

Like many of us normal folk, Thomas Jefferson enjoyed beer with his dinner. Like others of us, Jefferson enjoyed beer...

Give brew its due

Beer and Thanksgiving. The words conjure fond memories: an uncle asleep in the La-Z-Boy with a pile of cans on the...

Top of the Hops Beer Festival sells out for the first time

The third annual Top of the Hops Beer Festival took place last Saturday, September 22, and a record crowd descended...

How to drink in Top of the Hops like a brewmeister

This Saturday, September 22, the 3rd annual Top of the Hops Festival descends upon the Ntelos Wireless Pavilion, and...

Why are we already drinking Octoberfest beers?

Ah, Fall: crunching leaves, jeans and hoodies, the melody of Auld Lang Syne playing after a touchdown, and the...