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Journalism

Craft Spirits Magazine

Real-World Application: Spirits brands find utility in NFTs by tying them to actual bottles and experiences.

Ready to Disrupt: As spirits-based ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktails are skyrocketing in popularity and poised to compete with hard seltzers, craft distillers seek parity and find success in the category.

Respecting Vodka: Craft distillers embrace local ingredients to concoct vodkas that are anything but neutral.

Exploring the rapid rise of spirits-themed trails across the United States.

St. George Spirits Continues to Push Boundaries

Craft distillers in Colorado benefit from altitude, friendly legislation and more.

In states where it is legal, family-friendly distilleries are becoming commonplace.

How distilleries can avoid common safety mistakes

How St. George Spirits founder Jörg Rupf helped kickstart the craft distilling movement.

A growing number of stadiums and arenas are pouring craft spirits.

Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine

Breakout Brewer: Moonraker Brewing Co.

Why Filtration Matters for Beer

Discovering Beer in Bend, Oregon

Breakout Brewer: Fieldwork Brewing Co.

Love Handles: Old Devil Moon

SevenFifty Daily

Winemaking's Urban Sprawl

Alameda Magazine and Oakland Magazine

Nature and Brews Abound in Bend

A Mysterious Natural Wonder: Bioluminescence dazzles nighttime paddlers on Tomales Bay.

How to Rent a Former Fire Lookout Cabin in California

Spirits Alley Gains Ground: Admiral Maltings crafts a key brewing ingredient at Alameda Point.

All About Beer

Book Review: Ancient Brews

First Look: Sierra Nevada to Launch Beer Camp Across the World

Beer Weekend: 48 Hours In (And Around) Oakland, California

Beer in Wine Country (A news report on Stone Brewing and Fieldwork Brewing Co. opening locations in Napa.)

Movie Review: CRAFT: The California Craft Beer Documentary

California Store Hopsy Launches Growler Delivery Service (A news report.)

Pull Up A Stool with Nico Freccia and Shaun O’Sullivan (A conversation with the founders of 21st Amendment Brewery.)

On Location: Sierra Nevada Torpedo Room (A profile of Sierra Nevada’s tasting room in Berkeley, California.)

Great Beers in the Great Outdoors (A collaborative story I pitched and edited. I also wrote the intro and two blurbs on this page.)

Anchor to Serve Experimental Beers at The Yard (A news report on Anchor Brewing Co.’s new beer garden in San Francisco.)

Book Review: California BrewMasters

10 Reasons Why You Should Go to Beer Camp (Recapping the highlights of a trip to Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.)

Insider Tips for Drinking Beer in Belgium (Helpful tips on planning a beer trip to Belgium.)

Q&A: Author Tom Acitelli on the Audacity of Hops (A discussion about the writer’s new book detailing the history of America’s craft beer revolution.)

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