Today marks the two year anniversary of the launch of Hop Talk. Two years! Can you believe it? We're not much for navel-gazing around here. We'd rather talk about beer. And drink it. Preferably in conjunction with each other. For those of you who are interested in such things, here are some statistics (as of yesterday): 314 posts 508 comments and trackbacks 48,312 unique [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry...

In his Op-Ed piece in the Washington Post two weeks ago, George F. Will used the (at the time) as yet unaccepted offer from InBev for Anheuser-Busch as seen in Investor's Business Daily as a lead-in to meander from beer as a staple, to beer as essential to civilization, to beer and its role in [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "George Will: Beer is essential", url: "http://hop-talk.com/2008/07/21/ge...

To celebrate International Brewers Day, I decided to profile a brewer. Deciding who to profile was pretty easy. My family and I have been spending a lot of Sundays at Barley and Hops. It's fairly close to home and has some very nice beers (I'm partial to the Annapolis Rocks Pale Ale and the Schifferstadt [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "An interview with Will Golden", url: "http://hop-talk.com/200...

Premiering tonight (July 17) on CNBC is "American Originals: Budweiser". (check your local listings) They're losing marketshare to microbreweries and facing a change in ownership. Join CNBC inside Anheuser-Busch for an unparalleled look at how the King of Beers plans to meet the challenges of an ever changing marketplace and stay on top. Very timely, I'd say. [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Beer...

The Flying Barrel is a homebrew and winemaking supply shop as well as a Brew-on-Premise located in Frederick, Maryland. On July 26, 2008 they are having an open house of sorts. Plan to be Here Saturday, July 26, 2008 10:30-3 PM 3 Great Reasons BEER: Brian Gruner, the Best of Show winner at the Great Frederick Fair will be here [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "July 26 Event at the Flying Barrel, Fr...