Category Archives: Philosophy & ramblings

“Beer Curmudgeons” kicks podcast ass

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Jen Muehlbauer

Twitter can be a gargantuan waste of time, but there are a few beer people who make it less of a giant sucking sound. Two locals raising the bar are Collin McDonnell, a brewery owner asking all the right questions … Continue reading →

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Dear beer community: Slow your roll?

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Jen Muehlbauer

This has been on my mind for a while now (those of you who think I’m a big ol’ ball of uncensored opinion have no idea what I hold back!) I keep thinking “now’s not a good time for this” … Continue reading →

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Why I don’t call it “craft beer”

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Jen Muehlbauer

There’s a reason this blog isn’t called East Bay Craft Beer. Part of it is that I’ve been around long enough to remember when beers I liked were called “microbrew,” and if I’m still running this site in 15 years … Continue reading →

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SF Beer Week (the little I saw of it)

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Jen Muehlbauer

That’s it. Stick a fork in SF Beer Week. I had some good times and some good beers, and I also worked harder than I have in a long time to serve up beery delights to the masses. I didn’t … Continue reading →

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SF Beer Week in Review

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Eric Pietras

SF Beer Week 2014 ended for me Saturday night. SF Water And Health Food Week begins presently. All told, I managed to carve my own little festival out of the huge number of events, and had a damn good bit … Continue reading →

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Rant: And the award for “worst beer label” goes to…

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Jen Muehlbauer

I don’t normally use my platform here to shit-talk local breweries to, you know, all 8 of my loyal readers. But every once in a while I see something that riles me up to the point where I have to … Continue reading →

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Imagine a brewery here. Part 1: East Oakland

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Jen Muehlbauer

At one point I tried to research where the East Bay’s breweries were located before prohibition. It turns out historical research is real work. It also turns out it’s hard to trace 100-year-old businesses, even with all the rad old … Continue reading →

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Fancy beer: pinkies out or middle fingers up?

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Jen Muehlbauer

There’s been a lot of talk lately about beer becoming higher class/more expensive/more accepted/more like wine/more pretentious/etc. Most of these articles and comments seem to come from outside the beer community. I feel like more of us from the actual … Continue reading →

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Part 4 and final: Why IS beer so male?

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Jen Muehlbauer

Part 1: The customer is not always right * Part 2: Stop congratulating me for having ovaries * Part 3: Selling beer to women and other humans Day 4. Are you tired of this topic yet? NOT HALF AS TIRED … Continue reading →

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The last time I’m writing about women in beer, part 3 of 4: Selling beer to women and other humans

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Jen Muehlbauer

Part 1: disclaimers and the customer is not always right Part 2: Stop congratulating me for having ovaries I’m sometimes asked how we can get more women to drink beer. I say all we really have to do is stay … Continue reading →

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