Bryan Roth

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• The Definitive ‘Best Beer of 2014′ List. Really. Kind Of.

  

  The flip of the calendar means many things: a fresh start, new resolutions and most important, an end to all those "best of 2014″ lists. But not... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2015 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• A Year in ‘Drunkenness’

  

  This post is the 409th I've written at This Is Why I'm Drunk. In truth, I never thought I'd make it this far. It was an experiment, you see. A trial of writing... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• It’s All Over: December 2014 Beertography

  

  A year ago, I made a New Year's resolution to create a monthly beertography roundup as an effort to push my creative boundaries. Here we are, with the 12th... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Stretching Your Dollar: Is Elasticity Craft Beer’s Biggest Threat?

  

  Every story started deserves an ending. Remember my last post and the inner struggle between a local beer and national one? The difference of a couple bucks... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Stretching Your Dollar: Local Brews and the Beer Economy

  

  I've lost track how often I do it - standing alone, head bobbing back and forth from one beer to another. It seems absurd, but in reality, it's also a growing... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Two Charts to Show the Changing Fate of Big Beer

  

  In what has become an annual tradition, 24/7 Wall Street released their list of "beers Americans no longer drink" this week, sparking no outrage or surprise... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Not-So-Secret Secret of Beer Blogging: You Matter. No Matter What.

  

  There's a moment in the movie Caddyshack I can't shake from my mind. Danny Noonan, one of the film's main characters, is trying to butter up antagonist and... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• A Celebration of Fall: November 2014 Beertography

  

  November has now gone by, which means it's time for my regular roundup of beertography from the last few weeks. Below you'll find some of my recent photos, whic... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Grateful Challenge: Beer Edition

  

  When I'm not reading about beer, I love learning about marketing and communications. One of my favorite blogs for the topic is Spin Sucks, written by PR superpr... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Beer Advocate and the United States of Beer: The Complete Series!

  

  Here's your #longread of the week. Much like the series I wrote about the growth of beer-related vernacular and Google, I wanted to provide a handy, single... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Big Beer Impact: Does ABV Influence Rankings?

  

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  Posted on 12 November 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The United States of Beer (According to Beer Advocate)

  

  It's all in the details. Yesterday, we took a look at the styles of beer included in my mega list of top beers by state, according to Beer Advocate. Today, the... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• A State-by-State Analysis of Beer Advocate Rankings: Setting the Stage

  

  Among the more interesting parts of today's beer industry is not just the increasing regionalism of the product, but the intrastate personalities that create... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• A Month Worth Remembering: October 2014 Beertography

  

  October has now gone by, which means it's time for my regular roundup of beertography from the last few weeks. It's been an exciting month and many of my... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Exploring Drinker Demographics: When Biology and Social Expectations Collide

  The first time I found out I loved craft beer, I didn't know it was craft beer. It was just "beer." And it was good. I had moved beyond the BMC days of high... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Exploring Drinker Demographics: When (and for Whom) Does Price Point Matter Most?

  

  No matter what kind of shenanigans our youth puts us through - cheeky and fun or cruel and tragic - the fact of the matter is we grow up. We age. We learn. We... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Pleasant Distraction

  There are always other things to do. We have jobs and friends and responsibilities of life. But even then, there is always something else pulling us toward the... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Hello Fall: September 2014 Beertograpy

  

  September has now gone by, which means it's time for my regular roundup of beertography from the last few weeks. Below you'll find some of my recent shots, whic... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Your Glassware Did What? A Sensory Experiment of Time and Temperature

  

  Beer may be my passion, but in recent months, I've come to learn that a beer can sometimes only be as good as the vessel in which you enjoy it. A shaker pint... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Identity Crisis: The Rita-ization of Heineken

  

  While beer enthusiasts the world over this week may have been decrying the threat of an AB InBev takeover bid of its main rival, SABMiller, a secondary detail t... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK