Bryan Roth

LATEST ARTICLES ( 450 )

• How to Sell Beer in 2017

  

  It's a tough time to be a "big" brewer. AB InBev and MillerCoors continue to watch as flagship brands slowly decline in sales, but some legacy craft breweries... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Addressing Diversity in Beer: Seeking Action

  

  Note: This is a follow up to my Q A with the Brewers Association's Julia Herz. Over the weekend, I listened to the latest Good Beer Hunting podcast with... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Addressing Diversity in Beer: A Q&A with Julia Herz

  

  In May, while attending the Craft Brewers Conference, I was able to ask members of the Brewers Association administration about the organization's efforts to... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Will Legal Marijuana Impact Beer Sales?

  

  "Beer is art" It's something you've likely heard at some point in time. If you're like me, there's even a good chance that sipping on an otherworldly creation... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Examining the Value of ‘Best’ Beer: BeerGraphs

  

  Quantifying aspects of beer is easy. We have definitive numbers that tell us about alcohol content, color, flavor and more. But the question at the core of my... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Examining the Value of ‘Best’ Beer

  

  As we close in on the end of the year, it means we're soon to be swamped with a variety of "best of" lists. This website is no different ... although a... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Rumor Central: What Can We Learn from Brewery Buyouts?

  

  Who doesn't love a good rumor? In our youth, school hallways were full of speculation of stolen kisses and scandalous breakups. As adults, our attention may be... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Life of a Professional Beer Taster

  

  Ken Weaver gets a visit from Andy three or four times a week. It's been this way for more than a year. Occasionally they'll see each other at Weaver's favorite... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Carlos Brito and the Fallacy of Too Much Choice

  

  What a terrifying world we live in. Two breweries opening up each day. Stores stocking week-old beer. Shelves lined with bottles and cans as far as the eye can... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• With Eyes on AB InBev, Are We Missing Another Beer Fight?

  

  There's an inherent problem with the argument the beer community makes when it decries the never-ending war between Big Beer and the Little Guys. Yes, there... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• How Committed is Your State to ‘Drinking Local’?

  

  By now it's probably no surprise: people love to drink at brewery taprooms. The opportunity to get fresh, from-the-source beer is always a big draw, but... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• I Went to GABF with a Plan. I Found This Story Instead.

  

  I may have made a beer fest faux pas. I had a plan for the Great American Beer Festival. Not necessarily a long, marked up sheet with beers I wanted to try -... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2016 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 09 October 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Data Behind Your GABF Beer Samples

  

  Heading to Great American Beer Festival? Hope you like hops. Thanks to Porch Drinking, festival goers have an advance preview at the many beers that will be... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• What’s a Cosponsor Worth? A Counterpoint on Beer Tax Reform

  

  On Sept. 26, the Brewers Association announced that one of their major governmental priorities, the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act, had hit a... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Full Story Behind Hops, Beer Production and Our Love of IPAs

  

  Note: This is the #longread version of posts from "Hop Week." There are many repeated discussions in the beer industry these days. But one aspect that widely... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• In the Search for What’s New, is a Hoppy Sub-Style Found?

  

  At our current state of human evolution, our attention span is reportedly eight seconds. That's less than a goldfish. By one estimate, the amount of time we... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• It’s Not How Big Your Hop Addition Is, It’s How You Use It

  

  Beer, forever bound to agriculture, seems like it should be philosophically opposed to the use of the word "industrial." In an era where "big" is bad to many... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• How Can Hop Variety Support Craft Beer Sales?

  

  When it comes to hops, the well-known elephant in the room is the prominence now taken up by aroma varieties, which aren't just driving high ratings on Beer... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• What Will It Cost to Meet Our Growing Demand for Hops?

  

  According to the last figures made available by the USDA, the number of American hop farmers jumped considerably from 68 in 2007, just as craft beer was startin... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK