Bryan Roth

LATEST ARTICLES ( 450 )

• We’re Growing More Hops Than Ever, But There’s More to the Story

  

  There are many repeated discussions in the beer industry these days. Beer in cans. IPAs for days. Economic bubbles. But one aspect that widely gets discussed... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Some Details Forgotten in Latest AB InBev Buy

  

  Whenever one beer company takes over another, there is always reflection. Especially if it's by someone like AB InBev. What will happen to Brewery X? How will... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Six-Pack Project Returns, Sort Of

  

  The Internet is forever! Nothing ever really dies on the World Wide Web, I suppose, so even a couple years after the last entry in The Six-Pack Project, its... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• How Big Craft Breweries Are Keeping Share of Mind – and Pint Glass

  51% of craft's dollar sales growth in supermarkets attributable to new products in 2016, compared to 28% over same period 2015. #BAPowerHour - Kate Bernot... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Let’s Talk Doom, Gloom and Craft Beer Bubbles

  

  In an industry with such monumental growth in recent years, it's no wonder people are asking all sorts of questions these days. Interest for beer is at an... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• You Can Listen to Me Talk About Beer, Too

  

  I've been pretty busy lately with summer vacations and freelance writing, but last week was a busy one, with several opportunities to talk beer with some great... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• New England IPA and Creating Beer Culture

  

  The more I read and write about the beer industry, the stronger I feel that American beer culture should often be seen through hop-tinted glasses. The IPA, a... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• This Is My Definitive and Only Post About Putting Beer in Cans

  

  Everyone is talking about cans. For years - really, years - writers covering the beer industry have written stories on a near monthly basis about this "hot,... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Is It Time for the Beer Industry to Start Counting Calories?

  

  There's a reoccurring conversation I've had in recent months, talking with with others about why people make the decision to drink craft beer. The answers are... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Perfect Tap List as Determined by Beer Nerds

  

  Over on VinePair, writer Will Gordon recently shared an interesting game/exercise: creating "16 Perfect Taps" at the hypothetical bar of your dreams. It gained... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Myths We Tell

  

  We love drama. We love emotion. We love stories. Hardwired into our sociology, humans are drawn to the narrative arcs we create to highlight the challenges and... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• What We Mean When We Talk About the ‘Death’ of Flagship Beers

  

  Not once, but twice last week I read about a presumptive sweeping movement in the beer industry: the death of the flagship brand. First, it was Chelsie over at... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Zymurgy’s “Best Beers” List Loves Hops, Clings to Heritage Brands

  

  Death, taxes and Pliny the Elder being voted as Zymurgy's "best beer" in America. All the things you can count on for the past eight years. In fact, to see any... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Let’s Build A Wall! U.S. Brewers Going After Mexican Import Market

  

  It's getting hot out there. People are thinking beaches. Naturally, they're thinking about beer, too. With temperatures continuing to climb toward the summer... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Your Beer of Summer is a Fruit IPA Because We All Keep Drinking Them

  

  Peaches are in season right now. Blueberries aren't far behind. Watermelon is damn near the official fruit of the next few months. The tastes of summer are here... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Your Handy Guide to Explain Why Millennials Are So Important to Beer

  

  Lazy. Entitled. Selfish. You could create an entire thesaurus with adjectives people love to use to describe Millennials, those selfie-taking, skinny-jean... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Liking Sam Adams’ Beer is Now a Political Act

  

  "No thanks, I like my IPAs good..." It was a comment left by my brother (mostly serious, partially in jest) on a recent photo I posted on Instagram showcasing... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Endless Love: The Search for Knowledge and Avoiding a ‘Beer Midlife Crisis’

  

  I am writing this from the grand hall of the Philadelphia Convention Center, where I've spent the last four days attending this year's Craft Brewers... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• What *Should* the Brewers Association Do to Address Gender and Race?

  

  To many, the beer community is an accepting one. Despite an industry crowded by demographics skewed white and male, it still advocates to bring everyone into th... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• What Is the Brewers Association Doing to Address Gender and Race?

  

  There are a lot of conversations happening about race and gender all over the country. The beer industry is no different. It seems that we can't go a month - le... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2016 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK