Falling for Kings As the season’s change here at the Oasis, the pace quickens on the downward slope to the opening of Fence Road Farm Brewery. The dampness of fall is in the air as we are visited by a prolonged bout of precipitation after a lengthy dry spell. The hops are harvested and the fruit, save the goji berries which come in late. We had our first frost.   Inside the brewery, the disc golf pro shop has been doing business for a few weeks. Brewing licenses are approved;

Excerpt from Early Days of American Craft Beer by Tony Forder In April 1992 I attended my first microbrewing conference, Brew Bayou, the...

A rollicking ride through colorful mosaic of the early craft beer movement. This book is about my accidental journey in beer, which became a mission when I launched, with my brother-in-law, the brewspaper Ale Street News in 1992. It covers the early days of craft beer, highlighting the personalities, the evangelists who were responsible for this revival of full-flavored, traditional beer styles and the pioneers who eventually took beer in totally new directions, sparking a w

One of most successful contests which ran for a few years was the Guinness Irish Pub Giveaway Contest – win a pub in Ireland.

First generation craft beer fans in the US consistently seem to remember their time of transition, when they discovered craft beer,

By Tony Forder I knew that cider is popular in Quebec, having attended this year's Soif du Cidre (Thirst for Cider) festival in Montreal. I have discovered that mead is quite popular also.  At the recent OKTO fest in Repentigny (30 mins north of Montreal), I spent some time sampling at the Miel Nature booth. All kinds of sweet, strong liqeur-ish meads, definitely high end. Monsieur Ali Agougou with a selection of Miel Nature's specialty meads. The ancient beverage of mead is

There's been quite a lot of chit-chat regarding the new direction of the Great American Beer Festival. The old guys don't like it,

I make mead. Mead needs honey. I've helped extract and process honey from combs before but never seen up close how honey is actually...

The Belgians came in force – 21 breweries, owners and reps, 80-odd brands, 350 cases of beer.

Tony's Travels – Having ingratiated myself with the pirates, it was up to me to escape from Tortuga and continue my quest to link up with...

What It's All About Blog – By Tony Forder Quebec City for the microbewers conference – bit of a squeeze on now. With 333 breweries...

By Tony Forder One of the things I like most about working with the Mondial de la Biere is visiting and recruiting new breweries for the...

By Tony Forder The Greg Noonan Mbiere blind tasting competition has been a part of the Mondial de la biere festival in Montreal for 15 of...

By Tony Forder A most compelling weekend was had at the Dogfish Head megaplex in Lewes, Rehoboth Beach and Milton, DE. Although I have...

Belgian brewers launched an all-out offensive in early May with events in Miami, FL and Washington, DC to kick off Belgian Beer Week. The...

Back on with the Lager Room guys, Sir Tony talks state of New Jersey beer now and through the past darkly, and other Mardi Gras...

By Tony Forder Last month Dogfish Head released another beer in their Ancient Ale series. This one greatly intrigued me, firstly because...

What It's All About Blog By Tony Forder Nowhere is soccer fever so rampant than in Brazil, especially on the beach at Copacabana, Rio de...

By Tony Forder When I installed my trailer (now the home of Limetree Roadside PubCafe) at the Oasis farm six years ago I hung a canvas...

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