Hops and Hoops Challenge
It’s apparent that most of the world is now in quarantine due to COVID-19. Each day we are burdened by fear while watching the news, wondering and waiting if and when we will become infected. While we need to remain safe and aware of what is going on globally, it’s also important to find peace within ourselves. We need to count our blessings if we are in fact alive and well at this very moment. So I decided to spread love,...
Supporting the Industry During COVID-19
As of today, the COVID-19 has infected over 360,000 people, over 15,000 deaths. It’s expected to see this toll rise within the next few months. It’s a scary time for us, wondering about our health, job security, mental and emotional state, etc.. As someone who suffers from anxiety, I was surprisingly calm during this chaos the last few weeks until last week when I finally had a meltdown thinking about people who have...
Burning Brothers Celebrates Sixth Anniversary
In less than a month, Burning Brothers, Minnesota’s only gluten-free brewery, will celebrate its sixth anniversary. I sat down with the brewery team on behalf of PorchDrinking.com to learn about their story and discuss future plans for the brewery. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Burning Brothers Brewing (@burnbrosbrew) on Nov 4, 2019 at 1:56pm PST Here is an excerpt of the article I wrote for...
Craft Brewers Conference – CANCELED
Due to the situation around COVID-19, the Brewers Association announced on March 12 that the Craft Brewers ConferenceⓇ & BrewExpo AmericaⓇ and World Beer Cup™ have been canceled. All BA-produced events will also be canceled. The BA released the following statement: “We have been closely monitoring updates and recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO), as...
How-To Connect With Influencers Q&A
I’m back in New York! CiderCon 2020 was an exciting time and like past CiderCons, it did not disappoint. At CiderCon, I presented a meet-up: “Connecting with Influencers” on Thursday, January 30. I met with the media and cideries to discuss how we can build a partnership to move the cider industry forward. I thought I’d put together some information here for you to share for those of you who weren’t able...
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