This Week In Craft Beer News: Spoetzl’s 100 Million, Nashville, Toppling Goliath, Belgian Guide, Ratebeer
I remember back in 1989 when Spoetzl Brewery sold out to Gambrinus. Back then a lot of Texas beer drinkers flat quit drinking Shiner beer and many claimed that the original brew’s recipe had been drastically altered. I couldn’t tell you if that was true or not as I was only drinking Pearl at that point. Just like my idol Doug Sahm. Read about Spoetzl’s expansion
Lizzy Alfs has a good longread on Nashville’s journey toward becoming a craft beer destination
Toppling Goliath is Iowa’s dominant craft beer maker. Has anyone tried their contract beer being produced in Florida? I’d love to know if it’s as good as what’s coming out of the mothership.
Belgian beer authority Christopher Barnes has penned a guide on travel tips for Belgian beer tourists
If you don’t have time for the clickbait bullshit of Ratebeer’s top beers of 2015 you can gain analysis here