Tag Archives: barley

Nov200922

Tom Auer

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Giving Thanks

[An opportunity to give thanks and reflect on what makes all of this great beer possible.]
Buddhist, thinker, and activist Thich Nhat Hanh once wrote, “The existence of this page is dependent on the existence of a cloud.” He was referring to the grand inter-connectedness of the universe, describing how a sheet of paper is made [...]

Nov200908

Tom Auer

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(Almost) Local Beer

[Engagement with the local food scene here in Rhode Island prompts me to consider how “local” craft-brewed beer can be, what some of the limitations are, and what’s next to make craft beer even more local than it already can be.]
The term “local beer” is a bit of a misnomer. “Locally-brewed” is a more accurate [...]