Do beer ratings matter?
Do Beer Ratings Matter? This past Tuesday I walked into Mahaffey’s Pub filled with pride. A few hours later, I
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John Thompson is a beer enthusiast who began evangelizing craft beer a few years ago on his blog thehoplocal.com. John has been homebrewing sporadically for almost 20 years, and also is a Cicerone Certified Beer Server. When not enjoying a cold malty beverage you will find John spending time with his spouse and two young children or working his day job in Financial Services Technology. Make sure to find John on Facebook, and follow him on Twitter @TheHopLocal and Untapped. at : http://untappd.com/user/thehoplocal
Author: John Thompson
Beer dreams
Last night I walked to my kegerator to grab a beer, and I made a shocking choice. I poured myself
Read moreColorado Beer: What’s filled my glass lately
I’ve been able to discover a bunch of new brews lately. Some good. Some not so good. But you don’t
Read moreUntappd:Gamification of Beer
If you are like me, and spend your time at a desk in the corporate world it is likely that
Read moreMaryland Beer: A barrel aged Barleywine shootout (PART III: Flying Dog)
Into Bat Country As you walk through the doors to Flying Dog’s Frederick, MD brewery you are immediately greeted with
Read moreMaryland Beer: A barrel aged Barleywine shootout (PART II: Heavy Seas)
AARGH – That is something you will hear Hugh Sisson say as he takes you around Heavy Seas Brewery in
Read moreMaryland Beer: A barrel aged Barleywine shootout (PART 1: DuClaw)
No matter where you live, in the past few years you have had at least one new brewery open near
Read moreBeer and eBay – a consumer’s perspective
Not long ago eBay officially halted the sale of beer. For the most part. This after many brewers came out
Read moreBeer time: It’s 5 p.m. somewhere
Hey, my name is John, but I often go by my Twitter handle TheHopLocal when talking about beer. This is
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