First things first, if you're reading this and you haven't seen Craft Brewers Conference Comes to Boston Day 1 yet, check that out first so you know the background! Then feel free to read on and watch my video recap of Craft Brewers Conference 2009 Day 2:
The day is Wednesday, April 22 2009. Again I find myself waking up quite early with the intention of going to drink craft beer. Am I crazy? Maybe. Am I obsessed? Only slight obsessed... and it's so you don't have to be! Day two of the Craft Brewers Conference in Boston started with the Conference Welcome Address (where I happened to be seated right behind Sam Calagione, Founder of DogFish Head Brewing Company - He's in the blue and yellow hat)(below left). Paul Gatza, Director of the Brewers Association, was up first and talked about the important happenings in the craft beer world for 2008.
Hi all you Craft Beer Drinkers! For those who don't know me, I'm Jeff from DrinkCraftBeer.com and I'm (along with Co-Founder Devon) am slightly obsessed so you don't have to be. I only clarify why I'm obsessed because this morning (Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 for those not reading this as I type) I found myself waking up at 6am on purpose for the second time in recent memory. The last time was to write
As you've probably noticed, April is the month of DrinkCraftBeer.com featuring sustainable brewing practices on our site. Obviously we couldn't have this theme without focusing on organic craft beer brewers! Organic is one of the earlier sustainability/environmental trends and it survives to this day. Also, we now have a couple breweries in New England focusing completely on organic beer production. I spoke with Max Oswald, Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Wolaver's Organic Ales (Middlebury, VT), and Jon Cadoux, Co-Owner and Brewer for Peak Organic Ales (Portland, ME). What did I find out? Well,