Last year, LL Cool J became the first hip-hop artist to deliver a relevant, fully formed record 40 years after his debut. My latest substack isn’t a review as much as it is a reflection on reminders, comebacks, purpose, and curtain calls.
https://t.co/aDiixKwW6D
New Substack post:
Your beer shop isn’t a one-size-fits-all situation.
Brewery taprooms
Grocery stores
Specialty bottle shops
Each has a sweet spot.
https://t.co/TiLSb4Pufb
Join us for the inaugural Beer People, a new monthly gathering of folks who care about beer quality and culture here in Oakland...
https://t.co/Gj5sNWrrA9
The Fort Point x HenHouse merger is more than a business story—it’s a cultural one.
What happens when small breweries grow, consolidate, or compromise? What do they risk losing in the process?
Wrote this piece to ask: what makes a brewery matter?
https://t.co/qMNWRZHC6g
Come to the first public meeting of Over Beers Club, which will be held on 5/24 at Alkali Rye in Oakland.
Details...
Walking Like I'm Talking 2: Over Beers Club https://t.co/t3DaHu7jT0
Tickets...
https://t.co/xSkDIgCdbm
My latest @substack
The Slow Pour and the Long Game
https://t.co/Az4xFqTzVO
Breweries like Geisthaus and Bierstadt aren't trying to be everything to everyone. Instead, they bring an uncommon focus and intention.
Kicking off a new guided tasting series at @paulista510 on Tues, May 6: Beer Basics.
Small group. 5 beers. Big flavor. No ego.
We’ll dig into process, ingredients & sensory cues to help you drink deeper.
12 spots only. Join me.
https://t.co/2ReCoxgooF
I have huge respect for Bernie, but if one of the few members of Congress not funded by the Israel lobby *still* can’t say the word “genocide,” or condemn the slaughter in Gaza without throat-clearing about Israel’s right to defend itself, what hope do we have of stopping this?
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Voting in Oakland’s Special Election ends 8pm this Tuesday April 15.
How to Vote:
Local registered voters should have received vote-by-mail ballots to use. If you haven’t received it, contact Alameda County Registrar of Voters. Mail containing your ballot looks like:
Proud to have my Oakland campaign financing run-down excerpted at the Phoenix Project this week---its a phenomenal group of dedicated fact-finders and reporters. Necessary info for last-minute voters ahead of Tuesday
Reigniting the Fire: A Response to Your Responses https://t.co/emlJ49pP0n
Craft beer isn’t doomed, but it is getting stale. I wrote a piece about how our past successes should inform our next steps and received insightful responses from brewers, drinkers, and critics.
From Insurgency to Inertia—How Craft Beer Won the Battle But Lost Its Edge
My first Substack is a survey of my twenty years working in craft beer.
I invite you to read the piece & join the conversation: https://t.co/7naHpuDwod
This was atrocious. Dems have been trying to beat Republicans by acting like Republicans for over 30 years, and it has made everything worse. Yet, here we are.