Category: Advocate This

It can’t be understated how important it is for the queer community to see themselves represented out in the world.

More and more independent brewers are getting into lager brewing, but plenty of misinformation still exists. We asked Firestone Walker brewmaster Matt Brynildson to help us dispel five common myths.

To ensure you critique brews with respect, try following these guidelines.

Let’s challenge ourselves by actually being exclusionary for one week a year.

Canning is something worthy of our collective support.

The Big Brew occurs on the first Saturday of May as a pre-celebration of National Homebrew Day and of homebrewing around the world.

Many beer geeks can answer that they’ve purchased craft brews and attended events; however, it’s easy to get complacent. We can always do more, especially for our local beer scenes, which often get overlooked in our quests for the latest brews.

Rick Lyke urges readers to get a PSA test and help spread awareness of prostate cancer.

Would you buy dairy or meat that was past its prime? We’re guessing not, but you are when it comes to beer, and even worse, you don’t even know it.

It’s essential that we help stimulate our local beer scenes with some good old-fashioned cold hard cash. This year we’re urging everyone to spend all, or a portion of, your tax rebate on your local beer scene.

Recently, brewers in Vermont are making what’s hopefully a final push to raise the bar for better beer options and sales in their state, and many feel that it’s about damn time.

Event organizers across the US ask for donations from craft brewers who support charity events, festivals, dinners, tastings, tourism and more. Are “thanks” enough reward?

The Bros urge consumers to ignore the hype and only buy Westvletern beers if they make the pilgrimage to Belgium.

Beer is a fragile product and should be treated like any other perishable food item. Trust us, there’s nothing worse than losing $10 on a 6-pack of stale IPA.

When we indulge with moderation and respect, beer allows us to loosen up. Forget politics, religion, and sports—let’s drink beer!

In Brooklyn, NY, one man towers over other proponents of real ale.

Six Packs for Soldiers is a “beer-partisan” campaign with a single goal: Buy America’s soldiers a beer.

BeerAdvocates and Mississippians are taking action by fighting for their right to obtain better beer options.

In Texas, brewpubs can serve beer, but they can’t package and sell it; so you can forget about picking up a growler to take home from your favorite Texan alehouse.

Even though you might buy, drink, sell or brew beer, you can always do more for beer and your local craft brewer.

’Bama’s not only one of four states in the US that still has an alcohol-content cap on beer, but it’s also the only state with a beer-container limit.