My latest featured article for RateBeer’s The HopPress… posted on Saturday, April 9th.

This last week marked the anniversary of the beginning of the end of Prohibition; an event that is celebrated, nationally, in the form of New Beer’s Eve and National Beer Day. In celebration of this annual event, I think that [...]]]> http://www.vthophead.com/2011/04/821/feed/ 0 http://www.vthophead.com/2011/03/from-the-hoppress-march-madness-nipac-style/ http://www.vthophead.com/2011/03/from-the-hoppress-march-madness-nipac-style/#comments Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:00:42 +0000 VTHopHead http://www.vthophead.com/?p=816 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; }

My latest featured article for RateBeer’s The HopPress… posted on Saturday, March 26th.

It’s that time of the year when men’s (and women’s) fancies turn to thoughts of Spring and all of the attention and excitement that can bring. I’m talking about basketball, of course… what were you thinking?  The NCAA basketball tournament is [...]]]> http://www.vthophead.com/2011/03/from-the-hoppress-march-madness-nipac-style/feed/ 0 http://www.vthophead.com/2011/03/from-the-hoppress-beers-of-the-full-moon/ http://www.vthophead.com/2011/03/from-the-hoppress-beers-of-the-full-moon/#comments Sun, 20 Mar 2011 14:00:34 +0000 VTHopHead http://www.vthophead.com/?p=806 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; }

My latest featured article for RateBeer’s The HopPress… posted on Saturday, March 19th.

Today, March 19th, the earth’s only moon will reach its closest point to earth (221,565 miles) in nearly 19 years. For those of you lucky enough to be able to see it, this so called “supermoon” will be, according to NASA, [...]]]> http://www.vthophead.com/2011/03/from-the-hoppress-beers-of-the-full-moon/feed/ 0 http://www.vthophead.com/2011/03/from-the-hoppress-made-in-vermont-the-deep-south/ http://www.vthophead.com/2011/03/from-the-hoppress-made-in-vermont-the-deep-south/#comments Sun, 06 Mar 2011 14:00:58 +0000 VTHopHead-Admin http://www.vthophead.com/?p=796 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; }

My latest featured article for RateBeer’s The HopPress… posted on Saturday, March 5th.

This is the last article in my 4-part series on the 21 breweries that can be found within the borders of this very small state. This final chapter of the series will focus on the southern most portion of the state. [...]]]> http://www.vthophead.com/2011/03/from-the-hoppress-made-in-vermont-the-deep-south/feed/ 0 http://www.vthophead.com/2011/02/from-the-hoppress-just-a-little-bit-different%e2%80%a6/ http://www.vthophead.com/2011/02/from-the-hoppress-just-a-little-bit-different%e2%80%a6/#comments Sun, 20 Feb 2011 13:00:01 +0000 VTHopHead-Admin http://www.vthophead.com/?p=788 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; }

My latest featured article for RateBeer’s The HopPress… posted on Saturday, February 19th.

I had a couple of things come across my desk this week that got me thinking about beer that some might consider to be a little bit to the left (or right) of center. I am talking about beer that most [...]]]> http://www.vthophead.com/2011/02/from-the-hoppress-just-a-little-bit-different%e2%80%a6/feed/ 0 http://www.vthophead.com/2011/02/from-the-hoppress-ratebeers-best/ http://www.vthophead.com/2011/02/from-the-hoppress-ratebeers-best/#comments Sun, 06 Feb 2011 13:00:05 +0000 VTHopHead-Admin http://www.vthophead.com/?p=770 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; }

My latest featured article for RateBeer’s The HopPress… posted on Saturday, February 5th.

Like many of you, I really look forward to the Ratebeer Best lists being released every year. It gives me a chance to look at the brewing industry as a whole and see who was hot and who was [...]]]> http://www.vthophead.com/2011/02/from-the-hoppress-ratebeers-best/feed/ 1 http://www.vthophead.com/2011/01/from-the-hoppress-a-brewers-best/ http://www.vthophead.com/2011/01/from-the-hoppress-a-brewers-best/#comments Sun, 23 Jan 2011 13:00:25 +0000 VTHopHead-Admin http://www.vthophead.com/?p=763 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; }

My latest featured article for RateBeer’s The HopPress… posted on Saturday, January 22nd.

Like many of you, keeping up with the deluge of e-mails, RSS feed articles, Facebook pages or people, tweets and the like can be pretty overwhelming at times. I sort through hundreds and hundreds of them each week and that does [...]]]> http://www.vthophead.com/2011/01/from-the-hoppress-a-brewers-best/feed/ 0 http://www.vthophead.com/2011/01/from-the-hoppress-made-in-vermont-the-northeast-kingdom/ http://www.vthophead.com/2011/01/from-the-hoppress-made-in-vermont-the-northeast-kingdom/#comments Sun, 09 Jan 2011 13:00:16 +0000 VTHopHead-Admin http://www.vthophead.com/?p=755 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; }

My latest featured article for RateBeer’s The HopPress… posted on Saturday, January 8th.

This is the third in my series of four articles briefly highlighting each of the breweries that can be found in the small state of Vermont. We are truly blessed with an abundance of quality craft breweries , currently 21 of [...]]]> http://www.vthophead.com/2011/01/from-the-hoppress-made-in-vermont-the-northeast-kingdom/feed/ 0 http://www.vthophead.com/2010/12/from-the-hoppress-joyeux-noel/ http://www.vthophead.com/2010/12/from-the-hoppress-joyeux-noel/#comments Sun, 26 Dec 2010 13:00:11 +0000 VTHopHead-Admin http://www.vthophead.com/?p=747 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; }

My latest featured article for RateBeer’s The HopPress… posted on Saturday, December 25th.

A very happy holiday to everyone. Hopefully you were on the “good list” and got or will get a wonderful present from someone today. It’s a cold one here in Vermont this morning; only about 6F at my house, but I [...]]]> http://www.vthophead.com/2010/12/from-the-hoppress-joyeux-noel/feed/ 1 http://www.vthophead.com/2010/12/from-the-hoppress-the-history-and-lore-of-wassail/ http://www.vthophead.com/2010/12/from-the-hoppress-the-history-and-lore-of-wassail/#comments Sun, 19 Dec 2010 13:44:45 +0000 VTHopHead-Admin http://www.vthophead.com/?p=739 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; }

My latest featured article for RateBeer’s The HopPress… posted on Saturday, December 18th.

Most of us, no doubt, are familiar with the holiday style of beer called Wassail. There are many excellent examples and I have sampled a number of them. I have to admit that I look forward to the annual renewing of [...]]]> http://www.vthophead.com/2010/12/from-the-hoppress-the-history-and-lore-of-wassail/feed/ 1