Previously: 40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 67: Yuletide atrocities, courtesy of the Butt-Head Bass Quartet (1994 – 2003).
Disclaimer: There aren’t any surviving photos from this period that seem even remotely appropriate to the subject matter, and BREW Magazine has left nary a trace of its existence on the World Wide Web. At the same time, while Counting Crows isn’t everyone’s cup of civet cat coffee stout, the songs on Recovering the Satellites (1996) still cut through me like uric acid crystals —those million tiny gout knives in your big toe — 28 years later.
BUT let’s begin with the good news.
In midsummer of 2024, as I sorted through widely strewn detritus in an effort to recall the world of beer and brewing as it so entertainingly unspooled in the rare old times, word came over the interwebz that the American Craft Beer Hall of Fame (ACBHOF) had been launched.
As a grizzled beer biz veteran and inveterate history buff, this was music to my ears.
The American Craft Beer Hall of Fame has been established to honor, celebrate, and commit to history those people who are responsible for initiating, sustaining, and promoting the American craft beer industry. This Hall is to ensure that...
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