Community, Craft Breweries, Culture, Health

Craft Breweries As Third Places

February 23, 2018 The Beer Professor Leave a comment

In 1989, Ray Oldenburg, an American urban sociologist, published a book titled The Great Good Place. The subtitle of the book was informative and really conveyed the essence of Oldenburg’s ideas. The subtitle was Cafes, Coffee Shops, Bookstores, Bars, Hair Salons, and Other Hangouts at the Heart of a Community. In this book, and in his subsequent work, Oldenburg writes about the importance of what he calls “third places” in American culture. According to Oldenburg, Americans occupy three distinct Continue reading Craft Breweries As Third Places →

Craft Beer, History, International, Names

George Carlin, A Toledo Window Box, And A Beer Brewed In Texas

February 1, 2018 The Beer Professor Leave a comment

A common practice in the modern craft brewing industry is for breweries to name some of their beers after local landmarks, natural landscape features, historical figures, historical events etc. Without looking beyond the state of Ohio, there are many examples of this. Continue reading George Carlin, A Toledo Window Box, And A Beer Brewed In Texas →

History, International

The Prohibition Chronicles

January 17, 2018 The Beer Professor Leave a comment

A few weeks ago, on a Sunday afternoon, along with my wife and two friends, I attended the premier of “Toledo: The Prohibition Chronicles”. The sixty minute documentary told the story of gangsters and bootleggers who operated in Toledo during the Continue reading The Prohibition Chronicles →

Beer Tourism, Craft Breweries, Neolocalism

How Many Breweries?

January 9, 2018 The Beer Professor Leave a comment

Every now and then, I come across a headline that raises the question as to whether we are reaching saturation point with respect to the number of craft breweries that we have in the United States. Very often, the question is asked with regard to a particular Continue reading How Many Breweries? →

Breweries, Craft Breweries, International

2017 – The Year in Review

December 29, 2017 The Beer Professor Leave a comment

This is the time of year when many people reflect about the year that is coming to an end. So as I was thinking about a topic for my final blog entry of 2017, I thought I’d compile an inventory of the
breweries I visited during the last twelve months.

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Beer Tourism, Craft Beer, Craft Breweries

Craft Beer in The Mile High City

December 23, 2017 The Beer Professor Leave a comment

I just returned from two days in Denver, CO. I was there conducting site visits at three hotels. One of the hotels will host the 2021 North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI). As Executive Director of the North American Continue reading Craft Beer in The Mile High City →

Craft Breweries, International

Au Canada

November 30, 2017 The Beer Professor Leave a comment

I just returned from a week long trip to Canada. The main purpose of my visit was the attend the 64th North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI), which this year were held in Vancouver, BC. As Executive Director of the North Continue reading Au Canada →

Ownership, Trends

Certified Independent

November 24, 2017 The Beer Professor Leave a comment

The beautiful Circuit of the Americas, where the US F1 Grand Prix is held

I was in Texas last month. I went there for the U.S. Formula 1 Grand Prix. This was my fourth time in Austin since 2010, each time to attend the U.S. F1 GP at Circuit of the Americas, a race track custom-built for the event. This year, as last year, I flew into Dallas. My friend Mike lives in Dallas. I spent the day with Mike, stayed overnight at his place, and he and I drove the four hours to Austin the next day. In Austin, we stayed with another friend, Bill. The U.S. GP is a three-day affair, starting with practice on the Thursday and culminating with the race on Sunday afternoon. I have Continue reading Certified Independent →

Craft Beer, International

The Brotherhood of Beer

October 26, 2017 The Beer Professor 2 Comments

As a beer drinker I have always been impressed by the friendliness of everyone associated with the craft brewing industry. I have interviewed, formally and informally, a number of brewers over the years and have found them to be always willing to share their views on the industry in general and their brewery in particular. My own Continue reading The Brotherhood of Beer →

Craft Beer, International

Craft Beer in Italy

October 9, 2017 The Beer Professor Leave a comment

I was in Italy a few weeks ago. As with many of my trips these days, I went there to talk about beer. My first talk was to doctoral students in the Urban Studies and Regional Science program at the Gran Sasso Science Institute in L’Aquila. The seminar I taught provided a broad overview of the growth of craft beer in the United States, Continue reading Craft Beer in Italy →

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