“When Ben presented the opportunity to join with him to help Finch’s Beer Company become a reality, Paul realizing Ben’s passion for the craft brewing industry saw it as an opportunity to do something fun and different. This endeavor has opened his horizons to great craft beers and the great community of craft brewers.” —
Finch’s Beer Co. website referring to its owners, Benjamin and Paul Finch
Paul is actually Ben’s father, not the putt-putt lovin’ Paul Finch from the American Pie movies. Finch’s is a promising up-and-coming craft brewer in Chicago. I have tasted their product on many occasions and have never had reason to complain.
Why It’s Named … is an ongoing feature about the stories behind brewery names
Written by Richard Jacobs
To be able to brew the perfect beer, it is important to know the basic ingredients and what they do for your beer. Apart from the basic ingredients that you will have to use like malt, fermentable sugars, hops, water and yeast, you can also add extra ingredients to affect the taste, smell, color and mouth feel of your beer. You will be surprised to know that there are numerous additives which you can add to change the properties of your beer. But before you decide the additive you will use in your beer, you must first understand the basic ingredients and how to get them.
“Three Floyds Brewing Company LLC was founded in 1996 by brothers Nick and Simon with their father Mike Floyd. The original brewery was built by Nick and Simon in a run down warehouse located in Hammond, Indiana. The first beers brewed by the brothers were designed to be a departure from the fairly bleak craft brewing scene in the region. Nick and Simon brewed intense balanced beers that were and still remain “not normal” by conventional standards.” —
Three Floyds Brewing Team
Now located in Munster, Indiana, Three Floyds is infamous for their overwhelmingly popular annual Dark Lord Day festival, traditionally occurring in late April.
Why It’s Named … is an ongoing feature about the stories behind brewery names
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I drunkenly stumbled upon these amazing beer paintings and had to share them with you all. They’d make a classy addition to any bar or man cave.
Show your love for your favorite beers in a unique, elegant way. Commission an original painting of 1-4 caps from your favorite beers/breweries (or individual hop cones can substitute caps).
Visit the artists’ Etsy page or official website for more details on how to order!
“From its earliest time under the Shiner Brewing Association in 1909, to that fateful day in 1914 when Kosmos Spoetzl saw an opportunity to bring classic Bavarian brewing traditions to his fellow immigrants, through the Great Experiment of Prohibition and the Great Depression, the Little Brewery has stuck to what they know the best — handcrafting the finest beer! Tucked away in the scenic Texas Hill Country between Houston and San Antonio, Spoetzl Brewery is the heart of Shiner.” —
Spoetzl Brewery website
If you’re like me, you know Spoetzl Brewery better by the name of their flagship beer, Shiner Bock. Now I’ve learned that Shiner is actually a town in Texas. Beer road trip, anyone?
Why It’s Named … is an ongoing feature about the stories behind brewery names
Anheuser-Busch recently launched a new website and accompanying iPhone app called Track Your Bud. I was initially skeptical, but this turned out to be kind of cool.
Basically, you enter the “born on” date and code from your bottle of Budweiser-branded beer and the website or app tells you the life story of your beer: when and where it was born, the brewmaster in charge, and a little background on the brewing process.
My particular Bud Select had been brewed 102 days ago in Columbus, Ohio by Jason McKibben. Not a ton of in depth info, but nifty nonetheless. Another cool extra … If you are the first person to “track your Bud”, then you get to name the batch. Mine was “Chitown Bound”.
The iPhone app is free, so you have nothing to lose. Download it and check it out for yourself!
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“The Boulevard story begins in 1988, when founder John McDonald started construction of the brewery in a turn-of-the-century brick building on Kansas City’s historic Southwest Boulevard. A vintage Bavarian brewhouse was installed, and the first batches of beer were produced in the fall of 1989.” —
Boulevard Brewing Company website
Boulevard is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and has grown to become the largest specialty brewer in the Midwest. Their most well-known beer is their Unfiltered Wheat Beer … and I can attest to its tastiness. Plus, I hear they offer an amazing brewery tour, which I need to go on someday.
Why It’s Named … is an ongoing feature about the stories behind brewery names
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