On the topic of real beer, I enjoyed this profile of retiring Hair of the Dog brewmaster Alan Sprints. (For the policy nerds, there's a minor non-compete clause angle here too.) I celebrated Christmas with a twenty-year spread vertical tasting of four bottles of Doggie Claws, which was pretty wild to try.
Sightglass: Those Who Choose The “Difficult Path” — Beervana
After 29 years, Alan Sprints is shutting down Hair of the Dog and settling into a well-deserved retirement. For the first Sightglass post of 2022, I met with Alan to discuss his life, his legacy, and what what comes next.
beervanablog.com