craft brewing Archives | Short Brews https://shortbrews.com/tag/craft-brewing/ Wed, 21 Jun 2023 15:59:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://shortbrews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-icon-1-32x32.png craft brewing Archives | Short Brews https://shortbrews.com/tag/craft-brewing/ 32 32 Microbrewing vs. Nanobrewing: What’s The Difference? https://shortbrews.com/microbrewing-vs-nanobrewing-battle-smalls/ https://shortbrews.com/microbrewing-vs-nanobrewing-battle-smalls/#respond Thu, 09 Feb 2023 22:38:15 +0000 http://shortbrews.com/?p=479 In the wide world of brewing, there’s craft brewing, microbrewing, nanobrewing and all sorts of types of brewing. What’s the actual difference? Well, if you’ve kept up then you might recall an article on here about craft brewing – something that is a bit of a surprise to many, considering that one might expect craft brewing to be small. But instead of being small, craft can be quite large. To combat this big beast, we’ve created other terms like micro, nano, pico, micropico, picomicro, etc. Some of those are made up, but you get the point – there are all these little sub-genres of beer. It feels like trying to navigate the frustrating world of electronic dance music and its myriad sub-genrs. Literally impossible. However, these different brewing designations and how they relate are actually much easier to follow than the differences and similarities between trip hop and witch house. What Is Microbrewing? Micro, meaning one-millionth, gives the impression of something being small. Well, microbrewing is small. According to the big men making the laws, a microbrewery has to produce fewer than 15,000 barrels every year. Wow, that’s not that much beer! Until you realize that one barrel holds 31 gallons of beer. Crunching those numbers, microbreweries are only allowed to produce 465,000 gallons of beer. A tiny operation, to be sure. Granted, craft breweries are allowed to produce up to 6 million barrels of beer, so perhaps the moniker “micro” is fitting. I guess it can’t get any smaller than micro! What Is Nanobrewing? Nano, meaning one-billionth, is smaller than micro. As logic would follow, nanobrewing is smaller than microbrewing. There isn’t a set amount of beer that a nanobrewery is allowed to produce until they officially scale up to micro-sized. It’s more of that “I know it when I see it” kind of deal. As far as I know, there isn’t any particular benefit to being a nanobrewery instead of a microbrewery in legal terms, but there are reasons one might want to start a nanobrewery. For starters, nanobreweries are generally run by one person – one person who makes the beer, runs the taps, sells the beer, markets the beer, pays the taxes, sweeps the floors, cleans everything, deals with trolls, pays rent, etc. If that’s something you’re interested in, then it might be time to start a nanobrewery! In short: there’s no set definition for a nanobrewery, but it is noticeably smaller than a microbrewery. Let’s Get Smaller: What Is Picobrewing? I’m pretty sure that picobrewing is about as small as it gets before you’re just considered some person in a garage making beer for yourself and your friends. Pico, meaning one-trillionth, is smaller than nano. A picobrewery is probably going to produce fewer than 500 barrels a year. Yes, that still seems like a lot, but it’s not like picobrewers are striving for that 500-barrel mark (or anything near it). Picobreweries are just small operations, plain and simple.

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]]> https://shortbrews.com/microbrewing-vs-nanobrewing-battle-smalls/feed/ 0 COVID-19: Buying Beer During A Quarantine https://shortbrews.com/covid-19-buying-beer-quarantine/ https://shortbrews.com/covid-19-buying-beer-quarantine/#respond Mon, 16 Mar 2020 19:02:05 +0000 http://shortbrews.com/?p=902 Disclaimer: This post contains links to one or more advertisers. Short Brews might receive compensation if you click or interact with these links.  As we continue to learn more about COVID-19 and ways to reduce and mitigate the spread and impact of the disease, we’ve also been hit with some new rules that affect our day-to-day lives. In Seattle, this includes: No large social gatherings No frequenting bars/restaurants Social distancing Other cities and states (California, New York, and New Jersey, to name a few) are following similar restrictions. Yes, these restrictions suck, but it’s in EVERYONE’S best interest to follow these new rules. And now for a ray of hope: you can continue to drink beer during these trying times! Here are some tips for getting beer and staying safe during the Covid-19 pandemic. Support Local Craft breweries have done so much for us beer drinkers. Sure, every now and then someone decides to make a 10% stout with cookie dough mix, but for the most part craft breweries have given us access to saisons, new styles like the revolutionary hazy IPA, and some quick one-offs that I miss (Brut IPAs). So, how can you support local while adhering to local laws and social distancing? Check Social Media Breweries and taprooms have social media accounts, and they’re updating patrons on how you can continue to get that good good while continuing to be a good Samaritan! Craft breweries and taprooms are regularly updating their hours and providing specifics on how you can buy locally sourced and produced beer. Give some local guys a follow and stay informed. Supporting local craft breweries helps people keep their jobs, keep money in the local economy, and promote more wonderful beer innovations in the future. Get Beer Shipped To Your Door We live in the 21st century folks, and that means beer to your door! Online sales and fulfillment promote a safer way to buy and sell goods during a pandemic. This reduces human contact which, during these times, is for the better. Fortunately, there are businesses created specifically for sending alcohol straight to your door! Saucey, one such business, sells every type of alcohol and ships it to your door. Right now, new Saucey users can save $5 on their first order and get free shipping. Another business, Tavour, is based in Seattle and ships craft beer to people around the world. I don’t know any neat signup deals, but I’ve used Tavour for a few years and love the results! Finally, booze-starved quarantiners (like me) can get just about anything from Drizly. Folks can get $5 off their first order here — that means that, combined with Saucey, people can get $10 in free booze, delivered during a quarantine! Not bad. Stay Safe and Be Smart! Absolutely NOTHING is more important than being safe and smart! I get being stuck inside. I get how much it makes me want beer. Yes, we can support local and get what we want (thank god), but don’t make bad decisions along the way. Here are some quick tips: WASH YOUR HANDS! You’ve already heard this, but it bears repeating. DON’T SHARE DRINKS. You wouldn’t want to like your hands, so don’t lick a glass, can, cup, or anything that’s touched someone else’s mouth without a good rinse with soap and hot water. DON’T DRINK TOO MUCH. Seriously, if you have to get admitted to the ER because of alcohol poisoning then you’re just making things worse. Also, drinking inhibits your decision making skills (gasp!), and we could all use those right around now. CLEAN SURFACES. Beer touches distributors hands, goes on counter, touches your hand, touches your counter…you get the picture. Play it safe and disinfect your flat surfaces. CLEAN YOUR CELLPHONE. Not beer related, but think about how often you touch your phone after touching everything else. Give that guy a good wipe down.  If you have any questions about COVID-19, please consult the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website. If you have any other tips on buying beer and avoiding catching/spreading COVID-19, please place them in the comments below!

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