I may be missing someone, but it appears that with the possible exception of Louisville Ale Trail, I’m the only writer currently devoting attention to beer on a regular basis in the Louisville market — and the word “writer” is not intended to imply semi-coherent social media comments from fanboys about this year’s Bourbon County Stout release, even if AB InBev shareholders adore the fluffery.
During 2024 my “Hip Hops” beer columns have been running at Food & Dining Magazine’s website every two weeks or so. They’d be weekly if not for the ongoing “20 Years in Beer” narrative effort.
I’ve gone back and forth for a long time as to whether these columns should be linked here on a regular basis, or the full text repeated in this space. No one’s getting rich off this, although writers tend to enjoy being read, and I can probably do more to make readers aware of what I’m doing at “Hip Hops” — basically, to keep a ball up in the air, and my wits about me, as I try to decide when to start taking social security.
Don’t worry; I intend to go down swinging.
My current 2025 resolution is to link to the columns here in the hope that readers will make a quick shift to the F & D website to read them, and by doing so, puff up my stats just a bit.
This week’s column is about TEN20 Craft Brewery, its two “new” brewers (Amelia Pillow and Sue Franklin), and Monnik Beer Co.’s recent stone beer release.
Stay tuned, and thanks for reading.
Hip Hops: Yes, craft beer is still being “brewed for flavor and drinkability”
I like TEN20 Craft Brewery, a lot. It’s been a personal favorite of mine since opening in Butchertown in 2020, and the fact that a TEN20 satellite taproom has come to rest in SoIN (Clarksville) within easy Ohio River Greenway bicycling distance from my house in New Albany — not to mention the proximity of Upland Brewing’s nearby restaurant and taproom — conjures visions of dreamy future rehydration stops.
What’s more, I might even be able to pretend, if only for a glorious moment, that the Ohio is the Rhine, or even the Danube. Louisville can’t be Vienna, though it might make the grade as Linz in a pinch.
This being said, let’s discuss the cardstock announcement we received (cover photo) from TEN20...Read more
