Beer Buzz Radio - Brief history of beer and "Best in Beer" nominations

Beginning next weekend, we’ll start our first-ever “Best in beer” survey, which will allow you to vote on the best places in Springfield to grab a beer. On the September 25th episode of Beer Buzz, brought to you by Mother’s Brewing Company, we put out the final plea for your nominations for best bar, restaurant, and store to buy craft beer in Springfield.

The final list of nominations is below, in no particular order:

Bars:
Patton Alley Pub
Farmer’s Gastropub
Mud Lounge
Skinny Slim’s
Finnegan’s Wake

Restaurants:
Patton Alley Pub
Farmer’s Gastropub
Creekside Bistro
Galloway Station

Package Store:
Bistro Market
Macadoodles (Republic)
Brown Derby Wine Center
Price Cutter

Along the way to closing out the nominations, I got a little sidetracked on the history of beer in America and why it’s unfair to categorize American Lager as “bad beer.” It’s actually well made and designed for specific purpose.

One of these days, I’ll write an article on why I think American lager is treated unjustly, but not today.

Listen to the show by clicking this link.