Hugging the Bar

Home
Shop Merch
Archive
About
Hangover Cure: Eurovision Happened!
This week, get into a starry-eyed mood with a podcast and a TV show, and get weird with Croatia's Eurovision entry.
 • 
courtney iseman
93. Okay, So Where *Can* We Go to Learn and Network with an Emphasis on Inclusivity?
Valuable craft beer industry events that center DEI improvement and values; plus the South Asian Beer Club's collaboration beer is pouring(!), and tarot…
 • 
courtney iseman
Hugging the Bar Presents: Hangover Cure
Take a break from beer with a weekly round-up of fun recs.
 • 
courtney iseman
2
Most Popular
View all
91. Field Notes from CBC
 • courtney iseman
57. Please Give This Issue Five Bottle Caps
 • courtney iseman
5
84. Bare Necessities: What Info Does a Brewery's Website Need?
 • courtney iseman
6
92. The Complete Beer Course, Updated: How an Author Stays on Top of a Changing Industry
 • courtney iseman
88. Our Burnout Has Burnout
 • courtney iseman
New
Top
Community
92. The Complete Beer Course, Updated: How an Author Stays on Top of a Changing Industry
An interview with Joshua M. Bernstein about second editions and craft beer "then" and "now"; plus a new feature for paid subscribers and tarot for…
 • 
courtney iseman
91. Field Notes from CBC
Good people, good beer, good learning, big f-ups, missed opportunities, failings, and more from Nashville.
 • 
courtney iseman
90. A Brand Grows in Brooklyn (& Hops Across the Pond)
Robyn G. Weise's Windrush Takes London and Launches Avenue & Road Beer Supply; Very Un-shocking Founder's News; plus tarot for all that extra hard work…
 • 
courtney iseman
89. New Flavors, New Favorites, New Beer-Tasting References
Venturing outside our routines when we can is just plain good for our beer-tasting skills; the biggest overarching stories in craft beer now; plus…
 • 
courtney iseman
88. Our Burnout Has Burnout
Job burnout, unionizing burnout, DEI burnout--and what comes next; plus, perhaps appropriately, tarot for taking a break to celebrate yourself.
 • 
courtney iseman
87. The Social Contract of The Third Place
Allowing kids and dogs is part of the taproom's unique ability to build community, but people have GOT to be safer and more considerate; plus tarot for…
 • 
courtney iseman
86. Blood in Your Hair and "Belgian Weissbier" in Your Hand
A sampler of beer chat from addressing the situation in CBC's 2023 location to a new beer zine to *paid* Hugging the Bar subscriptions, plus tarot for a…
 • 
courtney iseman
85. Drag Performance is Under Attack--Breweries & Bars Can (Safely) Defend It
Unpacking Tennessee's drag ban going into effect this weekend as well as how this is playing out nationwide; plus tarot for a Belgian Dark Strong Ale.
 • 
courtney iseman
84. Bare Necessities: What Info Does a Brewery's Website Need?
Breaking down what we need to know ahead of time and why; plus tarot for wishful thinking and smart decision-making.
 • 
courtney iseman
6
Hugging the Bar
Hugging the Bar
Craft beer, bars, and drinking culture, and why it all matters to us.
Recommendations
View all 17
Trader Jane's Emporium of Fine Beverages
Trader Jane's Emporium of Fine BeveragesJane Natoli
Fingers
FingersDave Infante
Snaxshot
SnaxshotSnaxshot
The Fizz
The FizzMargot Mazur
David Lebovitz Newsletter
David Lebovitz NewsletterDavid Lebovitz

Hugging the Bar

AboutArchiveRecommendationsSitemap
© 2023 courtneyiseman
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start WritingGet the app
Substack is the home for great writing