“If one intends to make beer from oats, it is prepared with hops.” — Hildegard of Bingen, 1067 (earliest written mention of hops in beer)

“She came onto him like a slow movin’ cold front — His beer was warmer than the look in her eyes.” — John Hiatt

“I fear the man who drinks water and so remembers this morning what the rest of us said last night.” — Greek proverb

“Beerlanthropy /noun/ Concern for the welfare and advancement of beer.” — Term coined by Bruisin’ Ales

“O God, that men should put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their brains!” — William Shakespeare, Othello

“We may not know who is craft beer but we sure as hell will know what is craft beer by who isn’t.” — Alan McLeod

“This is the age of beer.” — Roger Protz

“Take two ounces of hops, and boil them, three or four hours, in three or four pailfuls of water; and then scald two quarts of molasses in the liquor, and then turn it off into a clean half-barrel, boiling hot; then fill it up with cold water; before it is quite full, put in your yeast to work it; the next day you will have agreeable, wholesome small beer, that will not fill with wind, as that which is brewed from malt or bran; and it will keep good till it is all drank out.” — American Economical Housekeeper, 1850

“We often let time pass by without making any real use of it. Instead, look at your day, and ask yourself, ‘What would I really enjoy? What would I like to do? Whom would I like to be with?’” — Garrett Oliver

“The Germans have the best malt character. The British brew with admirable subtlety and gracefulness. The Belgians are masters of complexity. Americans express hops better than anyone. The Italians incorporate their local food traditions. Fortunately we don’t have to choose just one country. That’s what makes the U.S. the most exciting place in the world to drink beer.” — Garrett Oliver