Completely Conspicuous

Part 1 of my conversation with special guest Ben Amiraujlt as we discuss the growth of craft beer . I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from the Ty Segall Band, Ceremony, Grinderman and Brainiac. Show notes: - Check out Ben's beer blog The Church Key - Many parallels between craft beer world and punk rock - Ben reviews beers on his blog - When will someone invent digitized beer? - Craft beer first boomed in the '90s - Plenty of great small breweries popping up now - Session beer is catching on thanks to Notch - There's a lot of high-alcohol beers now - Ben's gearing up for American Craft Beer Fest in Boston - Social media is raising awareness of craft beer - Local specialty stores hold regular beer tastings - Summer beer is out in April - Beer is economy-proof - Sam Adams has become almost synonymous with craft beer - Dogfish Head has made a big splash in last few years - Comparing Sam Adams to Green Day - Old-school brewers are trying new things: Guinness, Bud, Newcastle - Going on a Gui