What's Cookin' Brewtiful? {Spent Grain Bread}

Lately I've had Autumn on the brain, although here in the South it's still very much August, and despite a few teasingly cool days a week or so back it's still sweltering mid-day. But cooler temps, and the promise of a change in seasons has the lazy days of summer behind me (at least in my brain). Around these parts that means bread-baking days are deliciously present, and I'm excited to have the dough rising on the counter again in preparation for many yummy combinations to share with family and friends.

Perks of being a bread-maker's bestie who also has the brewery hookup? Spent grain bread, of course.

Happy (belated) Birthday to Red Brick Brewing!

Let's me start by saying I was not the designated driver.

One of the many benefits of not having a smart phone is that I do not often feel the compulsion to take pictures of deliciousness before consuming all evidence of said deliciousness.

When presented with glacial amounts of brews + food trucks it's really the best option to let the beer and burgers go first (or is that women and children). Did I mention the titanic amount of beer that was at this thing?

I did, however, manage to snap a few little lovelies and set them aside for you here: http://heybrewtiful.pass.us/redbrickbrewing/ You can thank me later. It's cool.

For the love of beer

Why do we do what we do? For the love of beer, of course.

And according to a recent survey put out by the Beer Bloggers Conference (which is happening right now, incidentally) that's pretty much par for the course. A wide percentage of us (over 50% in most categories) run our beer blogs for the sake of personal satisfaction while simultaneously parenting, working full-time jobs, and earning zero dollars for our blogging efforts.

In a nutshell? Yep.

Kati Collier: A Lady Who Loves Beer

An Atlanta native who returned to her roots after living in Ohio with her husband (and Stone Brewing sales rep.), she's looking forward to settling down in Decatur not far from Brick Store Pub (jealous yet?). Marketing analyst and "Professional Beer Wife" (no, seriously), this foodie will probably be found crying and clutching cookbooks this October when she get's to meet her idol--Ina Garten (How could you NOT love a woman that puts coffee in her brownies?). A woman after my own heart.

Meet Kati Collier: a lady who loves beer.

Jessica Smyer: A Lady Who Loves Beer

With a talent for killing houseplants and killing time with strangers, this smiling Ohio native loves her some Atlanta Opera, a little Cohutta Wilderness, and of course---beer.

Meet Jessica Smyer: a lady who loves beer.

Hannah White: A Lady Who Loves Beer

A graduate of Georgia Southern, where she "developed a true love for booze," she recently quit her day job to become a self-employed, full-time soap-maker (and with ingredients like hops, beer, and champagne, who could blame her).

Meet Hannah White, a lady who loves beer.

{don't be a glasshole} The Cans of Summer

photo credit @atlbrewbabe 

It's summer, ya'll. And that means beer -- beachside, poolside, parkside. As lovely as it is to sip gleefully from a snifter, glug straight from the bottle, or swing that historic looking hinge-topped growler from your handlebars, there are plenty of places that make glass impractical and unsafe. Take some advice from our pal Sarah: #dontbeaglasshole. Pass on the glass the next time you stop by to fill up at your local growler shop. Get in on the hot summer action with these options instead.

From left to right: Growler gamechanger via GremlinGrowlers; Stainless steel via TheBeerGrowler; Perfect poolside plastic via MoondogGrowlers.

Join the twitterverse (and instagramnation) using hashtag #thecansofsummer and share your pics of those lazy summer brews along with our locals, like @atlbrewbabe, who's made raising a can this summer pretty damn cool. Cheers Gina!

photo credit @atlbrewbabe