Jerard Fagerberg

Maine, Minneapolis

Freelance Writer at Freelance

Writer and product manager. Pitch me: [email protected]. He/Him/Not Jared.

Articles

Can Canadian-Style Lager Survive?

3 weeks ago | allaboutbeer.com | Jerard Fagerberg

“Classic Blue.” Dan Stampone rolled the phrase around in his head. It was 2019, and Pantone had just named the “timeless and enduring” azure hue its 2020 Color of the Year. The color reminded him of something equally timeless—a refreshing can of Labatt.
Singing For Your Beer: Hops & Hymn

Dec 17, 2024 | craftbeer.com | Jerard Fagerberg

When Joe Phillips left his church, he left music behind. The sixty-something resident of North Berwick, Maine, has a gravelly baritone, but regulars at Corner Point Brewing Company know him more as “G.I. Joe,” the moniker inscribed on his mug club stein. On a sunny Saturday in late October, Phillips is not bellied up to the bar at Corner Point like usual.
Now on the Menu: Chicha Finds an Audience with Modern Beer Drinkers

Nov 25, 2024 | allaboutbeer.com | Jerard Fagerberg

Every Sunday, Luis Espinoza’s family drank chicha. The Peruvian-born Bostonian remembers his grandfather brewing big batches of the purple drink based off of his grandmother’s recipe. When Espinoza opened Roundhead Brewing in Boston’s Hyde Park neighborhood in 2021, he knew he had to bring this popular Peruvian beverage to his taproom.
Beats Per Minute, the Head-to-Head Beatmaker Battle, Is Back

Oct 3, 2024 | racketmn.com | Jerard Fagerberg

In March 2020, the back bar of Mortimer’s hosted a night of hip-hop reinvention. Through the gloom stood booths full of audiophiles bobbing their heads while they tinkered with mixers. They crowded together, excitedly pointing at each other’s screens. From the stage, mastermind Dimitry Killstorm looked on, sipping a can of Bauhaus Wonderstuff with satisfied anticipation.
In ‘Continental Drifter,’ Kathy MacLeod returns to Maine, and the emotional tumult of childhood

Jun 23, 2024 | pressherald.com | Jerard Fagerberg

Kathy MacLeod has a vision of herself stuck in her mind. She keeps it with her, as she does with all her memories. The half-Thai, half-American illustrator is an obsessive diarist, and she chronicles the complexities and anxieties of her life as a thirtysomething biracial woman in Bangkok in daily illustrations, many of which feature her visions of her younger self.
North Czar State: How Russian Imperial Stout Became the Sovereign Beer of Minnesota

Mar 28, 2024 | vinepair.com | Jerard Fagerberg

It’s been an atypical March in Minnesota. Winter here is supposed to be a bleak, frigid epoch. The locals pride themselves on surviving through it, but the 2024 season has not measured up to the apocalyptic standard. Through the snowless 60-degree days, however, one boreal harbinger has remained intact: the Russian imperial stout. Rich and complex, Russian imperial stouts are differentiated from other dark beers by both strength and apocrypha.
A Home Bartender’s Guide to Cocktail Bitters

Feb 14, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Jerard Fagerberg

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A Home Bartender’s Guide to Cocktail Bitters

Feb 14, 2024 | insidehook.com | Jerard Fagerberg

Bitters occupy a strange liminal space between spirit and mixer. With just a few dashes, these highly concentrated infusions can transform a drink, like seasoning for your libation. Though bitters are somewhere between 35% and 45% alcohol, they’re used in such small amounts that their impact on a drink’s ABV is negligible. But that’s not the point. Bitters amplify the flavor and aroma of a drink and add discrete elements that shine through the heavier ingredients.
Did the Twins Push Out Veteran Announcer?

Oct 31, 2023 | racketmn.com | Jerard Fagerberg

Welcome back to The Flyover, your daily digest of what local media outlets and Twitter-ers are gabbing about. Trick or treat: Today the Twins announced that Dick Bremer, their play-by-play TV announcer since 1983, will be stepping away from the broadcast booth.
How Modelo Especial Came to Be America's New Everyday Beer

Oct 11, 2023 | vinepair.com | Jerard Fagerberg

After two decades as the top-selling beer in America, Bud Light had achieved mythological status. Launched by Anheuser-Busch (later, AB InBev) in 1982, the adjunct lager became a fixture at barbecues, birthday parties, and even baby showers across the country, outselling its competition by legendary margins. Its champion status was divine mandate — or so it seemed.