{xtypo_dropcap}W{/xtypo_dropcap}ater, without it life as we know it would not have come to be. As important as water is to life, it is way more important to the brewing of beer (yes, that’s a joke). A human can go without water for several days, but let’s see someone brew beer without it.  After a lively Twitter discussion on water, we wanted to try and find out what the brewing community’s thoughs might be. This is a completely unscientific poll (besides, I drank my test subject) so have at it. I will leave the comment open if you would like to add anything (moderated, so it will not be immediate). How…

{xtypo_dropcap}A{/xtypo_dropcap}h, just another day in the Brewniverse. Beer weeks are in full swing (San Francisco this coming week, London the following week), festivals are in planning, one-offs are being brewed, sun shining, birds chirping…you get the idea.  It seems though, that all is not well in certain parts of the Brewniverse. The brewing Death Star, AB/Inbev, owner of multiple macro brands and now the owner of a growing list of “craft” brewers, fired a volley across the entire craft brewing galaxy when it aired a rather pointed commercial during the most recent Superbowl. The commercial, according to a company spokesman, was meant to paint their Budweiser brand as a brand…