These are the words, images, and beers that inspired the GBH Collective this week. Drinking alone just got better, because now you're drinking with all of us.
READ.// "He hired a consultancy to tally the company's carbon footprint and found that Peak, which generated $30 million in revenue in 2017, could offset that year's entire carbon footprint for just $60,000." Carbon offsets aren't a perfect climate solution, but the founders at Climate Neutral believe they can offer a huge leap forward as they work to certify companies with a net carbon footprint of zero.
LOOK.// Jordan Guth's minimalist vibe is attractive. I find myself trying to guess the meanings of his illustrations before reading the captions. It's a fun little game.
DRINK.// Crooked Stave's Nightmare on Brett
Pungent, aged fruit aromas meld with a dark-chocolate-covered-raspberry flavor. Don't think Pastry Stout, though—this beer instead finishes with a tight, welcomed acidity. This has to be on the All Halloween Beer first team. I haven't found a beer that pairs better with gory slasher movies this season.
READ.// "Groups of male wine buyers get together and worship specific producers (usually also men), creating cult followings around particular brands. They relish their joys on Instagram and feature them in their beverage programs as trophy bottles … as a result, demand goes up — as do the prices of these wines — and the financial reward tends to go toward a similarly homogenized group.” I share this Eater article by sommelier Victoria James about how white and male the wine-buying world is not because it’s shocking—it’s depressingly expected—but to show the side of sexism and racism that’s often ignored: financial gain and loss. Discrimination isn’t just an act against humanity and the dignity of others, but has real monetary implications that seem to get swept under the rug. Question who creates value.
LOOK.// I wait with bated breath for each new episode of Dolly Parton’s America. There’s a lot to love. Dolly? Check. Jad Abumrad of Radiolab, arguably the best person making podcasts right now? Check. Drama, suspense, Dollywood? Check. I love Dolly Parton, but I didn’t know much about her early career and her start on “The Porter Wagoner Show”—and how contentious their relationship would turn out to be. So I’ve been scouring the internet, looking for clips of them singing together on the show, trying to put a face to the man who inspired the GOAT of all love songs, “I Will Always Love You,” which Dolly wrote and sang to him as she quit his show.
DRINK.// Old Westminster Winery’s Skin Contact Piquette
I was walking around Binny’s one day and saw cans of André Brut Rosé, and I caught someone saying to themselves, “Oh, they shouldn’t put that in cans—people should not be shotgunning that.” I wouldn’t shotgun ANY sparkling wine, but I would guzzle down this offering from Old Westminster, an orange wine made with grapes grown in Maryland. That said, its notes of peach and citrus almost made me want to reconsider my stance on shotgunning alcohol, but I’m 32 and that might kill me.
READ.// “The riddles transfixed the city of Erie and drew headlines in newspapers from St. Louis to Sydney. It also set in motion a byzantine investigation, with federal agents sniffing out clues and hunting down leads in twisted pursuit of the shadowy criminal who came to be known as the Collar Bomber.” In 2003, a man robbed a bank with a bomb around his neck, claiming that someone had tied it to him and forced him to commit the crime. It exploded shortly thereafter, taking his life and leaving authorities to try to figure out who had put it there.
LOOK.// "Hey, look at us." Paul Rudd dabs cauliflower wings in 10 different hot sauces and sparks an internet meme for the ages.
DRINK.// Eylenbosch Brouwerij’s New Releases
The old Eylenbosch Lambic brand, originally started in 1894 but taken over by Alken-Maes in 1989, is making a comeback. Eylenbosch Gueuze will be available from 2021, with a new beer—a Saison of 5.5% ABV called "Patience For Eylenbosch"—released this month to drive crowdfunding and help build a market.
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