Oenophile Jancis Robinson writes in the Weekend Financial Times (subscription required) about the environmental impact of beverage containers. While acknowledging that glass bottles are the material of choice for fine wines, she wonders if plastic, cans, or keg alternatives could...
Kombucha is a rising star in the beverage world, long used by ancient cultures as medicine with recognized health benefits. The contrast with popular sodas and soft drinks couldn’t be more stark. Health Benefits of Kombucha Although human studies are...
I’m just back from a nice lunch with my wife at a fabulous waterfront Italian restaurant in nearby Benicia. As I often do when eating out, I brought a bottle of my home brew ‘booch to drink with the meal...
Berkeley Kombucha Berkeley is a short ride on the BART subway or drive across the Bay Bridge from San Francisco. The home of the University of California, there are over 42,000 students in town during term-time. It’s been ground zero...
An unexpected benefit of researching the Worldwide Directory of commercial kombucha brewers has been finding the folks out there who post ‘booch reviews on Instagram. Here’s an updated list of 64 reviewers. Not all of the 4,542 posts are reviews,...
