AboutZeke Ottemiller, Author at PorchDrinking.com
Zeke Ottemiller
Zeke has been working in and around beer for the last decade. As a Certified Cicerone®, he has covered all things craft from coast to coast, from sunny San Diego to the laid back Lower Slower Delaware. Zeke is the owner of Otter Craft Consulting, where he specializes in supporting craft breweries in their branding and marketing efforts.Pure Project | Otter Romp
February 27, 2025 | Zeke Ottemiller
When it comes time to select a spirit animal, one might gravitate toward a lion, tiger, or bear… oh my! Solid choices of course, but a little reflection helps reveal the unsung hero of the animal kingdom. Enter, the otter. A sign of peace, a symbol of endless curiosity, and never one to turn down having some fun. With this new spiritual enlightenment, there’s no better beer to reward yourself with than Otter Romp, a recent collaboration between Pure Project and Humble Sea.
Dewey & Friends Festival 2025
January 23, 2025 | Zeke Ottemiller
Well, we have officially reached the doldrums of winter, which means one of the best beer events of the year is right around the corner here in the Mid-Atlantic. Say sayonara to Dry January! Dewey & Friends Festival is back and better than ever. On February 1st, Dewey Beer Co will be playing host to more than 60 of your favorite breweries from the US and Canada right at the beach.
24 Days of Dogfish Head
November 25, 2024 | Zeke Ottemiller
The holidays are right around the corner and, let’s be honest, they can’t get here soon enough. The Big Man may be loading some extra coal onto his sleigh this year, but that doesn’t mean we should do away with good spirit and cheer. In these trying times, I find connection and community (and beer) are a suitable remedy for a case of the bah humbugs.
DelaWeAre Statewide Collaboration Returns
October 31, 2024 | Zeke Ottemiller
DelaWeAre, a statewide collaboration organized by the Delaware Brewers Guild, returns this fall. Fourteen breweries from across the Small Wonder will be releasing their version of the beer in the coming days. Stout season is in full swing in the First State, so brewers have worked up a rendition of this style. Beer drinkers might assume something dark, roasty and heavy. However, Stout is a pretty broad category, so expect to see a variety of ABVs, IBUs and even SRMs across Delaware.
Dewey Beer Co. | Sun Camp (West Coast IPA)
October 7, 2024 | Zeke Ottemiller
Moving from San Diego to a small coastal town in Delaware was not as hard as one might imagine. Arriving to the East Coast in mid-January, I immediately missed the nearly perfect weather, but have now embraced seasonality and the beauty of change. When I find myself longing for SoCal, it’s not the sunshine, the surf or the endless summer that I am missing, it’s the beer. That is until Dewey Beer Co. released Sun Camp, a 6% West Coast IPA I now turn to when I’m California dreamin’.
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