Not long ago, I visited the Lagunitas Brewing location in Seattle, aka The Taproom and Beer Sanctuary. I spent some time sipping beers with Dan Schmelzer, who pretty much runs the show in Seattle, at least as far as the beer is concerned. He conceives the recipes, brews the beer, cleans the kegs, and so on. At that time, he shared some good news about his flagship IPA, news that has now come to fruition: Shilshole IPA is available in cans. Dan operates independently, essentially, with a pretty long leash […]