Marty Jones, Author at CraftBeer.com

Marty Jones

Marty Jones is a longtime craft beer publicist/idea man and journalist. The “man who made canned beer cool” and “craft beer’s best behind-the-scenes promoter,” he thinks craft brewers are some of America’s most influential and important people. He is the creator of the nation’s nuttiest beer (Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout) and spends his free time writing and performing songs about beer and other important topics. He owes his career to “The Complete Joy of Homebrewing,” a very supportive wife, an odd sense of humor, and a string of life-changing English teachers.

Featured Brewery

This is 40 at Boulder Beer Co., Colorado’s First Craft Brewery

By: Marty Jones | July 17, 2019

In 1979, Boulder Beer was the lone micro-brewer in Colorado, nine years ahead of the opening of John Hickenlooper’s Wynkoop, Colorado’s first brewpub.

Beer and Breweries

Brewery Finance Launches “Better Beer Now” Initiative

By: Marty Jones | February 14, 2018

Charlie Papazian and Spoon — Credit: CraftBeer.com

Craft Beer Muses

A ‘Stirring Tale’ Behind the Father of Homebrewing’s Famous Spoon

By: Marty Jones | January 24, 2018

To secure his place in history, Charlie Papazian -- the father of America's transformational homebrewing and craft brewing cultures -- twirled a wooden spoon.