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When I posted my (overlong) response up to Jules Van Cruysen’s Palate Press post on how craft wineries could be more inspirational to their fans I couldn’t leave the idea alone. As Van Cruysen mentioned, wineries already collaborate amongst themselves. They more or less, in my opinion, set the bar for a group of small [...] [...]
News from Minnesota:[T]he Brooklyn Park-based craft brewer has concocted its own special new brand just for the ballpark. Just in time for today’s game, Surly has unveiled Bandwagon, a West Coast-style I.P.A. that was added to its lineup as a pinch h… [...]
For my 30th birthday last weekend we were looking for someplace exciting to go for dinner. And Armsby Abbey, Massachusetts #1 beer bar, is as exciting as it gets!Only my second visit, Armsby Abbey managed to once again exceed my sky high expectations. … [...]
APEX seems the place to be lately in Portland. Yet again they come through with a big score by bringing Alpine Beer Company to Portland for the first time ever. True they will only be pouring 2 of Alpine’s beers but they are more than worth talking abo… [...]
Beer 289 – Heretic’s Evil Cousin Here is another one one of Heretic’s first set of bottled beers. The Red Ale really lived up to all of the good things I have heard about Jamil’s ability as a brewer, so that definitely raised my expectations on t… [...]
THE HARPOON BREWERY INTRODUCES RICH & DAN’S RYE IPA A Beer Brewed to Celebrate Friendship and Decades of Brewing Together BOSTON, MA (April 5, 2012) – Eight years after meeting freshman year in college and bonding over a shared love of … [...]
Excelsior Brewing Co. has announced that Bob DuVernois would be joining their staff as head brewer. Congrats to both! Minnesota craft beer geeks may know Bob (and his beers) through his time at Great Waters in St. Paul and Hops (closed) in Eden Prairie. Excelsior has primary plans of launching by Memorial Day. More info as [...] [...]
Marston’s Pedigree, the official beer of both Warwickshire and Worcestershire county cricket clubs, will be giving away 10,000 tickets over 20 days from April 10 for a T20 match between the old county rivals on Friday, June 15. Five hundred tickets, worth £15 each, will be given away every day from April 10 to 29 from Edgbaston, [...]
Working as a brewer in a hop growing area has its advantages. A local retired hop farmer has taken to cultivating in small quantities a promising looking wild hop he found, and he’s let us have some. Because hops are normally grown from cuttings all ne… [...]
Here is a look at 50 dynamic craft beers that make use of the world’s favorite brewer’s spice to accomplish some mouthwatering results. [...]
If there was one big winner from Saturday night’s Beerfest, it was the small brewer. The home brewers and the upstarts took home a couple of the biggest prizes from our Clean Plate Charlie awa… [...]
The Hardknott brewery was born in the spotlight of the social media, Dave the brewer blogged from the pub that he ran with with his wife before he decided to step over to the brewing side. His bottled beer range is available from online shops in the UK… [...]
“When Ben presented the opportunity to join with him to help Finch’s Beer Company become a reality, Paul realizing Ben’s passion for the craft brewing industry saw it as an opportunity to do something fun and different. This endeavor has opened h… [...]
The inaugural Nashville Craft Beer Week starts today, culminating Saturday with the East Nashville Festival. There will be beer dinners, tasting events, brewer meet-and-greets, growler discounts and more throughout the week at Nashville area breweries, bars and craft beer stores. There are seriously a ton of events throughout the week. Check out the schedule on [...] [...]
Terry Hawbaker is a very happy brewer. [...]
In 2008 the nations brewers experienced a bit of a hop shortage. Not everyone could get those signature hops that made their beers so special. So what’s what’s a brewer to do to stay creative in the brew house? Look to other, some might say, more exoti… [...]
Flying Dog is releasing “Brewhouse Rarities” each month in 2012. The beers will be limited to draft only, and the Mid-Atlantic region. The first release was Imperial Hefeweizen. Other potential releases include Black Lager, and Disobedience Dubbel (to also see bottles) and Berliner Weisse. Some of the batch of Berliner Weisse was going to be aged with sour cherries for a little before/after touch.
Style: Berliner Weisse (w/ sour cherries)
Availability: Draft only. Mid-Atlantic Region
Arrival: April, 2012 (Tentative, could be later depending on release order.)
4.4% ABV
note: The above is tentative. … Read the rest
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A true brewing legend, who was treated like a rock star in Belgium where they care about their national beers, Pierre Celis would have been 87 today. Celis single-handedly revived the style witbier in the 1960s when he was a brewer at Hoegaarden. He la… [...]
St. Patrick’s Day is terrible. It is a day for amateur drinkers, the people who think they need an excuse to get shit faced. (Those of us who have gone pro know that you never need an excuse to drink … Continue reading → [...]
This Sunday, 18 March 2012, it’s time meet the brewer, Christian Skovdal Anderson, of Beer Here at The Wheaty. It’s not often we get European craft brewers in Adelaide and certainly not of this stature. To go along with the visit there will be a bunch of Beer Here beers taking over the taps. The [...] [...]
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