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Starting on Friday, May 3rd, beer lovers in DC will get the opportunity to frequent another watering hole with locally made beer, Valor Brewpub. Located on Barracks Row, Valor opened last October on the lower floor of Ugly Mug. Since that time, Valor has been serving up elevated brewpub food from Chef Ryan Hackney. The food is excellent and on ...

Greetings, New Mexico craft beer lovers. Stoutmeister here with The Week Ahead in Beer. This column covers all the breweries in Bernalillo and Sandoval counties, with Santa Fe’s seven breweries, one in Los Alamos, one in Moriarty, one in Red River, and one in Truth or Consequences also joining the party. Stoutmeister puts on his serious f ...

The North American Guild of Beer Writers promotes “Beer Writing for and by Beer Writers”. The Guild, with support from craftbeer.com, issues Diversity in Beer Writing Grants. They issued two awards this year to Cynthia R. Greenlee, Ph.D., and Beth Demmon. Demmon’s work “will report on the cross-section of enthusiasm ...

Say hello to the forthcoming Thirsty Eye Brewing, under construction now at Broadway and Gold. (Photo courtesy of Thirsty Eye) It is a relatively quiet week out there, spring winds aside, so it felt like a good time to dust off the old beer notebook. New brewery updates We keep waiting for the number of forthcoming breweries to dwindle down, bu ...

It can be fun to go outside the ABQ metro area and visit small-town breweries like Hub City in Belen. Recently over on Facebook, the website Brew to Do shared a full list of all the active breweries in New Mexico. The goal is to give beer lovers in this state, and beyond, a checklist for some fun in-state pub crawls and road trips. That got all ...

Forbidden Planet has been on Bluejacket‘s menu since the brewery opened in 2013. Born as a Kolsch-style beer, a German style of beer brewed in Cologne, and now called a blond ale, this beer has the refinement of an old-world Kolsch with the floral fragrance of wildflowers. The composition of this beer is a testament to the brewing prow ...

Press Release: Schramm’s Mead, a leader in the burgeoning mead industry, has signed a distribution agreement to immediately commence sales in the State of Florida. Since opening in Ferndale, Michigan, in September of 2013, Schramm’s Mead has expanded into Ohio, … Continue reading → The post Schramm’s Mead announce ...

OXFORD, Mich. — A family-run brewery in small-town Oxford, Michigan, has won gold medals in two international beer competitions. HomeGrown Brewing Company received a gold medal in the World Expo of Beer and a gold medal, bronze medal and the title of Michigan IPA Brewery of the Year at the New York International Beer Competition 2019 ...

ESCANABA, Mich. – Upper Hand Brewery is proud to announce that two of its beers were awarded medals at the 2019 World Expo of Beer . Escanaba Black Beer was awarded a gold medal in the Dark European category, while Barrel-Aged Old Fighter took home bronze medals in both the Strong American and Wood-Aged categories.   “Escana ...

Toadfest at Little Toad Creek in Silver City is always worth the drive. The New Mexico Brewers Guild and Little Toad Creek Brewery and Distillery are teaming up for their annual event, Toadfest, this Saturday in Silver City from 2 p.m. to midnight. This free event will feature 21 different beers and ciders from 12 different breweries, all packe ...