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Many of the out of state craft beers that you enjoy were made possible by the efforts of a hand full of beer pubs that dot downtown Salt Lake. Breweries like Cascade, Mother Earth and Brewery Ommegang likely wouldn't have distribution here, if it wasn't for the efforts of the Beerhive, Bayou and Beer Bar. The Newest acquisition comes to us from ...

DC Brau is fighting the February doldrums with two beer-related announcements. First off, just in time for the Chinese New Year, DC Brau is expanding the distribution of its “International-Style Lager,” Tuk Tuk, throughout DC. Brewed in collaboration with Maketto on H Street NE, the bright yellow pop art cans will now be available a ...

The beer community’s annual HopFest returns for its fifth year, hosted this year at DC Brau Brewing in Northeast DC. HopFest 2019, the only DC beer festival by local brewers, for local brewers is set to take place on Saturday, March 9th from 1pm to 5pm to support the DC Brewers’ Guild (dcbg.org). Tickets go on sale to the public sta ...

Ponderosa head brewer Antonio Fernandez was a busy man in 2018, and that won’t change this year. Every brewery that opens an off-site taproom hopes that it provides a decent boost in sales and revenue. For the folks at Ponderosa Brewing, they had those hopes when the small taproom at the renovated El Vado Motel on Central opened this past ...

Valentine’s Day is almost here! Love it, hate it, and/or use it as an excuse to drink good beer! These Colorado breweries are pairing beer with chocolate, bacon, cookies, truffles, and cupcakes. Opt for a multi-course meal with beer, try your hand at painting, speed dating, or even making your own voodoo doll. Whatever you choose, you can ...

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 eight breweries, one in Los Alamos, one in Moriarty, and one in Red River also joining the party. Stoutmeister puts on his serious face to handle The Week Ahead i ...

WHO: Odell Brewing Co. WHAT: Wolf Picker Experimental IPA (5.5% ABV) WHEN & WHERE: Available now through March in 12oz cans across Odell’s 18-state distribution footprint (Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Wisco ...

The new project from outgoing Brewers Guild executive director John Gozigian. The news that New Mexico Brewers Guild executive director John Gozigian was stepping down at the end of March did not catch us by complete surprise when it was announced last week. We were aware of John being involved in a new project coming to replace the Bosque San ...

The first competition of the year is in the books. The first national beer competition of the year is in the books, and once again, New Mexico breweries have pulled off a strong showing. The Beer Army Beer Wars awards were announced last week, with five local breweries bringing home 20 medals. Flix Brewhouse came in seventh overall with one gol ...

It's been another warm couple of weeks here on the Kenai, with above freezing temperatures and rain, rather than the snow we all prefer. Looks like we'll finally be getting some more snow over the next couple of days, though I doubt it will replace all that we've lost. The 2019 Alaska Beer Week seems to have been a great success, a ...