Maryland’s small, independent breweries are battling a piece of legislation currently before the Maryland State Senate that would curtail tap room hours, limit collaborations and contract brewing, and leave breweries’ tap rooms at the mercy of mercurial county governments. A growing chorus of craft beer fans has joined these breweri ...
Read More »The Secrets of Master Brewers
A new title has elbowed its way onto the increasingly-crowded beer section at your local bookseller: The Secrets of Master Brewers, my latest book. It is, foremost, a guide to homebrewing. But it's not just a brewing manual. The idea behind the book was to introduce the idea of national tradition, this notion that people who inhabit a region be ...
Read More »The Week Ahead in Beer: An all-Americano send-off to stout season
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 six breweries, one in Socorro, one in Los Alamos, and one in Moriarty also joining the party. Stoutmeister puts on his serious face to handle The Week Ahead in Be ...
Read More »Real-ale enthusiasts go clubbing to find the best
Keighley News Real-ale enthusiasts go clubbing to find the best Keighley News Clubs across the country show a great commitment to selling cask-conditioned beer and the campaign actively supports them and promotes an award scheme for those serving real ale in excellent condition. Keighley and Craven branch members visit local ...
Read More »Sweet 16 Round Begins
I'm noticing a trend this year. The majority of you seems to really, really love IPAs and Imperial Stouts over practically everything else and 2 Row and RedRock seem to have the strongest followings. The results for Round 3 have been updated in the bracket above. For the Sweet 16 Round things will get more intense for these two breweries. b ...
Read More »CAMRA award for co-operative pub saved by its community
Co-operative News CAMRA award for co-operative pub saved by its community Co-operative News Community-owned pub the King's Arms, in Shouldham, Norfolk, has been named West Norfolk Pub of the Year by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) for the second year running. The historic village pub, which dates back to the 17th century, was saved f ...
Read More »Dukes of Ale seeks entries and judges for Enchanted Brewing Challenge
Time for a big home-brewing competition? Oh, yes, it is time. Hello, all, pardon the lack of a Monday post. We had a bit too much fun over the weekend with St. Patrick’s Day, the Allegaeon/Cattle Decapitation show, and the Crew’s turn at Tractor to brew for the Battle of the Beer Geeks IV. Anyway, going back through the email archiv ...
Read More »2017 Denver International Beer Competition People’s Choice Awards Tasting
What: Denver International Beer Competition 2017 People’s Choice Awards Tasting When: Saturday, April 1, 2017, 6-9 pm Where: Omni Interlocken Resort (500 Interlocken Blvd, Broomfield, CO) Tickets: Just $37! Click here to purchase Other info: 120 passionate beer lovers will have the opportunity to sample from a selection ...
Read More »New and Now Availables (March 21, 2017 Edition)
New and Now Availables is a weekly(?) feature here at DCBeer.com. In an effort to keep readers informed about the newest beers (local and otherwise) appearing in the market and on beer menus, we'll be sharing the beer submissions we get from breweries and brewpubs. These may be brand new beers or they may be beers returning to rotations (e ...
Read More »Enid natives win big with homebrew | State | enidnews.com
Enid News & Eagle Enid natives win big with homebrew | State | enidnews.com Enid News & Eagle Enid natives Brian Phillips and Justin Blasier started brewing beer in their garage five years ago, with dreams of someday turning their hobby into a commercial ...
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