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Breweries in Fairfax County, like Mustang Sally, Fair Winds, and Caboose, may soon be facing more competition. Fairfax County officials voted last month to make it easier for new breweries to find locations that are outside the seemingly ubiquitous industrial park. Until now, breweries in Fairfax County were only allowed to occupy areas zoned f ...

North Wales Pioneer Win tickets to Conwy's Real Ale Trail North Wales Pioneer Ten pairs of tickets are up for grabs for Conwy's first ever 'Real Ale Trail'. Four hop on and off buses will travel around Conwy taking in seven pubs on Saturday May 6. Organiser Marcia Moreira said: “We want groups of friends to come together, to ...

I send my dispatch today from under the sunny(ish) skies of Ensenada, Mexico. There's an annual craft beer festival down here that has grown to become one of the more important dates on the annual calendar. Over a hundred breweries will be pouring beer on Saturday and as a lead-up there is a series of talks and lectures from I think largely ...

Last week, we wrote about the launch of the Portner Brewhouse in Alexandria’s West End. This week, we had the chance to speak via email with Catherine Portner, co-founder of the brewhouse and great-great-granddaughter of Robert Portner. She offers insight both on the launch of her endeavor with her sister Margaret and on the local beer sc ...

Nottingham Post This is the best pub in Nottingham according to CAMRA Nottingham Post "At a time when pubs continue to close at a frightening rate it is pleasing that our volunteer panel of judges found that the quality of our remaining local pubs was, if anything, better than ever," says Nottingham CAMRA branch chairman Steve Westby.

austin360 (blog) Real Ale among the 50 top producing craft breweries in the US - Liquid austin360 (blog) Real Ale Brewing, in the Texas Hill Country, was named 49th on a list of the top producing 50 craft breweries in the U.S. — a feat made all the more impressive ...

Southport Visiter CAMRA on what the Budget means for pubs and beer drinkers Southport Visiter Doug Macadam, CAMRA Southport and District chair, commented: “Beer drinkers, pubs and brewers in Southport and West Lancashire have been let down by the decision to increase beer duty for the first time in five years. “It's obvious ...

As promised, we have details on the release of Proper Brewing's new Beckerman's Brew. It's out today! The kids at Proper will be throwing a big party to celebrate. Starting at 5pm the beer hits the taps and goes on sale in the bottleshop. Kyle Beckerman will also be on hand. I imagine photo ops will be happening. Most importantly, all pints ...

MarketWatch Opinion: How a Michelin-star brewpub presages the future for craft beer MarketWatch Late last year, Band of Bohemia became the first brewpub in the world to earn a Michelin star. In Chicago, the surprise wasn't that a brewpub won, but that more hadn't won. Chef Matthias Merges (Billy Sunday, Yusho) had a hand in opening the ...

By Matthew J. "Heff" Heffernan On January 18th, DC’s beer scene made a difference. A big difference. With the support of friends, brewers, and bloggers, H.O.P.S. packed Smoke & Barrel completely full on both floors, for several hours, in support of our planet's most vulnerable citizens. After the dust settled and the drafts kicked, th ...