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Another bill that impacts craft breweries goes up for a state legislature committee vote this week. The good folks out at Ale Republic alerted us to the fact that the first notable piece of legislation that affects craft breweries comes up this Thursday in Santa Fe. A new reciprocity bill is due for a vote before the House Consumer and Public A ...

If you’re thinking about treating your sweetheart to chocolates or a nice dinner for Valentine’s Day, you’re on the right track. But don’t forget the beer! Impress your Valentine by taking him or her to any one of these fantastic breweries’ special events! Tue., Feb. 14, 6-10 pm: 2nd Annual Valentine’s Oyste ...

This is very cool: SheBrew Homebrew Competition This competition is AHA sanctioned and open to any amateur female homebrewer age 21 or older. It is open to all non-commercial, home brewed beers produced by persons of female identity.  Deadline: February 17th (Shipping) or 18th (Dropoff).  Register here. Women have steadily become more welc ...

It was Nexus’ turn for an interview for our Look Back/Look Ahead Series. The fried chicken arrived shortly after this picture was taken, FYI. Things are going good at Nexus Brewery. How good, one might ask? Owner Ken Carson is already planning a third location, even though he only opened his second this past June. For this edition of our ...

Each week, Tony Budny pens SCREAMING INTO THE VOID and looks at the best in writing and social media conversation around the biggest issues in beer. If you feel something should be included, have a tip, or just want to sound off, feel free to look him up on Twitter @DrinksTheThings or email DCBeer. Sigh. Well, here I am, your humble beer writer ...

Hardware Retailing How to Be a Destination for the Homebrewing Community Hardware Retailing At Karp's Hardware and Homebrew in East Northport, New York, homebrew has been a part of the business for more than 20 years. When store owner Alan Talman first added the category in 1995, he says it was a way to attract customers during the winter& ...

Alexandria's Port City Brewing Company is turning six, which means that it is the terror of some poor teacher's first grade class. They don't want your Capri Sun, they want some damn chocolate milk, and they want it right now. Anyway, it's hard to believe that Port City Brewing Company, the first of the DC metro area's production breweries to o ...

Hype. Momentum. Passion. For better or worse, these are all things that craft beer needs to gain to eke further into the mainstream of the UK beer culture. It’s happening; tickets for craft beer festivals are selling out faster than ever, new releases are being hoovered up on beer-toting websites quicker than they can be ... The post Craf ...

We had shirts made for everyone. Show us a little love and buy one, please? A belated thank you to everyone who came out to our fifth anniversary celebration at Tractor a couple weeks ago. Well, even if you did not make it out there, we still have quite a few shirts for sale. Our friend Michael Wieclaw, a.k.a. the mad genius behind Metal the Br ...

Deschutes Abyss 2016 hits the shelves this week. The brandy and Scotch varietals are coming soon, too, but will be very limited.Dakota Beverage has several new bottles hitting the shelves this week. Keep your eyes pealed for them. The Abyss 2016 by Deschutes. Russian imperial stout. 22oz bombers. Brunch Buster by Fargo Brewing Company. Porter. ...