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 »5th annual Community Tap Craft Beer Fest returns, relocates April 29
It’s hard to believe Greenville’s Community Tap bar and beer & wine store has been hosting its annual eponymous craft beer festival for almost half a decade now. But on April 29, 2017, the gathering of select regional and national breweries returns for its fifth year, this time being held at the city’s Fluor Field. ...
Read More »The Paradox of Choice
I got into an unexpected Twitter conversation two days ago following this exchange: Maureen's obvious and mild comment then sparked a discussion that ran 51 tweets, was joined by eleven people, and lasted 21 hours before everyone finally got exhausted by the terrible medium and wandered away. (Or anyway, that's how these conversations ...
Read More »SweetWater Squeeze Box IPA
SweetWater Brewing jumped on the fruited IPA train back in the summer with Goin’ Coastal IPA back in the summer. That pineapple infused tropical IPA was a success, so now the brewery is releasing another rendition, Squeeze Box IPA with grapefruit. SweetWater was again kind enough to send me a couple of sample cans of this beer, so le ...
Read More »Squatters’ Outer Darkness Gets Canned
Squatters Outer Darkness Imperial Stout will soon be finding it's way into 12 oz. cans. We first started talking about this beer back in November of 2009 [man, I've been doing this for a while] when this beer first hit the kettle. Back then it was Utah's original locally made Imperial Stout. It was a huge hit and this new packaging only solidif ...
Read More »Do Keep Up
The rise of craft beer into the public consciousness – whether you believe in the phrase or consider it meaningless – has spawned a proliferation from individual breweries of the like I’m not sure we’ve seen before in recent memory. One of the lesser-discussed consequences (if that’s the word) of the beery wave we ...
Read More »Mike Castagno is new head brewer at Twain’s Brewpub in Decatur
MyAJC Mike Castagno is new head brewer at Twain's Brewpub in Decatur MyAJC Twain's Brewpub in Decatur has enjoyed a pretty good run of head brewers in recent times. Before he left to found Creature Comforts in Athens, David Stein developed the recipe for the much beloved, and often elusive, Tropicalia IPA at Twain's, while ...
Read More »Lagunitas Born Yesterday Pale Ale
Fresh hop beer alert! Seriously folks – buy this and drink it now. Best fresh hop beer this year in our area so far. Simcoe, Citra & Mosaic hops. I have only found it in Sioux Falls. It is at Taylor’s, and JJ’s will have more tomorrow. You won’t be disappointed if you like this style! It is only available in ...
Read More »Crabtree Brewing Company to host Real Ale Festival Saturday, featuring special brews from local breweries
Crabtree Brewing Company to host Real Ale Festival Saturday, featuring special brews from local breweries Greeley Tribune General Admission Tickets cost $5 in advance and $8 at the door, and will include a tasting passport that allows a taste of each beer. Pints can then be purchased for $5. A Real Ale VIP pass costs $40 online or $45 a ...
Read More »Suds up, or down? North Providence council to vote on first ‘brewpub’
The Providence Journal Suds up, or down? North Providence council to vote on first 'brewpub' The Providence Journal NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Got beer?At Tuesday night's meeting, town councilors will vote on whether to bring a Providence Brewing Company location to ...
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