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  The Wing & Brew Festival is coming up soon! Watch this blog for updates and a taplist soon.

Hi friends. It has been a tough spring and summer. I lost my wife of 25+ years last March 30th. RIP Sue.   Sue Miskimins   My desire to write has been seriously affected.  I can barely keep the dogs fed and lawn mowed. I assure you that I still love the craft beer scene! I will keep writing and supporting the South Dakota & A ...

Recently my wife (Sarajo) and I took a week's vacation to the Beer Mecca that is Portland, Oregon.  While we did try out a nearly overwhelming number of breweries, we also took some side trips and ate at a wonderful plethora of places.  On our third day in, two of our friends (Kathleen and Shea) met up with us from DC and joined in ...

This afternoon I will hop on a flight to Copenhagen. My first stop is Chicago, where Stan Hieronymus joins me to get on an SAS flight to Europe. We and a number of other writers have been invited by the Carlsberg brewery for the following event, paid for entirely by Carlsberg: Recently, scientists at Carlsberg Laborator ...

MorningAdvertiser.co.uk CAMRA: men 'do not believe' new drinking guidelines MorningAdvertiser.co.uk A leading figure from the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has rejected calls for health warnings on all alcoholic drinks amid concerns millions of middle-aged men are drinking more than the recommended guidelines of 14 units per week.

Here they are. A ton of pics from the 2016 Maui Brewers Festival. As usual the beers were amazing and everyone came out to have a good time. Thanks for Bryan Berkowitz for shooting such amazing pics! <img data-attachment-id

FRANKFORT, MI – Stormcloud Brewing Company is joining other small and independent craft breweries across the nation in celebration of American Craft Beer Week, happening May 16-22, 2016 . For the 11th year in a row, American Craft Beer Week is an opportunity for craft brewers around the nation to commemorate their art and tradition ...

American Craft Beer Week - ACBW - 2016 officially kicks off on Monday May 16 and promises a delightful assortment of beer events across the New Orleans area. My annual report on ACBW in The Gambit (this is my 4th!) did not include a full list of events, which honestly is just as well, since the lead time on getting those for print is a l ...

Hey there fellow ale runners. And runners. And ale drinkers. And even the lager drinkers. Saturday (that’s tomorrow) marks the release of a couple new beers at a couple of south Louisiana breweries. Both have space themes. Both are IPAs. Both are awesome (well, I’m guessing they will be). Parish Brewing is releasing Opus Vert, ...

This is the first part of a pair of posts on the legacy of Widmer Brothers Hefe. For the sibling post, an oral history of the beer, go here.  _____________ The City of Portland officially declared May 15 "Hefe Day." On Sunday, the Widmer Brothers are throwing a party at Pioneer Courthouse Square to cel ...