Consistency and quality are cornerstones of a fantastic brewery. It’s easy to think that making the same beer over and over is as simple as just using the same recipe, but that couldn’t be farther from the truth. In fact, replicating quality beers takes investments, both time and money, in good quality control practices. Ben Evans, ...
Read More »Tiny Rebel are releasing a home-brew kit that will make 36 pints
WalesOnline Tiny Rebel are releasing a home-brew kit that will make 36 pints WalesOnline Tiny Rebel has released a home-brew kit, so fans of the Newport brewery's beers can have a go at making their own pints. The award-winning Welsh brewery has released the kit through home-brewing specialists Muntons. Named the Champion Beer of ...
Read More »East Lake in the mix as Brick Store scouts brew pub locations
Decaturish.com East Lake in the mix as Brick Store scouts brew pub locations Decaturish.com The owners behind Brick Store Pub in Decatur are on the lookout for locations for a brew pub, and one possible location is in East Lake. Jeff Johnson, president of the East Lake Neighbors Community Association, confirmed representatives from the ...
Read More »New Media Europe Awards 2016
We've been tipping away at our podcast for the last year or so, so it's very humbling to be nominated for the World's Best Podcast of 2016 award in the New Media Europe which take place in London next month. We work very hard to highlight the burgeoning Irish Craft Beer scene to an international audience in a fun and easy to digest ...
Read More »Bud (err, "America?") Loses Its Voice?
Sometimes my powers of observation are, well, what's the opposite of incisive? Let's go with comically misguided. Just yesterday I wrote: "AB InBev and MillerCoors are a part of giant international conglomerates, and this fact is well-known among customers. (They used to feature heavily patriotic ads, but have had to back off them for more a ...
Read More »605 Summer Classic
Are you ready to enjoy good music and attend an exclusive all South Dakota brewery tasting in June? If so, you need to check out the 605 Summer Classic in Sioux Falls on June 24-25. The 605 Summer Classic Beer & Music Festival is happy to present the All-South Dakota Beer Tasting which will be held on Saturday June 25th from ...
Read More »Craft Beer Week will have new releases, beer cheese and homebrew contests
The Weekender Craft Beer Week will have new releases, beer cheese and homebrew contests Lexington Herald Leader ... the third annual Beer Cheese Contest at Country Boy on May 15, experimental releases such as the Ethereal + Country Boy keg swap, the announcement of the winner of the annual West Sixth Brew-off homebrew contest at the ne ...
Read More »A Preemptive Eulogy for 75th Street Brewery
Image totally stolen from 75th Street Brewery on Facebook without permission. The oldest surviving brewpub is closing its doors forever this Sunday, May 15 at 4:00. So technically, 75th Street Brewery is not dead yet. But I’m going to give my parting words now anyway. I grew up in south Waldo, well really south of W ...
Read More »Newaygo Brewing: A Beer for Every Palate
If you haven’t made your way to Newaygo Brewing Company yet, make it a destination this summer. Just 45 minutes north of Beer City USA lies the city of Newaygo. This cute city is a great stop to grab a cold one if you are on your way up north, checking out the North Country Trail , or navigating your way on the Muskegon River. Upon wa ...
Read More »Ritual Brewing Coming to Utah
Ritual Brewing out of Redlands, California has inked a deal to start sending their suds to the Beehive State. Ritual is a production brewery that concentrates on distribution and has a dozen-plus beers in their portfolio - including multiple takes on IPAs, Stouts and Belgian styles. I got to meet co-owner, Steve Dunkerken a few months b ...
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