The Independent Camra consults its 177000 members over name change and future The Independent For almost half a century it has been the voice of the UK's real ale drinkers, encouraging pubs up and down the country not to give up on the traditionally-brewed pint. But with sales of so-called craft beer now flourishing, the Campaign for R ...
Read More »Happy 500th Birthday, Reinheitsgebot
This is the 500th anniversary of the world's most famous brewing law. I did a big story for the anniversary in the print edition of All About Beer--and I see that it's online now. There's a lot about this law that is curious both historically and culturally. It is, of course, a Bavarian law, which is why folks to the north continued to blithely ...
Read More »Thanks to the hipsters, has the Campaign for Real Ale pulled its last pint?
Telegraph.co.uk Thanks to the hipsters, has the Campaign for Real Ale pulled its last pint? Telegraph.co.uk “Over the years Real Ale hasn't been great at promoting itself and now we are experiencing a large influx of young people into the campaign and a lot of the younger generation are becoming members. “We have beer festi ...
Read More »Cheers to New Beers! Yard House’s Annual Beer Review
On Monday, March 28th, Yard House locations all across the country tapped approximately 1,581 new beers as a result of its Annual Beer Review. The Beer Review consists of evaluating beer sales and ultimately selecting 20 to 30 new beers to replace the lowest selling brands at each restaurant, a process that takes about 3 months to co ...
Read More »The Week Ahead in Beer: Embrace the quiet while it lasts
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 four breweries and a pair of newcomers, one down in Socorro and the other in Los Alamos, also joining the party. Stoutmeister puts on his serious face to handle T ...
Read More »Split Thy Skull- A Barleywine Showcase
There’s tons of beer festivals now, so it takes something special to stand out from the crowd. For the 6th Annual Split Thy Skull festival, that special thing is barleywine. The event will take place at City Steam Brewery this Sunday, April 3, from 12:30-4:30 PM. The Split Thy Skull Barleywine Fest is presented by Harvest Wine and Spirit ...
Read More »The Return of Bigfoot!
Now in my second year, A Whale A Week is my challenge to try (with an array of beer loving friends) a rare beer for every week of the year. Last year I had a great time with this and have continued it for 2016. Not every beer will be a truly "white whale" beer, but all are hard to find and a treat to try! This week ...
Read More »Gunmakers Arms wins CAMRA award
Birmingham Mail Gunmakers Arms wins CAMRA award Birmingham Mail The refurbished Gunmakers Arms has only been open for four months but has already won an award. The pub in Bath Street has been given a Rising Star award by CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale. Last year the pub, which dates back to 1820, was closed ...
Read More »Experimental IPA from Uinta Helps Homeless Pets
In collaboration with Love UT Give UT, Animal Services, Uinta Brewing is launching a new Pit Crew and Cat Cru logo. The new service encourages animal lovers to donate to Utah FACES - an animal support group that directly helps fund the animals served by Salt Lake County Animal Services. Utah FACES helps Animal Services provide low c ...
Read More »Perrin Brewing Releases No Rules with No Limits
All bets were off when Perrin Brewing Company announced this year’s No Rules bottle release would have no limits. The attendance for the No Rules Release Boondoggle on Saturday, March 26 reaffirmed the hype the beer earned after its first bottle release in 2015. The event’s name suggests Perrin might’ve been a little surpr ...
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