For The Win Finding the United States' best craft beer: Round of 16 For The Win NoDa Hop, Drop 'n Roll beat Prairie Artisan's Bomb! with 55.25 percent of the vote in the South. Votes have trended away from dark beer and only two — Founders Breakfast Stout and Terrapin's Wake-n-Bake — remain. Most of what remains is very hop ...
Read More »New Belgium Lips of Faith 2016: Golden Ale Collaboration Beer
New Belgium recently teamed up with Hof Ten Dormaal of Tildonk, Belgium to create its newest Lips of Faith beer: Golden Ale. Golden Ale (7% ABV) is Brewed with spelt, malted sunflower seeds, and wild carrot herbs, with Saaz and Mosaic hops. I have tried numerous Belgian ales over the years, and so far I have found ...
Read More »Waikiki Brewing Company Celebrates One Year
Time sure flies when you’re brewing beer! It’s hard to believe, but just one year ago Waikiki Brewing Company opened their doors and started pouring some amazing beers. Needless to say, the brewery has been embraced by both locals and visitors who enjoy the open air brewery and staples like Black Strap Molasses Porter and Jalape&nt ...
Read More »This beery tale made real ale far too male
The Guardian This beery tale made real ale far too male The Guardian Jon Henley (The aggressive, outrageous, infuriating (and ingenious) rise of BrewDog, 24 March) tells the story of craft brewing elegantly but through the usual suspects, BrewDog and the Campaign for Real Ale – and all with only one passing reference to ...
Read More »Finding a comfort zone at local breweries and taprooms
So … much … space … nice job, Marble! (Photo courtesy of Marble) For those who don’t follow us on social media, we asked for some reader ideas for stories on Thursday, what with the current news lull around our craft brewing scene. One of the best ideas came from our good friend Karim, whose regular hangout is the rec ...
Read More »The Three Judges – Real ale and trad jazz
Spotted by Locals (blog) The Three Judges – Real ale and trad jazz Spotted by Locals (blog) It's on Dumbarton Road and close to the Kelvingrove Art Galleries and the heart of the West End. The pub is famous for its fantastic array of real ales and ciders with 'guest' ales appearing every month. Three Judges has won many awards fo ...
Read More »New Beer Friday 3/25/16
When I came across this pic of Lauren Lerch - "squeeing" over her beer and weenie, I just had to co-opt it, twist it and mangle it for my own bizarre purposes. If you want to get to know our own local Crafty Beer Girls, checkout Lauren and "co-beer girl" Jenni Shafer at Crafty Beer Girls.com It's worth your bandwidth. Brewery Ommegang ~ Gam ...
Read More »Cleveland craft brewer Platform to open brewpub, distribution center in Columbus
Columbus Dispatch Cleveland craft brewer Platform to open brewpub, distribution center in Columbus Columbus Dispatch It plans to renovate space into a brewpub that includes a patio and a rooftop deck, and to start slinging suds this summer. The initial three-barrel brewing system will serve guests of the pub, while Platform uses anothe ...
Read More »Bexhill RAFA club wins CAMRA award
BBC News Bexhill RAFA club wins CAMRA award BBC News Bexhill RAFA club wins CAMRA award. 25 March 2016 Last updated at 02:09 GMT. An East Sussex community club known for its beer festivals, jazz night and an impressive range of RAF memorabilia has won a national award. The Albatross Royal Air ... Club of the Year celebrates with ...
Read More »Home brewing popularity soars
Stuff.co.nz Home brewing popularity soars Stuff.co.nz Can't crack a beer on Easter Friday because you forgot the shops were closed? Maybe you should join the growing number of Kiwis brewing their own. Retailers are reporting a big jump in sales and Trade Me says listings for home brew equipment have ...
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