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The indefatigable Chris Funari reports this morning that Cigar City has gone the way of private equity. Cigar City, a leading independent brewery based in Tampa, Fla., has agreed to sell controlling interest to Boston-based private equity firm Fireman Capital Partners, which already owns majority stakes in Oskar Blues, Perrin Brewing and the ...

One of my favorite pairings from BrüFrou 2015: Dr. Wilkinson’s Dry Irish-Style Stout from Horse & Dragon Brewing with a Kale Salad Taco from McDevitt Taco Supply Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 30, 2016. Why? It’s time once again for BrüFrou!  BrüFrou, a craft beer + culinary pairing event, ...

Plymouth Herald Celebrate CAMRA's 45th birthday with a real ale at these Plymouth-area pubs Plymouth Herald Seven Plymouth-area pubs were included in CAMRA's Good Beer Guide for the first time this year. City hostelries The Mannamead, in Mutley Plain; Nowhere Inn, in Gilwell Street; Eggbuckland's Prince Maurice; Coxside's Thistle Park ...

Ponderosa’s new brewer Robert Haggerty rocks the orange shirt like no one else, not even Peyton Manning. Ponderosa Brewing has endured a fair amount of change since opening in September 2014. They are already on their third head brewer, yet have managed to build up a strong following in the Sawmill District and from beer lovers all around ...

More and more breweries are opening outside of the Twin Cities and throughout Greater Minnesota. One such planned operation is Meetinghall Brewery in Dundas, a small city nestled against Northfield, about 45 miles south of Minneapolis. Head brewer and purveyor Andrew Burns recently chatted with Minnesota Beer Activists about the brewery’s ...

The end of last year I discovered Photochallenge.org.  This is a small group of photographers who set forth a weekly challenge to other professional and amateur photographers.  What I was drawn to with this weekly assignment is that is pushes you to try new techniques and get out and take pictures on a weekly basis.  I'm taking ...

Press Release: Victory Brewing Company (Victory) announces the long-awaited return of Kirsch Gose, their refreshingly imaginative cherry fruit session ale and Sour Monkey, their sharp twist on their Belgian-style Tripel, Golden Monkey. Sweet, tart, salty and refreshing, Kirsch Gose incorporates … Continue reading →

Cask & Larder of Winter Park has decided to match this year’s Saint Patrick’s Day with something more traditional than green beer. Rather than adding food coloring to their beer, they have decided to brew a dry stout and release … Continue reading →

Every couple of years I get this hair up my ass to try and bring Utah's beer makers and we, beer drinkers a little closer together. The Utah Beer Challenge is a friendly competition that pits the best of Utah's beers against one and other. Over the next four weeks we'll whittle down the top four beer from sixteen participating breweries. Eve ...

High Five Co-op Brewery wants you! Michigan’s first cooperatively-owned brewery hosted their official investment launch party, seeking investors to help fund what will ultimately lead to a democratically-operated brewpub in Grand Rapids. High Five Co-op started in 2011 when founder Dallas McCulloch won $5,000 in startup capital from the G ...