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Columbia’s River Rat blows out an extra candle on its birthday cake this weekend as the Shop Road brewery celebrates its second anniversary with an “Everyone’s a VIP”-style party. The past year has been a big one for the Capital City’s second production brewery. They’ve expanded their food offerings thanks to ...

Clay and I (with wives in tow) had a few in Stone's newish tasting room last Friday night. The tasting room is -as Clay put it- essentially, the hottest bar in RVA right now. To give you an idea of the vibe, we experienced people yelling directions at their Uber driver (they got annoyed eventually hung up), no where to sit f ...

In the big comeback episode for Mrs Beer Snob, the team sample a collaboration beer that was gifted to them by their favourite Geordie, Myles, who was over recently for the Alltech Festival (You can read his thoughts on the festival here ) In this episode we also catch up on the latest happenings in the Irish Craft Beer S ...

The 14th Annual Boulder Strong Ale Fest was held at Avery Brewing last Saturday, March 5th. And I was extremely excited to attend for the first time ever. I’ve been to numerous beer festivals over the years, and there are several factors that play into how enjoyable–or not–each event is. For me personally, the main component ...

Press Release: Joel Kodner, from Due South Brewing Co. in Boynton Beach, was awarded the John G Doble III Memorial Scholarship from the Florida Brewers Guild on March 5, 2016. Joel was the only recipient selected from a pool of … Continue reading →

Press release: Tickets for Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.’s Beer Camp Across America (BCAA) six-city festival tour, presented by the Florida Brewers Guild, are now available for purchase at: www.sierranevada.com/beercamp. Join the nation’s largest celebration of locally brewed craft beer, so … Continue reading →

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 ...

As of March 9th, there are a few new beer-friendly laws that come into effect in DC. First, with proper permitting, breweries in the District are permitted to sell their beer at farmers markets.  As a drinker, you'll be able to get a free sample or taste and buy bottles or cans to go.  Keep in mind, we’re not talking about a sit ...

Zipline Brewing from Lincoln, Nebraska is launching in Missouri right now. You might be able to find some of their beer around in a bottle shop here or there. But the big launch begins on Monday, March 21. I have not had any of the beer from Zipline. However I have friends in Omaha, where Zipline is well established, who rave on their lin ...

The Cottontown neighborhood in Columbia, a small historic region off North Main Street, is slated to be the home of one of the city’s newest breweries later this year. The North Main region of Columbia has seen a good bit of growth in recent years with the opening of the Vino Garage beer and wine ...