REGIONAL—The days until the International Women’s Collaboration Brew Day (IWCBD) are being counted down all over the world. March 8, 2016 will be a day when breweries globally come together in the name of beer and women in the industry. Coinciding with International Women’s Day, the day will embrace the cultural, social, eco ...
Read More »A Preview of Beer Lab HI
Beer Lab HI will become Oahu’s seventh brewery when it opens its doors on Wednesday and beer fans are excited. The “soft opening” will have limited hours (4pm to 10pm), Wednesday through Saturday, and feature 4-5 beers. The team at Beer Lab HI has been furiously brewing batches over the past couple of weeks to have ...
Read More »R.I.P. Chama Microbar, our tiny trail blazer of a taproom
That’s all she wrote, folks. (Photo courtesy of Courtney Bell) A little piece of Albuquerque’s craft beer history died on Monday. The Chama River Microbar, the tiniest little taproom attached to the back (west) side of the Sunshine Theater, abruptly closed its doors for good. There was just the sad sign pictured above, plus a few me ...
Read More »How American IPAs Evolved
Over at our local alt-weekly Willamette (rhymes with dammit) Week, arts and culture editor Martin Cizmar has an interesting article that got me thinking. In it he argues a point I've been making for years--IPAs are moving away from bitterness and toward flavor and aromas. Willamette Week often takes a provocative, bubble-piercing approach that ...
Read More »A New Look for Random and a SOB
Today we have a peak at the new label for 2 Row Brewing Company's Random IPA. The label shows off a more comical and playful direction design-wise and I believe the time I spent posing for the artist really paid off (I'm the one on the right). As with the old labels always check the window in the lower right to see which Hop varietals your g ...
Read More »Founders Brewing Company Centennial IPA
Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is Founders Brewing Company Centennial IPA. From the Founders Brewing Company website: “Get ready to bask in the glory of the frothy head’s floral bouquet. Relish the citrus accents from the abundance of dry hoppin ...
Read More »University of Florida researches feasibility of Florida-grown hops
By Jack Payne, guest writer to Florida Beer News The hunt for the next great Florida agriculture success story is unfolding in both Apopka and Wimauma. The storybook ending the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences hopes … Continue reading →
Read More »Tradesman readies first 2 BA bottle releases
Today, James Island’s Tradesman brewery is getting ready for the release of its first two barrel-aged beers, which will be available at the brewery later this week. Bottling began Monday morning on the two upcoming releases: BA Coconuts & Bolts, an 8.5% chocolate coconut stout, and BA Elbow Grease, a 10.5% imperial red ry ...
Read More »Knee Deep Brewing Company will begin South Florida distribution
Press Release: Knee Deep Brewing Company of Auburn, CA. is now actively selling in the state of Florida. “This is the fourth state we have signed with in the last three months and we plan on signing with at least … Continue reading →
Read More »Off The Edge of the World: Flat Earth Brewing Company
Flat Earth Brewing has been around for a while. They were originally established in 2007 (open by 2008) by former Town Hall Brewing alum Jeff Williamson. The name was based on the Flat Earth Society--a group that to this day believe that the world is not a sphere. Most of Jeff's original names focused on science fiction or g ...
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