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Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is Drake's Brewing Company Barrel-Aged Drakonic Imperial Stout - Aged In Bourbon Barrels. Drake’s in one of my favorite breweries – their 1500 is a staple in my house.  I’m a big fan of Bourbon barrel ag ...

Kona Brewing Company opened 22 years ago as a small brewpub in Kailua Kona on the Big Island. Back then it was pretty much the only craft brewery in Hawaii. Over the past 22 years the company has grown tremendously and last week Craft Brew Alliance (CBA) announced plans to build a brand new brewery in Kona to dramatically expand the amount of ...

Regularly ranked as one of the best beer stores in the world, The Charleston Beer Exchange has announced plans to rename itself along with relocating to the area next the Edmund’s Oast brewpub. In a release, Edmund’s Oast & CBX owner Scott Shor said the shop will be moving from its current home on Exchange Street ...

Brewer Aaron Walters hopes to be serving his creations to people sooner than later at Firkin. To say that it has been a struggle to get open for Firkin Brewhouse might count as the biggest understatement of 2016 (to date). The beer is nearly ready, the building is nearly ready, and yet they have dealt with one roadblock after another from the C ...

Barnet Press Don't call time on real ale Ponders End pub in old cinema drinkers urge pub chain Barnet Press Drinkers are campaigning to save a boozer in a former cinema in Ponders End from closure. The Picture Palace in Lincoln Road is one of the pubs chain J D Wetherspoon is planning to sell. But regulars and real ale campaigners CAM ...

Northwich Guardian Real ale campaigners seek protection for Beech Tree pub at Barnton Northwich Guardian REAL ale campaigners are looking at registering a vacant pub as an asset of community value to protect it from inappropriate development. The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is seeking to register The Beech Tree at Barnton, which has ...

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 plan ...

While Tomoka Brewery in Ormond Beach has been around longer, Tomoka Brewery of Port Orange has almost completed its first trip around the sun. The brewpub and brewery will celebrate their first year with several days of revelry. From Tomoka … Continue reading →

While Tomoka Brewery in Ormond Beach has been around longer, Tomoka Brewery of Port Orange has almost completed its first trip around the sun. The brewpub and brewery will celebrate their first year with several days of revelry. From Tomoka … Continue reading →

Press Release: Founders announced today that it will release Mango Magnifico con Calor, a fruit beer brewed with mango and a touch of habaneros, as the first Backstage Series beer of 2016. This is the second time Founders has released … Continue reading →