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Sip on this: A craft brew language primer Minneapolis Star Tribune Are you looking to become part of the thriving beer scene but feel intimidated because everyone there is speaking a language you don't understand? What, exactly, does your beer geek friend mean by “hoppy”? And did he say “bread” or “Brett&rd ...

Surprise! They’re open! (All photos by the awesome Mario Caldwell) Quiet weekends can be nice sometimes. Other times, they get downright boring. Luckily for craft beer drinkers in Albuquerque, this weekend saw the surprise opening of Sidetrack Brewing downtown. I originally visited Sidetrack back in September and they looked to be a month ...

There is a lot to be said about the wave of consolidation among the larger American craft breweries right now (and I will say some of it later this week). In the meantime, I offer you a case-in-point for one of the reasons that argues against selling your brand, and particularly your name, to another company. Once it leaves your possession to b ...

Lake Country Now Craft beer is the main attraction at Hartland's Beer Snobs Ale and Eats Lake Country Now Village of Hartland — Craft beer is perhaps the only thing more common than snow in Wisconsin, and now Hartland is flush with it. A new bar and restaurant called Beer Snobs Ale and Eats, 122 Cottonwood Ave., opened last month ...

This one should spark some conversations!  Everyone has their own opinions on what makes a great brewery: taproom experience, beer quality, beer availability, cost, location, brewer, etc.  Each year I do a top 10 Minnesota brewery list based on my own experiences that year.  My results may differ from yours.  Maybe I ...

Saint Petersburg’s 3 Daughters Brewing is brewing up some big plans in late 2015/ early 2016. The brewery posted these plans in their latest newsletter and the liquid fruits of their labors are coming soon or already available. From the … Continue reading →

Robb Larson and Lisa Colburn brought their unique style of homebrew and barbecue store to Clearwater and now the couple are looking to take the next step: they are opening a craft brewery. The same team that produced “Battle of … Continue reading →

Wow, 2015 was a huge year for beer in Hawaii. Talk about an explosion. The beer scene in Hawaii has never been bigger and things are looking to get even better in 2016. A total of seven new breweries opened their doors in 2015. SEVEN!!!!, though one (Hoku) never really even got started. There was a time not too long ago when we barely ...

Hello, and Happy New Year to you all. I thought I'd take the opportunity, here at the end of one year and the start of another, to depart a bit from my standard format of news and beer reviews for a few meditations on the current state of play in Alaska's craft beer scene, as well as some thoughts on the coming year. Looking back at 20 ...

Always Nintendo Homebrew of Windows 95 Running on New Nintendo 3DS Always Nintendo Through findings on the GBA Temp forums, member shutterbug20001 has successfully ported the Windows 95 operating system to the New Nintendo 3DS. As seen in a video of the port-over, the software is incomplete, prone to lag and errors, but the hope is&nbs ...