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This week we try a bottle shared by my friend Rob Wengler, of Limited Release fame.  We had a get-together of some of our old high school bunch (and spouses) recently and tried a few special beers.  I've heard of this beer and have been excited to try it for a while! Foothills Brewing was established in 2004 in Winston-Salem, Nor ...

The Denver Post (blog) Beer in Review 2015: Chris Black of Falling Rock Taphouse The Denver Post (blog) Favorite Beer of the Year : A lot of what makes a beer my favorite is not necessarily the rarest, most unobtainium outrageousness, mostly it has to do with the time, place, the company and the beer. This year all four of the criteriu ...

Octopi Brewing Opens Contract Brewery in Wisconsin Brewbound.com Waunakee, WI – Isaac Showaki, Octopi's founder, knows first-hand how hard it is to build a successful beer brand from the ground up. The journey started out with a love for beer after working for 10 years consulting for breweries in North and Central ...

Abita's new hard root beer first in a line of 'Bayou Bootlegger' hard sodas The Advocate Bayou Bootlegger Hard Root Beer is based on Abita's current root beer formula, including pure Louisiana cane sugar, brewed to achieve a 5.9 percent alcohol content by volume. Six-packs of the hard root beer are expected on local store shelves this w ...

TechCrunch 18 Female Founders Who Killed It In 2015 TechCrunch ... been good for business. Investors have also backed the duo, both former associate producers at NBC News. To date, their three-year-old, New York-based company has raised $7.8 million, including from RRE Ventures, Homebrew, and Greycroft Partners.

Jackson Hole News&Guide Ugly sweaters fill pints at brewpub tonight Jackson Hole News&Guide This is not just another night at the brewpub, Albert said, but a laid back event for the locals who have adopted a Teton family instead of going back to Texas, Tuscany or wherever everyone migrated from. “It's really just a kind o ...

CBC.ca Craft beer store and brewpub Battery Park opens in Dartmouth CBC.ca Downtown Dartmouth has a brand new craft beer store and brewpub. Battery Park, a collaboration between North Brewing, Ace Burger and Brooklyn Warehouse, just opened on an already bustling block of Ochterloney Street. Business has been "amazing," ... Downto ...

Breweries come in all shapes and sizes. Some breweries have massive distribution reach, while others stay within their small towns. Some breweries experiment with ingredients while others focus on quality brews of traditional recipes. Some breweries attract people from far away, while others become a place for locals to catch up and enjoy each ...

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Toronto Star Former Dieu du Ciel brewmaster to open brew pub in Toronto's east end Toronto Star Celebrated Montreal brewmaster Luc “Bim” Lafontaine is opening a new brew pub in Toronto's east end — and the future brewery is being lauded by a project insider as an exciting “beer laboratory” for the city. La ...