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Hey all, I'm back from vacation. It was a great week off and there's plenty of new brew news to get to. To start the week, Squatters and Wasatch breweries have announced the creation of a new specialty series called UT-X (short for Utah Experimental). This new series of beers will be made monthly utilizing a base recipe, with the only change fo ...

While visiting Norfolk earlier today, I grabbed a flight at the city's newest craft brewery, Coelacanth. Only open for about a week, I was happy to see the tasting room filled with patrons on a Sunday evening. Most customers were enjoying pints and flights, while watching Monty Python and the Holy Grail via a massive projector setup. The curr ...

There has been a lot of talk lately about glass rinsers. They are popping up all over the state in craft beer bars and have gained a lot of interest in the media as of late. The Truth About Glass Rinsers appeared first on Minnesota Beer Activists. Written by Sean Cooke

Hello! I wasn't planning to blog again so soon, but I just learned a very hot piece of news. The owners of 49th State Brewing in Healy, Denali Visions 3000 Corporation, are in the process of purchasing the Snow Goose Pub/Sleeping Lady Brewery in downtown Anchorage. I understand that Sleeping Lady Brewery will no longer be a brand name, with a ...

Homebrewing in Colorado faces new scrutiny, guidelines The Denver Post Like other supply stores, Schurmann's shop allowed samples of homebrew, often to give critiques to a customer's beer or allow a taste before purchasing a recipe kit. But the bulletin now makes clear that "a homebrew supply store during open hours would ...

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas around the Peninsula. The big day is only a week away. However, for beer lovers in Wasilla, Christmas is coming a bit early, as tomorrow, Saturday, December 19, will be the long-anticipated opening of Bearpaw River Brewing Company. As I have blogged about in the past, this new brewery (28th in the sta ...

Brewbound.com AlaBev Releases First Beer In “Master Of The Brewniverse” Homebrew Series Brewbound.com Birmingham, AL – Alabama's craft beer industry continues to expand as AlaBev, Alabama's premiere craft beer distributor, releases the first brew in their Master of the Brewniverse series. The series provides homebrewe ...

While he won’t be pouring beers at Nob Hill Bar & Grill anymore, friend of the Crew Thomas DeCaro will still be promoting craft beer. There are times in life when someone we know gives us great news, but it is also news that gives us pause. Perhaps it has to do with a friend getting a great new job, but having to leave town. Sometimes ...

Masen James Bakery is taking craft beer to another level by baking it right into their brownies, cupcakes, and fudge… oh my! Inspired by a longtime passion for baking, owner Clarice Dennison was encouraged by her daughter Sydney Dennison to open up Masen James Bakery storefront after a chance encounter with Goose Island Brewery durin ...

And so it goes. Anheuser-Busch InBev is buying Arizona's largest craft brewer and brewpub owner, Four Peaks Brewing Co. Founded in 1996, Four Peaks produced 70,000 barrels of beer this year. Financial terms of the sale set to close in the first quarter of 2016 were not disclosed. Four Peaks is the sixth brewer to join A-B's craft and imports ...