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Prohibition: '... my grandfather made the best homebrew and grape wine on the ... TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press He was one of the average Americans who began to make 'homebrew' in their homes. My mother said that my grandfather made the best homebrew and grape wine on the East Side of St. Paul. "My grandfather hosted two large parties in ...

Bradford Telegraph and Argus Two-day celebration of real ale gets underway Bradford Telegraph and Argus Featuring more than 60 ale varieties along with a selection of real cider, perry and bottled beer, the event continues - running at the same times - on Saturday, November 21. Among those in early to sample what was on offer were memb ...

Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is Altamont Beer Works Shot Away IPA. From the Altamont Beer Works website: “A true “West Coast” IPA, which is hope forward without the extreme hop bitterness. Light body and color; this beer is bursting with ...

Henley Standard We must save pubs, says real ale campaigner Henley Standard THE new chairman of the South Oxfordshire branch of the Campaign for Real Ale says he wants to stop pubs from closing. David Cooper, 69, is one of more than 370 members of the branch, which covers an area including Henley, Goring, Watlington and ...

Victory Brewing Company Launches Third Brewpub FSR magazine (press release) Victory Brewing Company announced the opening of Victory at Parkesburg, the third brewpub for the Philadelphia-based national craft brewer. Located at 3127 Lower Valley Road in Parkesburg, Pennsylvania, the brewpub will feature self-guided tours of the ...

I wrote in last week's blog about a new bicycle & beer that will be offered next year here in Alaska by a company out of Florida. Given how strongly I advocate buying local to support Alaska businesses,  it seems only fair that I should give some time to our local Alaskan beer tour company, Big Swig Tours out of Anchorage. Big Swig ...

I'm off this afternoon to talk about Indiana Liquor Laws to the (aides of) about 50 Indiana Senators and Representatives. Here the talk: Nov 20, 2015 – State House Bob Ostrander WELCOME My bio is probably in order first. After 15 years in Data Processing I started a company, Public Brand Software, that distributed share ...

Brighouse Echo Raising a glass to 40 years of CAMRA Brighouse Echo ... meaning they were unable to get barrels into the building this year . He said the manager and staff at Hebden Bridge Town Hall had done a great job helping CAMRA feel most welcome and ensuring this special occasion for the group was a real success.

Recently I've made it to nearly 20 breweries and distilleries!  I'm going to chip away at them in the order we visited.  Keep in mind that I'm reviewing based purely on my (and my wife's) experience on a certain day and that your results may vary.  I tend to wait until a brewery has been open for 6-12 months before reviewing, u ...

The Hourglass Brewery continues rocking out great beers from their Longwood home. The next bottle release from the Hourglass is coming Saturday, November 21st. From Hourglass Brewery: On Saturday at 11am, we will release our second bottle ever, and it’s … Continue reading →