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Organizer and brewer John Rowley addressed the attendees at the plenary session at the Santa Fe University of Art and Design. (All photos courtesy of the Santa Fe Open)The Santa Fe Open brewing competition has once again come and gone, and this year the event was bigger and better than the first. Envisioned by the Sangre De Cristo Craft Brewers ...

After a few months of delays, Anderson’s Carolina Bauernhaus Ales will officially open its doors on Saturday, Dec. 5 Originally scheduled to open back in May and following a crowdfunding campaign, Anderson’s first brewery has been mired in construction delays and other setbacks that pushed the opening day. But as Anderson’s In ...

Saint Arnold Brewing recently debuted a new IPA, inspired by the hand painted cars that brewery team members can be seen driving from time to time. Art Car IPA has finally made it to store shelves in south Louisiana, and naturally, I had to test some out. Saint Arnold says this about Art Car IPA: Art Car IPA is an American IPA featuring a blend ...

Here. Many observers believe this is further evidence of a bubble in the “craft” segment—the outrageous prices paid for breweries remind them of mortgages in 2007. Of course, that’s always possible. If the market flatlines tomorrow, Constellation will lose big on the deal. But consider: since 1990 or so, the overall ...

GRAND RAPIDS – Leading up to this weekend’s Wine, Beer and Food Festival, restaurants around town are participating in the city’s first celebration of Cocktail Week GR . The idea behind Cocktail Week is to educate the city about what makes a cocktail stand out compared to other libations, and why spending that few extra dolla ...

Homebrew Systems: How to Be More Efficient in Your Metadata Management Digital Book World Have you ever had a good homebrew beer? I have a neighbor who is into home brewing, and every Saturday he spends at least a few hours (actually, most of the day) puttering around in the garage, working on the system, starting a new batch, and often ...

Uinta is releasing their highly anticipated Belgian Style Dark Ale, Port o' Call. What makes this beer unique from a average Belgian dark is it's time spent in Port Wine barrels. For the past six months, the ale developed vinous characters blended with toffee and caramel malt notes. With a distinctly Belgian nose, Port O’ Call pours a dar ...

Blackmore Vale Magazine Sixpenny Brewery wins CAMRA Octoberfest beer festival award Blackmore Vale Magazine The beer was voted runner up for Beer of the Festival by drinkers at West Dorset CAMRA's Octoberfest, which took place in October in the Ocean Room at the Pavilion in Weymouth. Kevin Patrick from the brewery said: “Sixpenny ...

Attendance at Guild-sponsored beer festivals was down this year due to the sheer overload in other festivals. As the snow falls outside, it currently feels about as far removed from festival season as can be in New Mexico. The period that begins with ABQ Beer Week in May and ends with NM Brew Fest in October saw more festivals than ever this ye ...

Another week, another buyout, another yawn. Except not this time, because the topline number has startled even cynical old beer writers like me: Corona and Modelo beer brewer Constellation Brands Inc (STZ.N ) said it will buy San Diego-based craft beer maker Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits for about $1 billion to compete in the fast-grow ...