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East Lyme commission approves second brew pub for Niantic theday.com On Thursday, Theodore Harris, an attorney for the developers, returned to the commission, after first addressing the commission last month, with a "more restrictive" definition of a brew pub that will allow the sale of only beer and wine, rather than ...

Jim Koch toasts two of the 2015 winners of the Sam Adams LongShot American Homebrew Competition at the Quench Your Own Thirst brunch in Denver last week. Denver is an amazing place to be during the week of the Great American Beer Festival. In fact, it is the place to be. Craft beer enthusiasts and breweries alike travel from all over the c ...

Standard-Democrat Oktoberfest returns on Oct. 10 with Homebrew Contest added Standard-Democrat SIKESTON -- There's less than a week left before Oktoberfest but still time to enter the latest addition to the event: the Homebrew Contest. The 2015 Sikeston Jaycee and Woods Quick Check Oktoberfest is set to take place from 3 p.m. until mid ...

Hello again, craft beer fans. I had hoped to get this out early in the week, but I was overcome by events (again). I hope everyone is busily enjoying their Permanent Fund Dividend, as I've got a feeling we won't get too many more like this one. At least we can each spend some of it on some good local craft beer. Anyway, let's move on the awards ...

Melvin Brewing Wins Small Brewpub of the Year + Gold & Bronze at GABF TheFullPint.com On the strength of these and other beer brands, Melvin Brewing was awarded the 2015 Small Brew Pub and Small Brew Pub Brewer of the year. Melvin brewing now has more than 40 amazing beer recipes to its name, expanding its portfolio of hoppy beers&n ...

The open sign at Broken Bottle will be turned off for good this weekend. It is a bit trite to say, but for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. As more and more breweries open around the Albuquerque metro area, there has always been the possibility that some might not survive in an increasingly competitive market. Other brewer ...

Just embrace the beer and the metal and everything will be just fine during your stay in Albuquerque. It’s that time of year again, when lots of folks from outside Albuquerque and New Mexico descend upon the Duke City for the Balloon Fiesta. While a lot of us locals grumble about the increase in traffic, even we’re big softies for t ...

HOLLAND – The corner of Eighth Street and College Avenue became a gastronomic empire on Tuesday evening. New Holland Brewing Company hosted “Rocktoberfest,” a star-studded event featuring a five-course meal with beer and music pairings curated by celebrity chefs and beer experts. The festivities were a benefit for Feeding ...

I'm getting on a plane for Philadelphia today, so let's trot through these points briskly. Southern Oregon Shooting As everyone in ear- or eye-shot of electronic media knows, there was another mass-shooting in Roseburg yesterday. Discussion of things like beer are highlighted by this event for their triviality, and everyone in Oregon is a ...

Last spring, Stone Brewing announced that they were retiring their Ruination double IPA after 13 years. This news led to some serious resistance by fans of this hop bomb, however, it was to be replaced with a bigger and better version of its previous self, Ruination 2.0. This version promised to have an updated hop profile that used hops that w ...