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Sat., Oct. 3, 12-4 p.m.: 10th Annual Falling Rock Fresh Hop Festival at Falling Rock Tap House (1919 Blake St., Denver). Hop growers have about 24 hours to get hops from the farm to the brewery’s drying kiln before they start showing signs of spoiling. When these hops connect with the wort within that 24-hour window, then you get yourse ...

Huddersfield Examiner In pictures: 25 beers you can try at Huddersfield CAMRA's Oktoberfest Huddersfield Examiner VIEW GALLERY Huddersfield CAMRA Oktoberfest 2015. The beer is flowing Bavarian-style as Huddersfield CAMRA's Oktoberfest returns. The three-day event kicked off at the APNA Venue Leisure Centre in Spring Grove Street, last ...

I only one man damn it! There are so many damn beers this week and so little time. There are quite a few wet hop ale and a couple of beers from Iron Fist Brewing have finally arrived. Please enjoy! Uinta Wet Hop Cutthroat - A much more piney version of Cutthroat with  a bit of bitter citrus peel. 4.0% ABV @Uinta and where Uinta has ...

Hull Daily Mail New 'Beverley Bountiful' brew for real ale festival Hull Daily Mail Bountiful Beverley is the winner of a competition organised ahead of the Beverley Real Ale Festival, after enthusiasts were challenged to name and create the official ale for the hugely popular event. Beer-lover Rob Snaith, of Driffield, beat dozens of ...

Brewbound.com TAPS Fish House & Brewery Named Mid-Size Brewpub of the Year at GABF Brewbound.com Brea, CA – For the third time in six years, TAPS Fish House & Brewery was honored as the Mid-Size Brewpub and Brewery Team of the Year at the largest national beer competition—the 2015 Great American Beer Festival® ( ...

It’s hop harvest season in the Pacific Northwest and that means fresh hop beers. While Portland is awash in fresh hop beers for this weekends Fresh Hop Fest, Hawaii craft beer fans will also get the chance to try a number of beers brewed with hops that were less than 36 hours old. Last year, Honolulu Beerworks and Kauai Beer Company were ...

Oxford Mail Feature: Cheers! Raising a glass to toast rejuvenation of real ale Oxford Mail There's a drinks revival bubbling away in Oxfordshire as more discerning drinkers discover the delights of real ale. Victoria Owen finds out why people are swapping their Pinot for a pint. The glass is definitely half full for the real ale indust ...

Big news for Oregon craft beer lovers in Hawaii. Local distributor Craft Northwest just announced they have secured Hawaii distribution for Caldera Brewing Company, Base Camp Brewing and Ale Apothecary. All three are very well known in Oregon and each bring a little something different to the island craft beer scene. Craft Northwest is the comp ...

Friday evening, the Baton Rouge Zoo plays host to the 2nd annual Brew at the Zoo event. Naturally, I’ll be there helping to serve beer at the Brasseurs a la Maison homebrew area. I say area, because our homebrew club will have more than 30 different beers being served out of a canoe fitted with a whole bunch of taps. And on two of those t ...

This month I again took part in Andrew Thornton's Inspired By Reading Book Group.  Each month a group of artists (mostly jewelry designers), including my wife Sj of Sj Designs Jewelry, read a book and then do something "arty" inspired by the book.  I took part last month with some of my photos and based on Sj's excitement over this ...