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Editor’s note: The Crew cannot be everywhere in New Mexico, so from time to time we have to call upon a new contributor to help us out when news is breaking in the outlying parts of the state. When we got word a new brewery was opening in Las Cruces, we put the call out for a correspondent to do a write-up. Phil Stofanak answered the call ...

OregonLive.com Brats'n Homebrew festival brings beer drinkers, brewers together to raise ... OregonLive.com Beer homebrewers from around the Forest Grove area will have a chance, once again, to show off their craft expertise when the Forest Grove Senior & Community Center's Brats'n Homebrew festival returns on Saturday. The event w ...

Homebrew Heroes: How a hobby as old as civilization hit its stride in the 2010s Mercer Island Reporter (subscription) Homebrewers can buy anything and everything necessary to brew their beer online or at local shops like Mountain Homebrew and Wine Supply — boiling, straining, filtering, fermenting and bottling equipment is all ava ...

Brixham and Paignton Wetherspoons in CAMRA Good Beer Guide Torquay Herald Express The Vigilance in Brixham and The Isaac Merritt in Paignton have been acclaimed for the quality of their real ale by local branch members of CAMRA, following regular visits. The members also took into account customer service, décor and overall atmos ...

We’re just two weeks out from the Great American Beer Festival, the biggest beer festival/competition/bacchanal in the U.S.  As we wrote a month ago, there’s a strong DMV contingent heading to Denver, so the devout souls making the pilgrimage have the chance to see a lot of familiar faces amongst the 60,000+ attendees.  Ma ...

Boing Boing Boston man hasn't showered for 12 years, prefers homebrew bacteria spray Boing Boing Dave Witlock is a practical man. "I have not taken a shower in over 12 years," says the chemical engineer and Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate. "No one did clinical trials on people taking showers every day. So what's the basi ...

I'm trying out the phrase "guerrilla podcasters" to describe Patrick's and my crude production values on the latest pod. We recorded live at Breakside's Milwaukie brewery--a production facility that was in full roar. We were there because Ben and Co. had on a couple fresh hop IPAs for us to sample as we discussed fresh hop beers for the podcast ...

Everybody knows today is Throwback Thursday, right? Well, it’s time for a Throwback review. No, I don’t mean a vintage beer. I’m talking about Oskar Blues Pinner Throwback IPA. It’s definitely not an homage to the beers that were shipped from England to India way back in the day. No, this beer is one that you can throw b ...

Last week we covered Olde Hickory's The Event Horizon as a tasty barrel aged Imperial stout.  This week we move back to the Midwest for a special release from Central Waters Brewing Company. Central Waters is a fixture in the Wisconsin brew scene since the late 1990's, growing steadily and building a strong reputation for good craft ...

Your Epic Growler of the week is Copper Cone Pale Ale. This is a favorite of mine. It pours a hazy dark copper color with a thick, one finger of sticky head. The nose is  fruity with citrus, pine, a mild malt backbone and floral bouquet. The taste starts with  mild pine resin, and sweet caramel. Next comes an earthy citrus characte ...