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Last week's official PhotoChallenge.org (Week 35) was to take a long exposure outdoors and attempt to add a "ghost" to it.  This was a fun challenge and forced me to try something new, but I had very mixed results with my outdoor shots.  In order to do this technique one must have the shutter open for at least 10 seconds.  In t ...

Wallonia is a French speaking region in south Belgium. Wallonia is home to famous breweries such as Chimay, Rochefort, and Orval. Schell's could certainly choose a worse place to draw inspiration for a beer. Schell’s 2015 Snowstorm – Wallonian-Style Brown Ale appeared first on Minnesota Beer Activists. Written by Andrew

The weather cooperated with MWBF. We cannot overstate how amazed we were by this. For all the concerns about preparation, organization, and everything else, the first edition of the Mountain West Brew Fest was a big hit over Labor Day Weekend. The four members of the Crew (myself, Brandon, Kristin, Laura) who attended on Saturday afternoon all ...

Press Release: Brewers from around the world will converge on Saint Petersburg for Shelton Brothers’ The Festival. The Festival, presented by Shelton Brothers, is an annual craft beer and cider festival in a different city every year, and this year … Continue reading →

Let us take a moment to acknowledge a milestone: this is my 3,000th post on Beervana. It precedes another milestone--my 10th anniversary on the blog--by about four months. I was a sprightly 38-year-old when the blog started, and now I am a beleaguered 47-year-old (I'll turn 48 two days before this blog turns 10). Over the course of those 3,000 ...

So you’d like to sell your beer in the DC area? Okay, that’s great. We like freedom of choice. It’s what America is all about. Here are some things you should and shouldn’t do when selling your beer here. One, don’t half-ass it. Don’t just sign with a distributor and then sit back. The profits probably won&rs ...

It's harvest time in the beer world. That means tons of wet hopped beers. If you're not familiar with the term "wet hopping" is the process of hopping beer with fresh (day old) hops and using them instead of the normal dried hops. Normally this time of year we'd be looking forward Uinta's Wet 'n Wyld Pale Ale. A Simcoe hop driven beer that ...

Drink craft beer in Norfolk for a good cause on Saturday, September 26th! A social evening event benefiting Arthritis Foundation of Hampton Roads  Saturday September 26th @ 7:00 pm    Slover Library · 253 E. Plume Street · Norfolk, Virginia · 23510   Beer · Wine · Edibles &midd ...

Asheville, NC-based Hi-Wire Brewing announced Monday it was beginning a statewide distribution rollout in South Carolina, the first state outside of North Carolina to receive the brewery’s beer. One of the many breweries located on Asheville’s South Slope, Hi-Wire was ranked the Best New North Carolina Brewery of 2013 by RateBe ...

Join the Takoma Foundation for the 7th Annual Nuclear-free Beerfest on Saturday, September 26 from 4-8p at the Cady Lee House. 13 breweries will pour tasty beers, and local restaurants will serve up delectable food for a great cause. Tickets are $40 and on sale now. Tickets include unlimited beer and snacks (note one bratwurst pe ...