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  Lanikai Brewing Company is launching a new line of rotating keg only beers, called the Brewers Series, starting with a POG Berliner Weisse. The brewery has been focused on production of their two core beers, a double IPA and Porter, since their launch earlier this year and the new Brewers Series will allow them to get new and experime ...

I’ve been meaning to write a little more about my homebrewing experiences for a while, but just haven’t gotten around to it. So, here’s a foray into that. Last summer, I wanted to brew a refreshing warm weather beer to enjoy by the pool or after mowing the grass, and since I have a soft spot for peaches, I settled on a peach w ...

Exactly a month ago, Anchor Brewing celebrated 50 years since 27-year-old Fritz Maytag purchased the almost-defunct Anchor Brewery in San Francisco, saving it and an American beer style from oblivion. I have been remiss in acknowledging the milestone, because while I don't think Anchor qualifies as the spark that ignited what we now call the cr ...

A salute to you, oh mighty Hopfest. Other than a brief period of wind that amounted to all sound and fury signifying nothing, we have to say that Saturday’s Hopfest was another excellent outing for newbies and craft beer veterans alike. A big thank you to Marne Gaston and her army of volunteers for keeping it all running smoothly, even wh ...

Hey, all - I didn't do my post of the week last week because I wasn't feeling well at all so things got a little FUBARed. However, one of the things I was working on was pulling the schedule together for Louisiana Craft Brewers Weekend, happening September 12-19, which will run in the Gambit next week. (In the meanwhile, you can peep the schedu ...

If you read yesterday’s review of Founders reDANKulous Imperial Red IPA, you may have noticed that I’m not a big fan of red IPAs. Today’s beer is an example of an IPA that I really gravitate toward. But with my expectations being pretty high, how will Stone’s 19th Anniversary Thunderstruck IPA live up? Read on to find ou ...

Olde Hickory Brewing For this A Whale A Week tasting we head to The South, for a rare beer from North Carolina.  Located in Hickory, NC, (north of Charlotte) the brewery opened in 1994 and has been very popular ever since.  Being a Midwest guy, I had never heard of Olde Hickory Brewery prior to getting a mysterious bottle of The E ...

Home Brewed beers entries are now being accepted for the 3rd annual Grace Bier Brauen. Follow this link (www.gracebierbrauen.com for registering, entry fees, etc.) and beer may be dropped off at Salt City Brew Supply until September 5th. ( during regular business hours) This year's competition will be using 2015 BJCP Style Guidelines for jud ...

CAMRA's East Malling Beer and Cider Festival gets underway on Saturday Kent Online More than 75 real ales and at least 25 local ciders and perries will be quenching visitors' thirst at the annual one-day event on Saturday, September 5, the sixth at its current venue of East Malling Research. Members of the Maidstone and Mid-Kent ...

Image via rbowen. Used under a Creative Commons license, no modifications were made to the image. Two weeks ago pumpkin ales began popping up on the shelves of my local grocery store. August 17 marked (for me) the beginning of pumpkin beer’s seasonal creep for 2015. That this creep starts earlier and earlier every year is not news to you, ...