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Following its acquisition by Green Flash nearly a year ago, California’s Alpine Beer Co. will begin limited distribution in South Carolina starting this week. In November 2014, San Diego-based Green Flash Brewing Co. announced it had reached a mutual agreement with Alpine that would allow the neighboring California brewery to brew se ...

Beaumont Enterprise (blog) Help fund the Golden Triangle's first brewpub Beaumont Enterprise (blog) Since the idea was hatched a couple years ago, we've written a lot about Neches Brewing Company, the forthcoming brewery and brewpub currently under construction on Port Neches Avenue. Why are we so excited about the possibility of a Mid ...

Philly.com (blog) Officials authorize Dogfish Head brewpub expansion in Rehoboth Beach Philly.com (blog) After a lengthy battle, officials have granted permission for a significant expansion of Dogfish Head's 20-year-old brewpub and distillery in Rehoboth Beach, Del. Granted unanimously on Friday after a two-hour debate according to th ...

My wife and I are always up for trying new places to eat and drink in the Eastern Iowa area and luckily the head brewer at Big Grove Brewery, Bill Heinrich, recommend a place in Monticello called the Jitney Wine Bar. This was my first experience dining in Monticello so I wasn’t sure what to expect but as we walked into the Jitney, whic ...

Surly Darkness 2014 This week we return to our continuing A Whale A Week series on Surly Brewing's Darkness.  This beer is Surly's take on the Russian Imperial Stout, and was first brewed in 2006, in a very small batch and released in growlers.  I never got to try that first year's release, but at the time it was pret ...

Come support The Madeleine Choir School at the first annual Beer Fest. The Madeleine Choir School is a Roman Catholic School in the Cathedral tradition, that focuses on liberal arts, science, technology, and choral training. The Beer Fest is a fundraiser for the school. The Madeleine Choir School Beer Fest will feature such local breweries a ...

Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is Almanac Beer Company Honey Saison. From the Almanac Beer Company website: “Our Honey Saison is a beer for all seasons. Brewed with Bay Area honey from Marshall Farms, wheat, California two-row barley, French oak and f ...

 If you need your Sixpoint fix early and often you need to get to Bootleggin’ Barzini’s in Coralville, Iowa next week. They will be one of the first in Eastern Iowa doing an early Sixpoint can release. They will have Sweet Action, Bengali Tiger, Crisp, Resin, and 4Beans available. They will also be doing a tasting next Thursday ...

Metro 13 things that happen at every real ale festival Metro Lounging at a picnic table with a real ale in hand and a scorecard in the other is a fine way to while away a summer afternoon. At one of the beer festivals dotted up and down the country, connoisseurs gather to sample a stout, give a golden ale a go ... Liam Barnes: 'Meet t ...

Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is Maui Brewing Company Lorenzini Double IPA. From the Maui Brewing Company website: “A special beer for a special cause. The name comes from the sharks “Ampullae of Lorenzini”, the shark’s electro sens ...