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Enough little tidbits of beer-related news have come up with this week that they cried out for their own post. None was necessarily a full-fledged story, so voila, Beer Notes makes a triumphant return. Brewer Doug Cochran is all smiles atop his new 15-barrel brewhouse throne at Canteen. Canteen feeling swanky with new brewhouse As some might ha ...

Beer Scouts Meeting Notes: New Feature! I’ve been planning to do this for a while, but haven’t gotten around to it till now.  My intention is to post a brief summary of each of our Beer Scouts meetings shortly after they occur.  These will not be formal meeting minutes. After all, pretty much nothing about Beer Scout ...

Anheuser Busch Oculto - Came across this one on an end of the isle display at Harmon's. Didn't get a chance to try it. Oculto is described as having a hazy, straw color with a nose lemon, tequila and pale malt. Tastes of slight tequila, slight hop, strong citrus (lemon) and a hint of pale malt. 4.0% ABV @ Harmon's Avenues Proper Ma ...

The Hops and Flips Flops Festival in Speedway, IN, sponsored by Daredevil Brewing and Do317.com features beer from about 25 local, regional, and national breweries with live music and the first Hops & Flip Flops 5k run/walk co-sponsored by the Speedway Running Club, Speedway Trails and Racemaker Productions. There is also a BLOCK PARTY fro ...

Maui Brewing Company’s next seasonal, Doppelshot Doublebock, is slated for release in early September in Hawaii. This 8.2% abv Doppelbock is spiked with a healthy dose of local Maui grown coffee. Previously only available on draft at a very few select locations, it will be making it’s way into cans and to every market Maui Brew ...

Local music and local beer, what better way to spend a Sunday afternoon? Especially if it's FREE. This Sunday (August 23), the House of Blues is holding its 2nd annual Brewsiana festival, featuring beers from NOLA Brewery, Bayou Teche Biere, Chafunkta Brewing Co., Covington Brewhouse, Parish Brewing Co., Tin Roof Brewing Co., Gnarly Ba ...

Kalona Brewing is adding 2 beers to their lineup that will come in 16 oz cans. You should be seeing these soon on shelves and be sure to check out their other offerings as well. An Oktoberfest beer perfect for this time of year and a light lager to go with your Saturday morning tailgating. For more info on Kalona Brewery and their others beers ...

Big Grove Brewery continues with their month of food and beer releases as they present a mediterranean lamb roast on Tuesday August 25th. Tickets are still available at Big Grove for $50. There will be 5 beers on the lines on the patio to go along with this roast. More info below: Tickets on sale for the patio cookout “Lamb-o: First Blood ...

Telegraph.co.uk How Britain became hooked on homebrew Telegraph.co.uk Homebrewing beer is an age-old tradition. Ales were brewed at home well before the dawn of the Great British Pub, and it is a practice that will inevitably prevail long after every one of our remaining 48,000 locals call last orders for a final time ...

You know something is popular when almost every week there is a new book coming out on the subject. There have been dozens of beer related books published over the past few months and it’s a real challenge to keep up with them all. From homebrewing to beer tasting, there’s a recently published book that covers it all and many times ...