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The Friday roundup begins with a pretty cool offer. My hometown bookstore, Powell's, is offering signed editions of the Beer Bible for pre-order. I found this slightly amusing, since they haven't consulted me about that. But anyone who knows Powell's knows how important it is to the city and I will be happy to sign as many books as they want to ...

Time to decide who shall be victorious! The decisive final round of the 2015 NM IPA Challenge is set to kick off this Saturday at noon at Boxing Bear. The first two rounds of the NMIPAC have seen strong showings by current leader Blue Corn (48 votes), second-place and defending champion Bosque (42 votes), and local heavyweight Marble (41 votes) ...

Statewide distribution throughout Iowa will start happening as Toppling Goliath Brewery out of Decorah, IA has signed a distribution deal with Johnson Brothers. Including statewide distro for Iowa TG will begin entering the Minnesota market as well.  Johnson Brothers continues to make a splash by getting TG to sign. They’ve gotten Su ...

Today is Brewfest Day! And to celebrate, here’s our list of things that go through every attendee’s mind during their session. Do you agree with our list? 1. The excitement you feel when you first see the tents as you’re making your way to the waterfront… 2. …and then realizing how bored you are waiting in line ...

austin360 (blog) The New York Times raves about Real Ale Brewing Gose austin360 (blog) It's good to know that he feels just as enthusiastic about Real Ale's gose as I do. Last month, I included the beer in a sidebar to my story about another increasingly popular German beer style, the Berliner Weisse. With all this good sentiment about ...

Burnley Express CAMRA campaign to protect our pubs Burnley Express Real Ale campaigners CAMRA, who have branches across the North West, has launched an initiative to protect 3,000 pubs from demolition or conversion to other uses - as new statistics released show 29 pubs a week are being lost across the UK. CAMRA: The battle continuesS ...

Bangor Daily News South Portland brewery aims for October launch Bangor Daily News The framework of an otherwise overused joke describes the inception of the Fore River Brewing Co., except the bar is an old salt storage shed that would require renovation and an expansion, and the punchline has yet to be written. Alex Anastasoff, of ...

This morning, Buzz Bakery announced that tomorrow would be its Navy Yard location's last day of operation. Bluejacket and the Arsenal, the adjoining brewery and restaurant, respectively, will expand into that space and convert it into a bottle shop and tasting room. "As our neighborhood has grown and developed, we have always tried to meet the ...

OregonLive.com Buoy Beer moves to Portland for Oregon Brewers Fest week OregonLive.com Astoria's Buoy Beer Co. has been making waves in the Oregon beer market with some fine beers, but unless you go to the taproom and brewery on Astoria's riverfront – and you really should do – it's likely that you've tried only their fine ...

Fox News Where to find the lowest-priced beer in the world Fox News The folks over at GoEuro really know how to relate cost of living and traveling in terms we can relate to. This past week they came out with the 2015 GoEuro Beer Price Index. The data they collected came from 75 cities around the world and includes the ... The most ex ...