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The Colorado Independent Homebrew: Environmentalists celebrate, politicians gripe about EPA water rule The Colorado Independent Many environmentalists are thrilled that the Environmental Protection Agency's “Waters of the United States” conservation effort passed. Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner and Rep. Scott Tipton are calling ...

Bury Free Press CAMRA award recognises Bury St Edmunds pub's community spirit Bury Free Press “We provide the space but there are lots of people giving their time free of charge - they've brought people together who want to share certain hobbies,” said Mrs Warren. She added that this is the first year CAMRA has awarded this ...

This past Monday, I celebrated Memorial Day the way most Americans do--at a backyard barbecue. (Yes, I am aware that this misses the point.) I took along some of the new Hefe Shandy the Widmer Brothers recently sent me, expecting not to like it much. By chance, someone else brought along a Bud Light Apple-Ahh-Rita, the latest in the line of abo ...

On the heels of Ballast Point's entry into the market, Sandpoint Idaho's Laughing Dog Brewery has announced that they are about to enter the SLC market. Established in 2005 Laughing Dog produces around 6000 barrels annually and is currently available in 26 states. What makes their move into this market different than others is the commitment to ...

A few weeks ago in a brewery not that far away, Columbia’s River Rat and Charleston’s Holy City got together to celebrate the annual Star Wars Day by collaborating on a new beer scheduled for release next Friday, June 5. Back on May 4 – as in “May the 4th be with you” – Holy ...

Lichfield Live Real ale and music on offer at Elford Walled Garden Lichfield Live The event will raise money to help keep with the upkeep of the site, which is maintained by volunteers. A spokesperson said: “The garden has recently been awarded no less than four Royal Horticultural Society awards and the coveted Queen's Award, so ...

Philly.com Table Talk: Ambler brewpub rolls out changes Philly.com Ambler brewpub Forest & Main is rolling out a few changes, including a new tasting room in the fall. Johnny Della Polla, who formerly ran Kennett in Queen Village and helped set up tasting rooms for Yards and Conshohocken Brewing, is helping owners ...

Part 1: Definition Don’t worry, this won’t be another futile attempt to change the definition of craft beer or to come up with a new and better one. It is one of those “it’s done, deal with it” things: you may not like it but things aren’t going to change anytime soon. The makers of craft beer coined the term ...

Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is The Rare Barrel Cosmic Dust - Golden Sour Beer Aged In Oak Barrels With Hibiscus. From the The Rare Barrel website: “Cosmic Dust is our golden sour beer aged in oak barrels with hibiscus. This sour is fermented with B ...

New Cheerry-O 5.4% ABV  •  18 IBU •  “Light, clean, and crisp brewed with real MI cherries” Before me sits a clear brew that is burnt orange to reddish amber in color with a full and resistant light pink head. Quite pretty in fact! A whiff of tart cherries hits me initially, but the overall scent is that ...