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Albuquerque Business First (blog) Longtime NM beermaker joins new-brewery stampede with Off-Kilter Brewing Co. Albuquerque Business First (blog) Mike Campbell, former Tractor brewmaster back when it ran in Los Lunas, will bring his nearly 20 years of professional brewing experience to Off-Kilter Brewing Co. Campbell will open in a 4,00 ...

I went to three editions of this festival and though the location inside the Martini church is awesome it was lacking in some areas. Reasons that made me skip the festival last year. The entry fee was steep and the brewers not the kind you wanted to make the long and expensive journey for. Most of them were at other festivals nearby anyway and ...

In Vermont, you get used to the changing of the seasons. Some people say that we even have a fifth season up here: mud season. Along with the changing weather, we have hunting seasons, fishing seasons, and, perhaps best of all, beer seasons. In spring we get hoppy, medium-bodied ales that give us hope that the cold will end soon. In summer we e ...

Tampa Bay Business Journal (blog) Growler bill passes Senate, and why its language gives the craft beer biz hope Tampa Bay Business Journal (blog) Because of rules set in place long before the craft beer business took off in Florida and became one of the fastest-growing industries in Tampa Bay, jugs of beer only have been legal in cont ...

Bangor Daily News Houlton grocers told they can sell hard liquor, but not beer, on Sundays Bangor Daily News HOULTON, Maine — Local shoppers looking to grab a bottle of wine or six-pack of beer on Sunday were shocked and confused to learn they could not do so. All three grocery stores in Houlton had signs posted on their doors an ...

Herald-Mail Media Craft beer fest pours attention on Greencastle Herald-Mail Media GREENCASTLE, Pa. — If one plans to run from one town to another in a half-marathon, does one not deserve to hang around afterward to enjoy a well-crafted beverage? Such was the thought, in part, behind the Greencastle Craft Beer Festival. The secon ...

Here's a preview of Uinta's new Birthday Suit label. This year's incarnation of the brewery's anniversary ale is going to be a "sour abbey ale" brewed with plums and an authentic Belgian abbey yeast strain that's full of all of the bold character that have made Abbey Ales famous. It's described as having a playful combination of sour tangine ...

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Falkirk Herald Judging Larbert festival's real ale is a tough job - but someone's got to do it! Falkirk Herald One of my favourite destinations is the Lade Inn Real Ale Shop in Kilmahog near Callander where I can reward myself after a day's hillwalking in the southern Highlands. Rita, the woman who runs the shop, is quite a character w ...

Johnson City Press (subscription) Colorado craft brewers appeal to newbies with creative styles The Denver Post Kolsch is one such beer, and the style is enjoying an upsurge in craft circles. Durango-based Steamworks Brewing has won serious beer- festival hardware for its Colorado Kolsch Ale. Newer in-state breweries including Elevatio ...