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There are two proposed bills through Congress right now and they are big news for the craft beer industry. Both bills bring revisions to the federal excise tax on beer produced by craft breweries. Under the current law, breweries that produce less than 2 million barrels (63 million gallons), must pay $7/barrel for the first 60,000 barrels they ...

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NDTV The Curse of Homebrew Wines and the Enduring Charm of Sloe Gin | Empire of ... NDTV My favourite novel about alcoholism is Gerard Woodward's I'll go to Bed at Noon, which was shortlisted for the Booker prize in 2004. For most of the Jones clan, beer is the poison of choice, but one of the family takes a more DIY approach: “C ...

One day last week, a mysterious box arrived on our doorstep. (Okay, it didn’t just magically appear. Magic Hat sent us a Twitter message and asked for our address. But whatever.) What was inside this multicolored marvel? (Do you even know what this blog is about?) It was beer! Really fancily packaged beer! We decided to dive right in an ...

Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is The Rare Barrel Forces Unseen - Golden Sour Beer Aged In Oak Barrels. From the The Rare Barrel website: “Forces Unseen is a blend of three different golden sour beers aged in oak barrels. The forces behind this yeast ...

Bloomington Craft Beer Fest is Tomorrow, Saturday, April 11. We've been building up to it by visiting just a few of the breweries! We are often asked, "what was your favorite beer...." The usual answer is, "the one in my hand now." However, at some risk let's run down a few special beers. Hop Strike is the collaboration beer from 5 b ...

The Beer Babe inspired me to visit all Maine breweries this year, a venture that almost no beer enthusiasts in the state has achieved. I don’t blame them either, some breweries are a few hours away or more. Lubec Brewing company is a great example of a soon-to-open brewery that’s going to be a challenge ... The post Go North Por ...

Well, it seems spring is on hold, as we have had snow almost every night this week here on the Kenai. It doesn't last, of course; as soon as the sun comes up, the temperature rises to the the high 40s and everything melts away by noon. Still, it makes it hard to think spring when you get up in the morning and see everything outside the window c ...

The bills have passed! Thank you, Governor Martinez and everyone who works in this building! Late last night the Crew was informed by the NM Brewers Guild that Governor Susana Martinez has signed all three of the major bills that affect our breweries. Well, that is just one giant relief. After all, we had spent the better part of two weeks sing ...

If I had the chance to force people to drink only one beer for the rest of their lives… it’d be this beer. Everyone would love me for it and thank me and probably give me more awards than I can count; at least without taking off my shoes. This yummy creation by Cinder Block Brewery is a Russian Imperial Stout. (Of course i ...