W.Va. lawmakers clear bill to help craft beer industry Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia lawmakers have cleared a bill to help the state's craft beer industry. On Friday, the House of Delegates voted 86-11 to approve a bill letting brewers give out samples at their breweries. Many more businesses ...
Read More »FresYes Fest mixes craft-beer, food trucks and standout local music
Fresno Bee FresYes Fest mixes craft-beer, food trucks and standout local music Fresno Bee For foodies and craft-beer fans, it's a place to sample six food trucks and more than a dozen special-release brews, including the re-release of Tioga-Sequoia's Mt. Whitney XPA (extra-pale ale). It's also a mini-music festival, with a stellar loca ...
Read More »Friday the 13th: Seems Pretty Lucky to Me
Well, it's Friday the 13th and a black cat has indeed crossed my trail (since one of our three cats is black). However, I'd say things are actually pretty lucky right now. The weather is beautiful, if a bit on the cold side for March (-6 F this morning), and there's plenty of good news from the beer world. So let's get to it. First ...
Read More »North Slope in Dallas will be first brewery pub in Back Mountain
North Slope in Dallas will be first brewery pub in Back Mountain Wilkes Barre Times-Leader Admittedly, Warren said she did not know anything about brewing beer other than her husband's love of craft beers. She began her search for a brew master with a “cold call” to Northeast Hydroponics and Homebrewing, connecting with Rich ...
Read More »Mean Tweeter on Kimmel — Thanks Obama … You Got Me Free Beer
New York Times Mean Tweeter on Kimmel -- Thanks Obama ... You Got Me Free Beer TMZ.com The "Mean Tweeter" on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" who blamed Barack Obama for the hike in beer prices just caught a break ... FREE BOOZE -- but this time, he really can THANK the Prez. Obama took part in Kimmel's "Mean Tweets" segment Thursday night and&nbs ...
Read More »Forest City Brewery’s debut ale to be released on St. Patrick’s Day
Forest City Brewery's debut ale to be released on St. Patrick's Day cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio - Forest City Brewery is launching its first ale - Furbelly, billed as a "leann dubh stout" on - appropriately enough - St. Patrick's Day. The beer will be available all day Tuesday, March 17, at Brick and Barrel Brewing Co., 1844 ...
Read More »Drink up: Rhinegeist tripling production
Cincinnati.com Drink up: Rhinegeist tripling production Cincinnati.com Rhinegeist has revealed big expansion plans in keeping with the brewery's stunningly rapid growth. The brewery will nearly triple production this year as it enters the Columbus market, and will add a rooftop deck and an event center to its Over-the ... Rhinegeist annou ...
Read More »Lo, the imperial reds doth battle for Burque supremacy
So I finally had a chance to try two ridiculously good imperial red ales from our good ol’ Duke City, and man, are they just straight out-spaced, out-awesome! I procured several bombers of Marble’s gold medal-winning Imperial Red and then a brace of La Cumbre’s Imperial Red Ryeot to do a proper review, well aged and resinous t ...
Read More »Georgia Senate approves watered-down craft beer measure
Atlanta Business Chronicle (blog) Georgia Senate approves watered-down craft beer measure Florida Times-Union ATLANTA | The Georgia Senate has passed a bill that craft beer brewers say would give them a competitive boost in the state and region. Current state law prohibits them from selling directly to consumers. But SB 63 would allow ...
Read More »Cask & Larder debuts Irish Stout today
Press Release: Fresh after winning medals at last weekend’s Best Florida Beer Competition, Cask & Larder brewers Larry Foor and Garrett Ward will unveil their latest “magically delicious” creation today at 4 p.m. The Magnus Buchan Dry Stout was brewed … Continue reading →
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