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A few things to tide you over for the weekend.  First up, my latest post at All About Beer, wherein I take a look at one of the most influential breweries most people haven't heard of, Brasserie Thiriez. As Americans have taken up saisons, [Dupont is] not the direction they’ve headed. Instead, they make beers with less assertive, m ...

Creative Loafing Tampa The Blind Goat's vision, HiFi Homebrew and BBQ opens & more Creative Loafing Tampa In Clearwater, HiFi Homebrew and BBQ Supply, owned by Robb Larson and Lisa Colburn, opened its doors Friday at 1650 N. Hercules Ave. It's the region's first one-stop shop for homebrewing and barbecuing essentials, according to ...

San Jose Mercury News (blog) San Jose Craft Beer Festival this weekend San Jose Mercury News (blog) On Saturday, February 28, Expo Hall at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds will host the San Jose Craft Beer Festival, with two sessions beginning at 1:00 PM for the VIP session, and 2:00 PM for general admission. A second session begins ...

The weather is still pretty good up here on The Last Frontier and March is starting to look like one helluva good month for craft beer, with not one but two new breweries opening. The first brewery isn't truly new, strictly speaking, as Gabe Fletcher's Anchorage Brewing Company has been producing amazing beers for several years now, using t ...

Press Release: Grove Roots Brewing Company, led by Winter Haven native Joseph Dunham, announced today its plans to open Winter Haven’s first craft beer brewery. Expanding on the success of the Tampa-St. Pete craft brew community, Grove Roots will celebrate … Continue reading →

Robb Larson announced today that HiFi Homebrew and BBQ Supply will open their doors to the public for the first time tomorrow, Friday February 27th. HiFi Homebrew and BBQ Supply will be Tampa Bay’s first store meeting the needs of … Continue reading →

Press Release: #GetFunky, Tampa! Funky Buddha is proud to announce that its creative and award-winning beers will make their way to the west coast of Florida beginning on March 25. “The Greater Tampa Bay area is a hugely developed craft … Continue reading →

Welcome back to tap, old friend. Santa Fe Brewing just tapped their famous Irish Red Ale for the season. They threw a big party in celebration, and believe me, if you’ve ever spent any time, at all, with the Irish, you’d know to tell them that the “craic” was good, indeed! Hey, if you’re gonna embrace your Irish si ...

Chron.com (blog) Venerable Real Ale gets a fresh new look Chron.com (blog) On March 7, a week from Saturday, Real Ale will open its new taproom to the public, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. All beers will be $4, although the size of the pour will vary depending on the alcohol level and the rarity of the beer. Taproom hours going ... Huddersfi ...

shropshirelive.com The 'pies the limit' for two Shropshire Real Ale Pubs shropshirelive.com Adam Giles owner of Ye Olde Punch Bowl Inn near Bridgnorth and Terry Robertson, proprietor of The Crown Inn, Hopton Wafers are challenging the public to vote for their favourite homemade pie, each containing Shropshire real ale in their secret r ...